3:42 AM ET LOS ANGELES — After erasing a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit, Kawhi Leonard drove left around Glenn Robinson III and put the punctuation on his big night with his second monster dunk of the game as Omari Spellman thought about challenging before floating away from harm. The LA Clippers had four days off between
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2:57 AM ET DALLAS — While outdueling Luka Doncic on the court Friday, LeBron James also managed to one-up Michael Jordan in the record books. James passed Jordan for fourth place on the all-time field goals made list en route to a 35-point, 16-rebound, 7-assist night in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 129-114 win over the
2:33 AM ET DALLAS — After missing a pair of free throws late in the first half, Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic gritted his teeth, grabbed his jersey with both hands and tore it, splitting the “V” in the lettering on his chest. “Just Hulk Hogan,” Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard said. “He’s a
Dec 19, 2019 NEW YORK — Caris LeVert caught a pass from Spencer Dinwiddie, stepped back beyond the 3-point arc and took aim. Swish. With one minute left in the fourth quarter, LeVert gave the Brooklyn Nets a one point lead over the Miami Heat as the game clock wound down. A sizeable Heat fanbase
9:44 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW YORK — As New Orleans Pelicans rookie forward Zion Williamson walked out of the tunnel and onto the court at Madison Square Garden on Friday evening, all the eyes in the arena turned to him. There was a certain buzz floating around as a few hundred fans with passes
9:45 PM ET LA Clippers guard Paul George, who had already been ruled out for Friday’s game with the Warriors, will not travel with the team to Denver this weekend. Clippers coach Doc Rivers said that George went down in practice Wednesday and aggravated a hamstring that had been tight. Rivers called it a “minor”
7:32 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers are extending the contract of Rob Pelinka, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne. Pelinka is also adding vice president of basketball operations to his general manager title, the Lakers announced Friday. Pelinka agreed to a five-year contract upon his hiring in 2017 and gets the extension
2:07 PM ET Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler has been fined $35,000 and Indiana Pacers forward T.J. Warren was fined $25,000 for their roles in an altercation during Wednesday’s game in Indianapolis. During the 122-108 Heat win, Butler and Warren exchanged bumps, words and gestures, leading to the Pacers forward’s ejection. Butler then blew kisses
10:40 AM ET Toronto Raptors star Pascal Siakam is expected to practice Friday with hopes of returning to the lineup in the next week, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Siakam has not played since Dec. 18, when he suffered a groin injury during an awkward landing. He is averaging a team-leading 25.1 points and
9:15 AM ET Kevin Durant apparently isn’t going to take Twitter criticism about his NBA legacy or decision to join the Brooklyn Nets lying down, jumping into the replies to engage with media members multiple times this week. Thursday’s back-and-forth was with former Thunder teammate and current ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins, coming on the same