2:14 PM ET Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry will not play Saturday against the Philadelphia 76ers, missing the first game since he returned from a 58-game absence earlier this week. The Warriors listed Curry as out with a “General/Illness” designation. On Friday, coach Steve Kerr had said Curry was a “good sore” after playing
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1:36 PM ET Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is getting a precautionary MRI on his left knee, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Saturday. The NBA’s reigning MVP landed hard on the floor and tweaked the knee in the second half of the Bucks’ loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, but he
9:31 AM ET The Brooklyn Nets and head coach Kenny Atkinson are parting ways, the team announced Saturday morning. “After discussions with Kenny about the progress of the season, we mutually agreed that a coaching change would be in the best interest of the team,” general manager Sean Marks said in a statement. “This was
7:27 AM ET There is no such thing as a must-win NBA game in March — but if the Los Angeles Lakers are going to reach their championship goals this season, they are going to have to start beating the LA Clippers. It’s why Sunday’s centerpiece game at Staples Center (3:30 p.m. ET on ABC)
2:57 AM ET Mulitple Contributors LOS ANGELES — Carrying the main card billing of an NBA Finals preview and perhaps the decisive showdown between the league’s top MVP front-runners, Friday’s heavyweight bout between the Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks possessed the sort of stakes offered in June, not March. And from the opening tip
3:54 AM ET LOS ANGELES — It took almost a year and a half, but LeBron James accomplished one of the goals he set when he moved to Los Angeles, ending the Lakers‘ six-season playoff drought. Fueled by an MVP performance from James, the Lakers clinched a postseason berth for the first time since the
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12:05 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — After the Celtics dropped their third straight home game Friday night, losing 99-94 to the Utah Jazz, coach Brad Stevens tried to downplay his team’s struggles on a night it shot just 37.2% overall and a dismal 10-for-36 from 3-point range. Marcus Smart disagreed. “Our effort was s—,”
10:59 PM ET Amid increasing concerns about the COVID-19 coronavirus, the NBA asked teams on Friday to begin developing processes and identifying actions required if they have to play games without fans in attendance, limiting attendees to only what is deemed “essential staff,” according to a memo obtained by ESPN. The memo said that members
10:59 PM ET ESPN News Services San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said he would want Kevin Durant on his U.S. Olympic team roster only if the Brooklyn Nets forward is completely ready for game action. Popovich made his remarks Friday night after Durant’s longtime business partner, Rich Kleiman, told The Washington Post earlier this