3:55 PM ET ESPN News Services Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum‘s sprained left foot will be reevaluated in a week, coach Terry Stotts said Monday. McCollum left the Blazers’ 112-106 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday at halftime because of the injury. Stotts said after the game that X-rays ruled out a
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11:50 AM ET The Cleveland Cavaliers are planning to trade or waive 2019 first-round pick Kevin Porter Jr., sources confirmed to ESPN. Porter hadn’t played and had largely been away from the team this season for what has been termed personal reasons. He was working his way back and attended his first game Friday night
1:58 PM ET NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving will not play against the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night, marking the seventh consecutive game he will miss as he continues to ramp up his on-court activity. As Irving inches closer to returning to game action, his debut alongside James Harden and Kevin Durant could come on
7:05 AM ET Jrue Holiday was conflicted. Then a member of the New Orleans Pelicans, he mulled for two weeks last summer whether to commit to the NBA’s restart in Orlando, Florida. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Holiday’s wife, Lauren, was five months pregnant and could sense his discomfort over leaving the family.
7:06 AM ET James Harden is a Brooklyn Net, finally answering the biggest question hovering over the early part of this NBA season. The next question is how Harden, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving share the court. The Nets answered part of it in Harden’s debut Saturday night against the Orlando Magic, as The Beard
3:10 AM ET LOS ANGELES — The LA Clippers have blown big leads, have had key players in and out of the lineup and have even suffered a 51-point loss this season. But unlike during last season’s postseason collapse, the Clippers said their chemistry and energy is vastly improved. Without Serge Ibaka and Lou Williams,
11:25 PM ET Oddsmakers had been contemplating what the line would be on an AFC Championship Game between the Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs for days. Yet, on Sunday afternoon, after the matchup was set, the opening line ranged wildly, from Chiefs -4 to Bills -2.5, at sportsbooks around the globe. That’s what
6:30 PM ET Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic wasn’t happy after recording a historic triple-double in a 117-101 loss to the Chicago Bulls, saying he played selfishly in the second half on Sunday afternoon. Doncic had 36 points, 16 rebounds and 15 assists to post the 29th triple-double of his career, breaking a tie with
5:25 PM ET NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving is listed as questionable for the Brooklyn Nets game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday. It is the first time since Jan. 5 that Irving’s status leaves room for him to be available to play. Irving has missed the Nets’ last six consecutive games. If Irving plays
5:42 PM ET Sunday night’s Philadelphia 76ers–Oklahoma City Thunder game has been postponed because of contact tracing within the Sixers, the NBA announced. The game was postponed in accordance with the league’s health and safety guidelines as the 76ers don’t meet the minimum roster requirement of eight players. The contact tracing is connected to Saturday’s