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8:19 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — Former Utah guard Elijah Millsap said Friday that he has not yet heard from any investigators regarding his allegation that Jazz executive Dennis Lindsey made a bigoted comment to him during an end-of-season meeting in 2015. Millsap also expressed doubt that a fair investigation could take place
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10:02 PM ET Despite leading the Atlanta Hawks by eight going into the halftime break on Friday, the Oklahoma City Thunder made a drastic second-half adjustment: They completely changed uniforms. Because of a breakdown in the uniform selection and approval process, the Thunder and Hawks played the first half wearing extremely similar colors, the Hawks
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12:15 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — The Celtics — already mired in a three-game losing streak, and having lost eight of their last 11 games — found themselves down 18-4 five minutes into Friday night’s game against the Indiana Pacers. It was the kind of performance that, had fans been allowed into TD Garden,
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12:25 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN For Sergio Scariolo, this was just another game. The Toronto Raptors assistant coach slid over into the head coach’s chair, leading the team to a 122-111 win over the Houston Rockets in Tampa Bay on Friday night. The win came despite Toronto being without star Pascal Siakam, head coach Nick
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3:48 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Brooklyn Nets star forward Kevin Durant will remain out until after the All-Star break due to a left hamstring strain he suffered earlier this month, the team announced Friday. After a follow-up MRI, the Nets determined Durant “will require an additional recovery period” that will keep him out through the
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4:33 PM ET Indiana Pacers star Domantas Sabonis will replace injured Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant in the All-Star Game, the NBA announced Friday. The news came shortly after the Nets announced that Durant, who was named a starter and team captain, will remain out through the All-Star break with a strained left hamstring. Durant
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3:02 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Raptors announced Friday that head coach Nick Nurse, as well as five assistant coaches, would be unavailable for Toronto’s game in Tampa, Florida, on Friday night against the Houston Rockets due to the NBA’s health and safety protocols. The Raptors, who have rebounded from a 2-8 start to get
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