8:51 AM ET CONFUSION REIGNS AS the Utah Jazz jog back on defense. Mike Conley is scurrying across the floor in search of someone to guard. It is Monday night in Salt Lake City, and the Phoenix Suns are pushing the ball up the floor after a routine defensive rebound early in the fourth quarter.
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3:27 AM ET LOS ANGELES — After treating the crowd at Staples Center to a season-high 40 points in his first matchup against star rookie Zion Williamson, LeBron James strolled to the bench in the final moments of his team’s 118-109 win and enjoyed a treat of his own: some Red Vines candy. James snacked
12:27 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — Tuesday night marked the first time since Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks came back to Scotiabank Arena since losing to the Toronto Raptors in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals. And after the Bucks came away with a different result this time, winning 108-97 over the
12:52 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN CHICAGO — With a winter storm watch underway Tuesday night, Oklahoma City floor general Chris Paul dressed quickly after leading the Thunder past the Chicago Bulls 124-122 to escape with their ninth consecutive road win. “I’ve gotta see my family,” Paul said, strolling out of the United Center visitors locker
9:00 AM ET As we enter the last full month of the NBA regular season, the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers maintain the league’s two best records. In what could be an NBA Finals preview, reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks travel to Los Angeles to square off against LeBron James and the
9:13 PM ET The Memphis Grizzlies said forward Brandon Clarke will miss at least two weeks because of a right quad injury. Clarke played only three minutes in Memphis’ loss to the LA Clippers on Monday, due to what the team initially called right hip soreness. According to the Grizzlies, additional testing revealed that Clarke
7:02 PM ET Kobe Bryant will get his wish. Baseball superagent Scott Boras told the Los Angeles Times that he will create an internship for the teenage daughter of John Altobelli, the Orange Coast College baseball coach who, along with Bryant and his daughter Gianna, was among the nine people killed in last month’s helicopter
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4:51 PM ET Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons has a nerve impingement in his lower back and is expected to be sidelined for an extended period of time, league sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Simmons is undergoing treatment and will be reevaluated in two weeks, but there’s little expectation that he will be close to
4:20 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — A day after Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna were honored with a “celebration of life” at Staples Center, LeBron James said his emotions are still raw. “Emotionally a wreck, like everyone else,” James said after shootaround Tuesday morning in preparation for a game against the New Orleans