Month: January 2020

12:58 AM ET NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving wanted the cheers to be louder. As the final seconds ticked down in Wednesday night’s game between the Brooklyn Nets and Detroit Pistons and the crowd began to chant, “Ko-be Bry-ant,” Irving raised both of his arms and egged the fans on. “Louder,” he seemed to be
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11:21 PM ET ESPN News Services Tempers flared in the final minute of Wednesday night’s game between New York and Memphis when Knicks guard Elfrid Payton knocked the Grizzlies’ Jae Crowder into the first row at Madison Square Garden. With the Grizzlies up 124-106, Crowder attempted a 3-pointer following the steal of an errant inbounds
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10:17 PM ET The Los Angeles Kings walked into Staples Center on Wednesday night donning Kobe Bryant Lakers jerseys prior to their game versus the Tampa Bay Lightning. Some Kings wore gold jerseys, others wore the alternate white ones, with a sizable mix of Nos. 8 and 24 on the back. It was the Kings’
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9:38 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles defenseman Drew Doughty will not be in the Kings’ lineup against Tampa Bay, ending the longest consecutive games played streak in franchise history. Coach Todd McLellan said Doughty will not play Wednesday night against the Lightning because of an undisclosed injury. Doughty, who has not
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9:46 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Pacers All-Star guard Victor Oladipo arrived at Bankers Life Fieldhouse wearing a No. 8 Western Conference All-Star jersey in honor of Kobe Bryant. And when the game was on the line, Oladipo’s “Mamba Mentality” took over to give the Pacers their biggest basket of the game. After nearly 375
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9:17 PM ET The Cleveland Browns are hiring Cincinnati Bengals quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt as offensive coordinator, a source told ESPN. Van Pelt spent the past two seasons with the Bengals. Before that, he was an assistant with the Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Buffalo Bills. He was the Bills’ interim offensive
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8:19 PM ET ESPN News Services In her first public comments since the death of her husband, Kobe, and daughter Gianna on Sunday, Vanessa Bryant thanked the millions of fans who have shown support during what she called a “horrific” time. She also announced the formation of a fund to help support the other families
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