4:47 PM ET Saturday’s game between the Indiana Pacers and Phoenix Suns at Phoenix Suns Arena has been postponed, the NBA announced Thursday. Because of ongoing contact tracing within the Suns, the team does not have the league-required eight available players to proceed with the Pacers. That brings the leaguewide total to nine games postponed
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6:22 PM ET Memphis Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant is questionable for Friday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves after missing more than two weeks with a left ankle sprain. Morant had to be taken by a wheelchair to the locker room after injuring his ankle in a Dec. 28 win over the Brooklyn Nets.
11:39 AM ET Associated Press The Boston Celtics expect their unplanned weeklong hiatus because of coronavirus-related issues to end Friday, when they’re scheduled to play host to the Orlando Magic. Celtics general manager Danny Ainge, in a radio interview Thursday, said “it looks like we’re moving in the right direction.” Boston had three games that
12:14 PM ET San Antonio Spurs forward DeMar DeRozan, who missed the past two games for personal reasons, is back with the team and available for Thursday night’s game against the Houston Rockets. DeRozan, who has cleared NBA protocols, is leading the Spurs in scoring (21.2 PPG) and assists (7.0) to go along with 5.6
10:54 PM ET Dallas Mavericks big man Kristaps Porzingis considered his season debut a solid first step. Porzingis scored 16 points on 6-of-16 shooting in the Mavs’ 104-93 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday. Porzingis was limited to 21 minutes in his return after missing the first four weeks of the season while recovering
1:52 AM ET The Los Angeles Lakers finished off an unblemished road trip Wednesday, winning the three games by a combined 64 points, and they set at a franchise record in the process by beginning the season 7-0 away from home. After Lakers coach Frank Vogel informed the team their 128-99 win over the Oklahoma
12:11 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN As the NBA continues to deal with the reality of attempting to play the 2020-21 regular season amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the league sent a memo to teams Wednesday night detailing plans to try to supplement the testing already in place for players and referees with localized gameday testing
4:14 PM ET The Rockets have sent James Harden to the Nets in a blockbuster four-team trade that also involves the Pacers and Cavaliers, completing the disgruntled star’s exit from Houston and setting up a potential super team in Brooklyn, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne. The Nets sent Houston a package that
3:58 PM ET Houston Rockets center DeMarcus Cousins blasted James Harden for being “disrespectful,” saying that the disgruntled superstar’s antics this season have been “completely unfair” to the rest of the players on the roster. Cousins took his strong stance in a virtual media availability Wednesday before, according to sources, the Rockets traded Harden to
3:55 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN Zion Williamson will miss Wednesday night’s game against the LA Clippers under the league’s health and safety protocols, the New Orleans Pelicans announced Wednesday afternoon. The Pelicans traveled to Los Angeles on Tuesday after they were supposed to start a seven-game, 13-day road trip in Dallas on Monday. However, that