7:30 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES center Karl-Anthony Towns called it. Three seconds before, down one with 18 seconds left against the Golden State Warriors, Kyle Anderson had intercepted a bad pass from Draymond Green. Anderson took two dribbles, spotted his big man sprinting down the floor to meet him, and dished it. Towns
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3:47 PM ET Kevin Durant will finally make his home debut as a Phoenix Sun on Wednesday against the Minnesota Timberwolves after missing three weeks with a left ankle sprain, sources confirmed to ESPN. Durant suffered a freak sprain after slipping during pregame warmups on March 8, which caused him to miss the last 10
8:42 PM ET Dwyane Wade, Dirk Nowitzki and coach Gregg Popovich are among the finalists elected into a starry Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2023, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Two international stars — Pau Gasol and Tony Parker — and WNBA legend Becky Hammon have also been voted into the 2023 class,
9:51 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr remains hopeful that Andrew Wiggins will return this season after the veteran forward missed his 20th straight game because of a family matter. Wiggins has been working out on his own every day, but when and if he returns to the
5:39 PM ET Baylor freshman Keyonte George, a projected top-10 pick, will forgo his college eligibility and enter the 2023 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Tuesday. “Playing for coach Scott Drew was a blessing,” George said. “He’s a coach that not only cares about you as a player but also outside of basketball. He
12:57 PM ET The Brooklyn Nets are shutting down guard Ben Simmons for the rest of the season, coach Jacque Vaughn said Tuesday. Simmons hasn’t played since the Nets’ final game before the All-Star break last month because of a nerve issue in his back. He has missed a total of 33 games this season
9:43 AM ET Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal is under police investigation over a postgame incident last week with a fan in Orlando, according to police documents obtained by ESPN. The Orlando Police Department is investigating Beal for battery but has not filed charges as of Tuesday morning. The incident occurred near the visiting players’
2:59 PM ET Reuters Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been ruled out of Tuesday’s game against the visiting Charlotte Hornets due to a left ankle sprain. Gilgeous-Alexander, 24, leads the Thunder in points (31.3) and steals (1.7). He’s also averaging 5.4 assists in 64 games this
2:47 AM ET DENVER — Nikola Jokic did not get to face Joel Embiid in a highly anticipated duel with MVP ramifications on Monday night. With Embiid sitting out due to a right calf injury, Jokic delivered his 29th triple-double of the season to lift the Denver Nuggets to a 116-111 win over the Philadelphia
2:12 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Adrian Wojnarowski Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Ramona Shelburne Close Ramona Shelburne ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Ahead of a much-anticipated meeting of two MVP front-runners, the Philadelphia 76ers are ruling