8:20 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Guard Kemba Walker sat out Saturday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns with a sore left knee. Walker, who was listed as questionable by the Boston Celtics, didn’t participate in shootaround and underwent an MRI on his knee after telling the team Friday night that he had knee
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5:05 PM ET The Portland Trail Blazers have agreed to trade Kent Bazemore, Anthony Tolliver and two future second-round picks to the Sacramento Kings in a deal that sheds $12.5 million in salary, league sources tell ESPN. The Kings will send Trevor Ariza, Wenyen Gabriel and Caleb Swanigan to the Blazers, whose luxury tax bill
2:15 PM ET Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum will not play in Saturday’s road game against the Oklahoma City Thunder because of a left ankle sprain, the team announced. McCollum was injured in Friday’s 120-112 loss against the Dallas Mavericks, on a drive when his foot landed on the foot of Dallas forward Maxi
1:17 PM ET Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The Basketball Hall of Fame is closing to the public for nearly two months in early February for the final phase of a $23 million renovation project. The interactive Jerry Colangelo Court of Dreams will be fully redeveloped during the closure of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall
The call came in the middle of dinner. Paul George had been text-messaging throughout the meal — not an uncommon occurrence at this point in late June, as the NBA approached one of its most audacious free-agent signing periods. But when the call came in, he got up from his table at Catch LA, an
7:15 AM ET FRANK VOGEL WAS introduced as the Los Angeles Lakers‘ head coach in the midst of a profoundly bizarre week for the franchise. And it was about to get even stranger. Last May, alongside general manager Rob Pelinka, Vogel took the podium on the team’s practice court. Just hours earlier, Magic Johnson had
12:46 AM ET Cleveland Cavaliers forward Tristan Thompson became the second Cleveland athlete this week to get in hot water for a butt slap. Thompson was ejected in the third quarter of Friday night’s 113-109 loss to Memphis Grizzlies after drawing his second technical attempting to give Jae Crowder a smack on the butt. Thompson
12:36 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — It felt as if he was doing it again. A reclining midrange jumper over the fingertips of a very tall defender, a pull-up 3 that hit all net, a clutch rebound in traffic, a heady strip-save that erased an easy layup. Chris Paul has been the NBA’s clutch-time master
11:04 PM ET DALLAS — The Portland Trail Blazers are uncertain about the severity of the left ankle sprain that forced shooting guard CJ McCollum to exit Friday night’s 120-112 loss to the Dallas Mavericks early in the second quarter. “Usually, the second day is the worst,” McCollum said. “So we’ll see how it feels
7:47 AM ET NEW YORK — There are rules for sitting in Section 114 of Barclays Center. There is no swearing. Derogatory language and offensive signage is strictly forbidden. Tickets cannot be purchased. If you have tickets, they cannot simply be given away — they can only be exchanged with other members. And above all