Month: January 2019

1:08 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Celtics guard Kyrie Irving said that, in the wake of his outbursts at coach Brad Stevens and Gordon Hayward on the court at the end of Saturday’s loss to the Orlando Magic and pointed criticisms of the team’s young players afterward, he called LeBron James and apologized for
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12:52 AM ET Ahead of his long-awaited debut with the Golden State Warriors, All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins said he believes he’s joining the most hated team in sports. In a sit-down interview with ESPN’s Rachel Nichols, Cousins said he hasn’t focused on the reaction from fans since he signed as a free agent with the
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11:39 PM ET Even in a losing effort, James Harden is still making history. Harden finished with 58 points in the Houston Rockets‘ overtime loss to the Brooklyn Nets Wednesday night, two days after dropping 57 on the Memphis Grizzlies. Until Spencer Dinwiddie (33 points) and Jarrett Allen (20 points, 24 rebounds) led impressive comebacks
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11:24 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Spencer Dinwiddie scored 25 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, and the Brooklyn Nets spoiled James Harden‘s 58-point night with a 145-142 victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. Harden had his second straight season high after scoring 57 in a victory over Memphis
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11:02 PM ET Minnesota guard Tyus Jones will wear a boot on his sprained left ankle for several days, and his return will be considered day-to-day after that, a league source tells ESPN. Jones sustained his injury while driving to the basket late in the third quarter of the Timberwolves’ 42-point loss to Philadelphia on
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10:17 PM ET LAS VEGAS — The final news conference for Manny Pacquiao’s secondary welterweight world title defense against Adrien Broner on Wednesday at the MGM Grand’s David Copperfield Theater played out just as most would have expected. There was Pacquiao, the beloved eight-division world champion and regal senator from the Philippines, cracking jokes, smiling,
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10:40 PM ET Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sabres defenseman Nathan Beaulieu is concerned with his lack of playing time and would prefer being traded if his role doesn’t change in Buffalo, the player’s agent told The Associated Press. Kent Hughes says that while he didn’t demand the Sabres trade his client, he did request
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