9:29 PM ET Amid concerns of an injury, Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons will undergo an MRI on his lower back on Sunday, league sources tell ESPN. Simmons left the Sixers’ 119-98 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks after tweaking his back in the first quarter. Sources described Simmons as emotional upon leaving the X-ray room
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Feb 22, 2020 Following an initial evaluation Sunday, Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons will undergo further testing on his lower back Monday, league sources told ESPN. Simmons will not play in Monday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks, sources said. Simmons left the Sixers’ 119-98 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday after tweaking his back
9:37 PM ET LOS ANGELES — If Markieff Morris joins the Los Angeles Lakers as expected, Marcus Morris says he can see the twin brothers not only living together but carpooling to Staples Center if the LA Clippers and Lakers face each other in a seven-game playoff series. “We’re two competitive guys, that’s gonna be
9:02 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Following the LA Clippers‘ third straight loss, Kawhi Leonard said he felt the team didn’t come out ready to play and that “the time is now” for the Clippers to start coming together and getting healthier. The Clippers returned from a nine-day All-Star break Saturday afternoon looking like they
9:29 PM ET Malika Andrews Close ESPN Staff Writer Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2018 Appears regularly on ESPN Chicago 1000 Eric Woodyard MILWAUKEE — Ben Simmons was ruled out of the remainder of the Philadelphia 76ers’ game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night because of lower back tightness, the team said. Simmons, who
4:17 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry has been cleared for contact and is eyeing a March 1 return to the floor after taking part in his first scrimmage since breaking his left hand on Oct. 30. “It’s always been March 1,” Curry said of a target date, after
3:45 PM ET LOS ANGELES — When the Boston Celtics retire Kevin Garnett’s jersey and raise it to the rafters next season, Doc Rivers wants Ray Allen to be there in attendance. The LA Clippers coach said Saturday he has a role to play in mending the rift that still exists between Allen and some
3:36 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis went from injured to insurmountable; fragile to a force to be reckoned with in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 117-105 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday at Staples Center. And his performance — 28 points, 13 rebounds and 7 blocks in only 31 minutes — left his
1:49 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — Before training camp, as nine new Oklahoma City Thunder players were getting to know one another while the organization itself was recalibrating to a post-Russell Westbrook world, Billy Donovan sat down with the three point guards on the roster and presented a bold plan. They — being Chris Paul,
11:44 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The pilot of a helicopter that crashed into a Southern California hillside and killed Kobe Bryant, himself and seven others was reprimanded five years ago for flying without permission into airspace while he had reduced visibility, according to a Federal Aviation Administration enforcement record. Ara Zobayan was