3:09 PM ET Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic will miss at least one game after injuring his right ankle during Thursday’s practice. Doncic will undergo an MRI on Friday morning, sources told ESPN, and will not play later that night against the Rockets in Houston. The All-Star guard also is unlikely to play Saturday against
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2:09 PM ET Associated Press Kobe Bryant’s final jersey number will be something this year’s NBA All-Stars play to reach. The NBA announced major changes to the All-Star format on Thursday, turning every quarter into a mini-game for charity before an untimed final quarter with a target score that will decide which team wins. Scores
7:14 AM ET AS SOON AS he appeared on screen, stomach lurching, he uttered the lament. “Oh no.” Jayson Tatum instinctively withered in his seat, shrinking lower as if that would somehow make him invisible. It didn’t. And as Kemba Walker, Khris Middleton and Donovan Mitchell turned their attention to Tatum with equal parts sympathy
12:58 AM ET NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving wanted the cheers to be louder. As the final seconds ticked down in Wednesday night’s game between the Brooklyn Nets and Detroit Pistons and the crowd began to chant, “Ko-be Bry-ant,” Irving raised both of his arms and egged the fans on. “Louder,” he seemed to be
12:59 AM ET The NBA has alerted teams to the impending release of adjusted 2020-21 salary and luxury tax projections, signaling the likelihood that a decline in revenue will cause a drop in the figures, league sources told ESPN. The league office is expected to deliver revised projections as soon as Thursday, an accommodation that
11:21 PM ET ESPN News Services Tempers flared in the final minute of Wednesday night’s game between New York and Memphis when Knicks guard Elfrid Payton knocked the Grizzlies’ Jae Crowder into the first row at Madison Square Garden. With the Grizzlies up 124-106, Crowder attempted a 3-pointer following the steal of an errant inbounds
9:46 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Pacers All-Star guard Victor Oladipo arrived at Bankers Life Fieldhouse wearing a No. 8 Western Conference All-Star jersey in honor of Kobe Bryant. And when the game was on the line, Oladipo’s “Mamba Mentality” took over to give the Pacers their biggest basket of the game. After nearly 375
8:19 PM ET ESPN News Services In her first public comments since the death of her husband, Kobe, and daughter Gianna on Sunday, Vanessa Bryant thanked the millions of fans who have shown support during what she called a “horrific” time. She also announced the formation of a fund to help support the other families
7:09 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — When Kawhi Leonard decided to return to the Los Angeles area to play for the LA Clippers, he turned to a mentor and friend in Kobe Bryant for advice. Leonard says that conversation included asking Bryant about getting around. Bryant lived in Newport Beach and talked to Leonard
7:22 PM ET Detroit forward Markieff Morris is switching his jersey number from No. 8 to No. 88, to show “double respect” for the late Kobe Bryant. Morris, a Philadelphia native like Bryant, made the announcement before the Pistons took on the Nets in Brooklyn. Morris will not be able to don the jersey change