5:11 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving is back for the Brooklyn Nets, while the Atlanta Hawks were without Trae Young on Sunday night. Irving had been sidelined for 26 games with a right shoulder injury. But he recently returned to practice, and Nets coach Kenny Atkinson said the point guard
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2:03 PM ET Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal and center Thomas Bryant are returning to the lineup for Sunday’s game against the Utah Jazz, according to coach Scott Brooks. Beal will start Sunday’s game, while Bryant will come off the bench. Both players will be on a minutes restriction, according to Brooks. The Wizards’ leader
2:16 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN The Milwaukee Bucks boarded their private plane to take them to San Antonio sporting a 32-5 record, the best in the NBA this season. Their .865 win percentage had them on pace to win 71 games, putting them on par with the 1996-96 Chicago Bulls (72-10) and the 2015-16 Golden
12:52 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — With LeBron James and Anthony Davis sitting out the same game for the first time all season, there was a new big two for the Los Angeles Lakers in Saturday’s 125-110 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder: Rajon Rondo and Kyle Kuzma. The pair combined for 57 points —
11:29 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN BOSTON — During the Celtics’ three-game losing streak, Jayson Tatum — like the team overall — was in a funk. He shot terribly from the floor and wasn’t putting up the totals people have grown accustomed to. That changed in a big way on Saturday night as the 21-year-old posted
4:55 PM ET Kyrie Irving is expected to make his return to the Brooklyn Nets lineup Sunday against the Atlanta Hawks, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Irving has been out since mid-November with a right shoulder injury. He recently returned to 5-on-5 workouts in practice and is preparing for his return Sunday in Brooklyn.
9:08 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Detroit center Andre Drummond was ejected early in the second half of the Pistons‘ matchup with the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night. Replays showed Drummond throwing the ball off the back of Bulls center Daniel Gafford‘s head. Gafford also received a technical foul from the exchange, and Drummond
8:51 PM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — James Harden scored 32 points in three quarters to surpass 20,000 and the Houston Rockets rolled to an easy 139-109 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday. Not everything went smoothly for Harden, though, as he turned it over 11 times in the first half, the most
2:07 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — The Los Angeles Lakers could be without the bulk of their starting lineup Saturday against the Oklahoma City Thunder. LeBron James is out because of an illness and flu-like symptoms and Danny Green will also miss the game because of a sore right hip, the team announced. Anthony Davis,
10:09 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN Ever since Russell Westbrook‘s sudden summertime trade away from the only franchise he’d played for came to fruition, the former Oklahoma City Thunder star knew he’d look to highlight his appreciation for the city during his eventual return. Just before the Houston Rockets were set to face off against the