8:27 PM ET Brooklyn Nets star James Harden will not play against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. Harden has been experiencing neck soreness since he collided with Garrison Mathews on Sunday in the Nets’ win over the Wizards. Harden was listed as questionable ahead of the Nets’ game against the Trail Blazers on Tuesday
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11:11 PM ET ESPN News Services Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is expected to miss a “significant amount of time” with plantar fasciitis in his right foot, according to coach Mark Daigneault. Gilgeous-Alexander was added to the injury report on Wednesday, and he did not suit up for Oklahoma City’s 116-107 loss to the
1:13 AM ET The Toronto Raptors are hurtling toward a roster transformation at Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, engaging in talks on multiple fronts centered on separate deals for six-time All-Star guard Kyle Lowry and Norman Powell, sources told ESPN. In the final year of his contract, Lowry’s chances of leaving Toronto in a trade are
12:12 PM ET Ramona Shelburne Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Members of the Los Angeles Lakers organization are expected to receive a vaccine for COVID-19 this week, sources
9:18 AM ET Florida Gators sophomore Tre Mann has decided to declare for the 2021 NBA draft and will forgo his remaining college eligibility. “After much consideration, I have decided to take the next step in my basketball career and will declare for the 2021 NBA draft,” Mann told ESPN. “To Gator nation, your love
2:00 AM ET Two seasons ago, the Los Angeles Lakers‘ last game played before the trade deadline felt like a referendum on the state of the franchise — a 42-point blowout loss in Indiana as rumors swirled. Tuesday’s 128-111 road loss to the New Orleans Pelicans wasn’t that for the Lakers, they are the defending
12:16 AM ET Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon acknowledged Tuesday that he has asked the organization for a trade and is hoping to be moved in advance of Thursday’s trade deadline. Gordon said he made the request because of his “frustration” with the team on a number of issues. The Athletic reported Monday that Gordon
9:54 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry will miss at least another week as he continues to recover from a bruised tailbone. Warriors coach Steve Kerr said that Curry underwent an MRI on Tuesday morning that showed inflammation and led to the organization’s decision to keep him out for
7:51 PM ET Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone broke down in tears during his pregame media session Tuesday after reading the names of the 10 victims of Monday’s shooting massacre in Boulder, Colorado. Malone, speaking before the Nuggets played the Orlando Magic, opened his session by shifting the focus off basketball and toward the
10:54 PM ET The Brooklyn Nets will be without Kevin Durant through at least Friday, as the star did not travel with the team on its three-game road trip. Coach Steve Nash said the decision was made because Durant is at a “critical” point in his rehabilitation for a left hamstring strain. “We just felt