6:16 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves guard D’Angelo Russell will undergo arthroscopic surgery to remove a loose body in his left knee and is expected to miss four-to-six weeks, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Russell had missed Minnesota’s previous three games with what the team said was a sore left leg. He’s averaging 19.3 points and
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1:35 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Celtics star Jayson Tatum said he is still dealing with the after-effects of COVID-19 more than a month after he initially tested positive for the virus. “I think it messes with your breathing a little bit,” Tatum said after the team’s shootaround Tuesday afternoon ahead of hosting the
3:39 PM ET Kyrie Irving will not play against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday. The Brooklyn Nets star is listed as out with a sore lower back. Irving is coming off a season high 40-point performance against the Sacramento Kings on Monday night. He played 31 minutes in the 136-125 win against the Kings while
1:42 PM ET ESPN News Services Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, whose city was picked to host the NBA All-Star Game and skills competitions on March 7, raised major concerns Tuesday about the notion of fans coming to the city for the events. “People should not travel to Atlanta to party,” she said in a
4:44 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — The wintry blast causing misery across Texas has prompted the postponement of an NBA game in Dallas and a second consecutive NHL game and has disrupted the college basketball schedule for a number of teams. The Dallas Mavericks and Detroit Pistons were supposed to play Wednesday night. NHL
11:00 AM ET The NBA has postponed the San Antonio Spurs‘ next three games after four players on the team tested positive for COVID-19, the league announced Tuesday. The Charlotte Hornets, who played the Spurs on Sunday, are undergoing contact tracing and will have their next two games postponed, the NBA said. The Spurs have
8:19 AM ET In a league driven by superstars, it’s always major news when one of the top talents in the game is sidelined. The Los Angeles Lakers will be without certified fantasy star Anthony Davis for several weeks due to a calf strain. The team will reevaluate Davis in two to three weeks, as
1:53 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN Winston Churchill once said of Russia, “It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” If there is an NBA equivalent to that quote, it is Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons. There might not be a more confounding player in the NBA than Simmons. He has the size
2:21 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green devoted almost the entirety of his postgame news conference Monday night to calling out the NBA’s treatment of its players, while citing various examples of double standards around the league. Green’s unprompted, three-minute tirade came on the heels of the Cleveland Cavaliers —
2:06 AM ET When James Harden was traded to the Brooklyn Nets in mid-January, the offensive standard he had in mind was Monday night’s 136-125 win over the Sacramento Kings. “This was the vision right here — this game itself,” Harden said. “From top to bottom, no matter when your number is called, you’ve got