12:04 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Lakers are signing two players — including LeBron James‘ former Cleveland Cavaliers teammate Tristan Thompson — on the final day of the regular season to add depth for the playoffs, sources told ESPN on Sunday. Thompson joins the Lakers having last played in 2021-22 for the Chicago Bulls,
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1:21 PM ET MIAMI — As the Miami Heat prepare for life without trusted veteran Udonis Haslem, coach Erik Spoelstra reiterated Sunday just how much he is going to miss having the 42-year-old in the locker room next season. Haslem, who is expected to play during Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Orlando Magic, will retire
1:17 AM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — With his parents and sister in attendance at the Moda Center, Bronny James scored 11 points and made key plays in the late stages as a USA Basketball team of the nation’s top high school seniors defeated a World team of international players age 19 or younger, 90-84, in
3:34 PM ET The NBA will investigate the Dallas Mavericks’ decision to sit out several key players in Friday night’s 115-112 loss to the Chicago Bulls that eliminated the team from Western Conference play-in contention. “The NBA commenced an investigation today into the facts and circumstances surrounding the Dallas Mavericks’ roster decisions and game conduct
1:42 PM ET Memphis Grizzlies center Steven Adams is likely to miss the postseason with his injured right knee, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Adams, who underwent a stem cell injection about a month ago, has not played since spraining his posterior cruciate ligament while diving for a loose ball in the final seconds of
3:54 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Paul George has begun exercising but there is no timetable for the LA Clippers‘ All-Star guard to return from a sprained right knee injury. George joined the Clippers at Crypto.com Arena and exercised before their game against Portland. In the Clippers’ first update on George’s status since he injured
2:58 AM ET LOS ANGELES — The Lakers‘ 121-107 win over an undermanned Phoenix Suns team on Friday night wasn’t the type of team effort that would normally impress LeBron James too much. With Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Chris Paul and Deandre Ayton all resting, L.A. still trailed the Suns at halftime, after all. However,
2:46 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors won’t know until Sunday if they will finish the regular season as a top-six seed in the Western Conference or compete in the play-in tournament. But either way, the team is confident it is finally hitting its stride. “I don’t see a team
11:21 PM ET ESPN News Services MILWAUKEE — Jaren Jackson Jr. had 36 points, Luke Kennard added 19 and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks 137-114 on Friday night to wrap up the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference for the second consecutive season. Memphis entered the game with a two-game lead
12:13 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Phoenix Suns center Bismack Biyombo suffered a right knee injury in the second quarter of Friday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers and will not return, according to the Suns. Suns guard Cameron Payne, who landed on his lower back on a drive to the hoop in the first