8:30 PM ET Philadelphia 76ers‘ star Joel Embiid was ruled out of Monday night’s potential closeout game against the Washington Wizards with right knee soreness. Embiid crashed to the floor after he was met in the air at the rim by Wizards center Robin Lopez just over seven minutes into Game 4. Lopez cleanly blocked
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8:34 AM ET The Washington Wizards hosted the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday at Capital One Arena in the first playoff game at a U.S. venue where a legal bookmaker was accepting bets. It was a monumental moment for American sports that warranted an appearance from NBA commissioner Adam Silver, who, along with 76ers owner Josh
2:55 AM ET The LA Clippers arrived to Dallas down 0-2 with their future clouded in uncertainty but left with home-court advantage and momentum thanks to Kawhi Leonard and Paul George playing the relentless style they envisioned when they joined forces. For the second straight game, Leonard and George overwhelmed Luka Doncic and the Dallas
1:06 AM ET Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic downplayed the impact of his cervical strain on a Game 4 outing he described as “terrible,” but he acknowledged after Sunday’s 106-81 loss to the visiting LA Clippers that it’s a nerve issue. “The pain is like neck and then the nerve down,” Doncic said. “I don’t
3:11 AM ET The inaugural Basketball Africa League came to an end on Sunday, with Zamalek of Egypt upsetting Tunisia’s US Monastir, who had been unbeaten till then, to be crowned champions in Kigali. Thus ended two packed weeks of action in a shortened tournament, which had been postponed and re-organised in order to accommodate
8:50 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers will get no sympathy from the Phoenix Suns or any of the remaining playoff teams after they lost star forward Anthony Davis to a groin injury during a 100-92 loss Sunday afternoon at Staples Center. The Suns, after all, have been playing this first-round Western Conference playoff series
10:27 PM ET A fan at TD Garden for Game 4 of the Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics first-round series appeared to throw a water bottle at the head of Nets guard Kyrie Irving. The bottle missed Irving, who was walking toward the tunnel following the Nets’ 141-126 win on Sunday night. “You’re seeing a
5:21 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis missed the second half of the Lakers‘ 100-92 loss to the Suns on Sunday with a strained left groin. Davis missed a layup inside the final minute of the second quarter and collapsed to the floor after landing. He was slow to get up, clutching at his
7:40 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams initially planned to sit Chris Paul for Game 4 against the Lakers. A persistent shoulder injury had reduced the point guard to a fraction of himself, and Williams didn’t think Paul could help in a crucial game. Paul changed his coach’s
5:42 PM ET Dave McMenamin Close ESPN Staff Writer Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Los Angeles Lakers