3:58 PM ET UCLA star Jaime Jaquez will declare for the 2023 NBA draft and forgo his remaining college eligibility, he told ESPN on Thursday. “I had an amazing journey graduating from UCLA,” Jaquez said. “I want to thank all my coaches, teammates and staff for helping me along this journey.” Jaquez, the No. 34
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2:05 PM ET DALLAS — The NBA denied the Dallas Mavericks‘ protest of their March 22 loss to the Golden State Warriors, the league announced Thursday. Dallas protested the 127-125 loss because of their claim that the officials did not properly administer an out-of-bounds call with approximately two minutes remaining in the third quarter, resulting
1:26 PM ET Associated Press STAMFORD, Conn. — Former NBA guard Ben Gordon was arrested on weapons and threatening charges after he began behaving erratically in a Connecticut juice shop, police said. Just before 10 a.m. Tuesday, several 911 callers reported “a male acting aggressively and in a bizarre manner” inside a juice shop in
7:12 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN When New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson will return from a right hamstring strain that has kept him out of action since Jan. 2 remains a mystery. On Thursday afternoon, Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin announced, “After further evaluation, it has been determined that Zion Williamson
3:24 PM ET The Brooklyn Nets are wasting no time revealing their City Edition uniforms for next season. On Thursday, the team dropped images of their 2023-24 City Edition jerseys on Twitter. Designed by American artist Brian Donnelly, known professionally as KAWS, the jerseys are a swirl of teal, blue, red, black and gray, with
8:00 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN No player is more synonymous with the modern NBA’s offensive evolution than Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry. He is the only player in NBA history to make more than 400 3-pointers in a single NBA season, and the only one to make more than 3,000 in his career. For
8:00 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN HOUSTON — Coming out of the All-Star break, the Houston Rockets knew they weren’t going to be in contention for a spot in the NBA play-in tournament. They were 13-45, had lost seven straight games heading into the break, and were two weeks removed from trading disgruntled veteran Eric Gordon
9:31 PM ET DALLAS — During an unscheduled pregame media availability Wednesday evening, Mavericks Governor Mark Cuban blamed Jalen Brunson‘s father for the point guard’s departure from Dallas and declared that re-signing Kyrie Irving would be the franchise’s top offseason priority despite the team’s lackluster results since the blockbuster trade to acquire the All-Star guard.
9:40 PM ET LOS ANGLES — With three games remaining in the regular season and playoff seeding on the line, the Los Angeles Lakers are playing their stars Wednesday against the LA Clippers. LeBron James and Anthony Davis were both listed as questionable with their respective foot injuries, but the Lakers upgraded them to available
3:23 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Russell Westbrook started the night off with a bang against his former team, but it was Kawhi Leonard who secured yet another Clippers win over the Los Angeles Lakers by doing something he hasn’t done in a decade. In the biggest game of the season for the Clippers, Leonard