3:34 AM ET SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A day later and 380 miles north up the I-5 from Los Angeles, the Lakers were a part of a Kobe Bryant tribute once again. The Sacramento Kings, coached by a former Bryant teammate in Luke Walton and run by vice president of basketball operations Vlade Divac, the player
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2:44 AM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Trail Blazers All-Star Damian Lillard continued his historic streak of dominant play Saturday with his third 50-point performance in his past six games as the Blazers defeated the visiting Utah Jazz 124-107 to win their fourth consecutive game. According to Elias Sports Bureau research, Lillard is the first
1:25 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid had one of the worst games of his career in Saturday night’s 116-95 loss to the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. Then he declined to talk about it. After finishing with 11 points on 1-for-11 shooting to go with 5 rebounds, 4
1:32 AM ET SAN DIEGO — Steve Fisher put his arm around Kawhi Leonard‘s shoulder and asked him to look around at a packed Viejas Arena, where 12,414 fans were standing. “This is your legacy my friend,” the former San Diego State coach told his most prized Aztecs recruit. Returning to the place where he
12:04 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Pacers forward T.J. Warren left Saturday’s game against the New York Knicks in the third quarter due to a head injury and was taken to a local hospital for evaluation, according to coach Nate McMillan. Warren left after falling under the basket where it appeared he hit his head
10:49 PM ET Brooklyn Nets star guard Kyrie Irving said he would undergo an MRI after spraining his right knee. Irving left Saturday night’s 113-107 road loss to Washington in the fourth quarter, after getting tangled with the Wizards’ Bradley Beal and falling back awkwardly on the knee. “What a week,” Irving said. “I’m OK,
10:35 PM ET DALLAS — All-Star point guard Trae Young suffered a right ankle sprain late in the third quarter of the Atlanta Hawks‘ 123-100 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night. Young said he wanted to continue playing, but the Hawks ruled him out for the rest of the game. He missed two
6:23 PM ET ESPN News Services Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry will miss all of February as he continues to recover from a broken left hand. He will be reevaluated in four weeks, and the team said it is hopeful for his return sometime in March. Curry sustained the injury during an Oct. 30
2:56 PM ET LOS ANGELES — LA Clippers All-Star Kawhi Leonard returned after lower back tightness forced him to miss a game, scoring 31 points in a 118-106 victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday. Leonard was initially listed as questionable on the injury report vs. Minnesota after his back locked up while shooting in
3:42 PM ET Point guard Mike Conley will return to the Utah Jazz‘s starting lineup Saturday night against the Portland Trail Blazers, league sources told ESPN. Conley will replace Royce O’Neale in the starting lineup, according to sources. The Jazz’s starting lineup without Conley, who has come off the bench since returning from an extended