3:30 AM ET LOS ANGELES — LeBron James and Kevin Love shared an intricate postgame handshake — a flurry of patted hands, fist pounds and high-fives — then hugged and made their way to separate locker rooms. The Los Angeles Lakers‘ 128-99 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday was the first time James and
NBA
11:04 PM ET ESPN News Services Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 20 points, a career-high 20 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder to a 117-104 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night. His first career triple-double is a historic one. At 21 years and 185 days old, he’s the youngest player
8:07 AM ET The second half of the regular season is underway. The No. 1 spot in our rankings has been owned by the Milwaukee Bucks in each of the previous seven weeks, and there is arguably some cushion between the best team in the NBA and the rest of the league. It is starting
7:11 AM ET DEANDRE JORDAN NEEDS to fix Jarrett Allen‘s Afro. The Star-Spangled Banner has played in Barclays Center, the opposing team’s starters have been introduced and booed by fans, the Nets’ player introductions video has concluded, the team huddle has commenced and broken up and the buzzer has sounded. But before any NBA game
9:06 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis remained out Monday night against the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers, while guard Rajon Rondo is listed as day-to-day with a fracture on his right ring finger. This is Davis’ third consecutive missed game since suffering what the team is calling a gluteus maximus contusion on a nasty
5:39 PM ET The Cleveland Cavaliers said that guard/forward Dylan Windler will miss the rest of the season because of a lower left leg injury. The No. 26 overall pick in in the 2019 draft, Windler had yet to play for Cleveland after sustaining a stress reaction in his lower left leg during workouts prior
5:11 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving is back for the Brooklyn Nets, and his impact was immediate. Irving had 21 points on 10-of-11 shooting to go with four rebounds and three assists, leading the Nets to a 108-86 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday at Barclays Center. Although he
9:22 AM ET What has changed in the NBA Power Rankings this week? Our experts rank the best teams in the league, from No. 1 to No. 30, with the Utah Jazz rising and the Brooklyn Nets sliding. Throughout the regular season, our panel (ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, Andre’ Snellings, Royce Young and Bobby Marks, and
5:46 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have seemingly spent all season scrambling to survive while dealing with one injury after another to their core rotation of players. That, however, is finally starting to change. Pascal Siakam (groin) and Norman Powell (shoulder) both returned from injury Sunday against the San Antonio Spurs.
5:46 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — Before the Raptors faced the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday at Scotiabank Arena, Raptors coach Nick Nurse was concerned about Pascal Siakam needing to shake off several weeks’ worth of rust in his first game back from a groin injury. “I think it’ll be a challenge, to be