12:06 AM ET HOUSTON — It surprised Bojan Bogdanovic that he was substituted back into the game for the final possession with the Utah Jazz needing a shot to send the game into overtime or win, much less coach Quin Snyder designed the final play with him as the primary option. It’d been a rough
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9:09 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Memphis Grizzlies believe their resilience helps them overcome rough shooting nights, such as the one they had Sunday. Having Ja Morant helps, too. Morant had 27 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds for his first career triple-double, and the Grizzlies shook off their 3-point woes in a
8:02 PM ET The Phoenix Suns are waiving guard Tyler Johnson, league sources told ESPN. Johnson, 27, is in the final year of a four-year deal and is still owed $7 million of his $19.25 million contract for the 2019-20 season. Johnson has averaged 5.7 points in 16 minutes per game for the Suns this
8:28 PM ET PORTLAND — Nearly eight months after his last NBA game, the deciding Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals, Andre Iguodala made his 2019-20 debut Sunday night against the Portland Trail Blazers — three days after the Miami Heat acquired him in a deadline-day trade with the Memphis Grizzlies, who had agreed
6:33 PM ET After retiring prior to summer free agency last year, veteran guard Darren Collison considered a midseason return to the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers or the Clippers — but has decided to stay retired, league sources told ESPN. Collison had been weighing a February or March comeback with one of the
6:38 PM ET ESPN News Services Spike Lee attended the Oscars in a suit honoring the late Kobe Bryant. Lee arrived to Sunday’s Academy Awards wearing a purple-and-gold outfit with Bryant’s No. 24 on the lapels and the back. Lee also wore a pair of Bryant’s Nike sneakers. Respect. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/CxlWD2tmFW — The Academy (@TheAcademy)
CelticsThunder Field Goal % BOS52.9 50.0OKC Three Point % BOS45.5 44.4OKC Turnovers Rebounds BOS11 12OKC Full Team Stats Chesapeake Energy Arena Coverage: NBATV Oklahoma City, OK Line: BOS -2.0 Over/Under: 220 Capacity: 18,203 Referees: Curtis Blair, Tony Brown, Ray Acosta Win %:59.5 0.0 – 1st End of the 1st Quarter End of the 1st Quarter
2:07 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors honored Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and the seven other victims of the horrific helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, on Saturday, but after the game, the Los Angeles Lakers were still talking about LeBron James‘ unintended tribute to Bryant with his breakaway dunk in Thursday’s
11:24 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Andrew Wiggins scored 24 points and had five steals in his debut for the Golden State Warriors during a 125-120 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night. The veteran swingman went 8-for-12 from the field in 31 minutes. The 24-year-old showed some of the offensive prowess the
8:00 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN CHICAGO — ZACH LaVINE had a vision. The All-Star Game was set to return to Chicago and LaVine would be there, representing the hometown Chicago Bulls. He said that was the goal before the season tipped off. LaVine played some of the best basketball of his career in the first