3:15 AM ET Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry scored 38 points in a 115-105 win over the LA Clippers on Friday night, bringing his team all the way back from a 22-point second half deficit while reminding the rest of the basketball world just how much more fun the game can be when
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2:51 AM ET After the LA Clippers blew a 22-point lead in just over five minutes to suffer another second-half collapse, Kawhi Leonard said the Clippers “just have to change.” The Clippers led 85-63 with 3:15 remaining in the third quarter, only to drop a stinging 115-105 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Friday
10:13 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — It was little brother’s night Friday inside the Smoothie King Center — and almost a historic one, as well. Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball nearly became the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double as he posted 12 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists in
11:30 PM ET The NBA is teetering on the season’s second coronavirus-related game postponement, as the Philadelphia 76ers await the league’s ruling on the submission of a contact-tracing report of several players who shared close proximity to guard Seth Curry, sources told ESPN. The Sixers’ list of seven players placed in the health and safety
8:22 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Lakers star forward Anthony Davis will be held out of Friday night’s home game against the Chicago Bulls because of a right adductor strain, the team announced. It will be the second time Davis sits out through the Lakers’ first 10 games of the season. The perennial
8:59 PM ET Three Dallas Mavericks rotation players remained in Denver when the team returned from its trip after one of them tested positive for COVID-19, sources confirmed to ESPN. Point guard Jalen Brunson, forward Dorian Finney-Smith and shooting guard Josh Richardson are listed as out for Saturday’s home game against the Orlando Magic due
9:47 PM ET After playing 14 minutes in the first half, Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas did not return for the second half of Friday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets because of health and safety protocols, the team said. Valanciunas, a starter who scored 8 points and grabbed 4 rebounds, did not register a positive
7:39 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles‘ iron man streak ended in Milwaukee on Friday night after 384 consecutive regular-season games played. Ingles, who held the longest active streak in the NBA, missed Utah’s 131-118 win over the Bucks because of right Achilles soreness. He hadn’t missed a game since Dec. 16,
3:33 PM ET The Philadelphia 76ers are expected to have multiple players miss time due to contact tracing and are still awaiting results of Friday’s coronavirus testing, sources tell ESPN. Those players were in close contact with Seth Curry, who sources say returned a positive test on Thursday. The team learned of Curry’s positive test
11:22 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Boston Celtics will be without virtually their entire frontcourt rotation for Friday night’s game against the Washington Wizards after announcing Grant Williams, Robert Williams and Tristan Thompson were all out due to the NBA’s Health and Safety Protocols. Those three players — along with reserve guard Carsen Edwards —