2:26 PM ET Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo has set a date for his return from a ruptured right quadriceps tendon, telling Stadium that he plans to make his season debut Jan. 29 against the Chicago Bulls. “That could change. That might not change. Who knows?” Oladipo told Stadium in a video published Wednesday. “It’s
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12:52 PM ET Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid will not play in Thursday’s game against the Boston Celtics because of a dislocated left ring finger, according to the team. Embiid suffered the injury in the first quarter of Monday’s 120-113 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. He was able to stay in the game, playing
12:15 PM ET ESPN News Services Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr has been fined $25,000 for his tirade during Monday’s loss to the Sacramento Kings. Kerr was ejected late in the second quarter of a 111-98 loss after getting consecutive technical fouls from referee Jason Goldenberg. Kerr appeared initially upset about a continuation call
7:55 AM ET SITTING IN THE back corner of the visitors locker room in New Orleans after a close win on Nov. 11 — one day before his 31st birthday — Russell Westbrook gives a nod of approval. You may approach. The Houston Rockets have just beaten the Pelicans 122-116, with Westbrook scoring 26 points,
10:35 AM ET ESPN News Services An MRI on the back of Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis came back negative for a serious injury and he will travel with the team on its upcoming road trip. The Lakers say that Davis has a gluteus maximus contusion. The Lakers play at Dallas Friday and at
8:17 AM ET NEW YORK — One month after he was fired as head coach of the New York Knicks, David Fizdale said that he has “no ill feelings” toward the organization. Speaking for the first time about his firing on ESPN’s Golic and Wingo, the 45-year-old Fizdale said that he understood that the decision
7:37 AM ET Once again, the Milwaukee Bucks are dominating the regular season. They have the MVP front-runner in Giannis Antetokounmpo, the league’s best record and the best statistical markers in the NBA by a mile. Still, after last season’s disappointing collapse in the Eastern Conference finals, many remain skeptical. Remember, the Bucks dominated the
12:29 AM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis left the Los Angeles Lakers‘ game against the New York Knicks in the third quarter Tuesday night after he bruised his lower back in a painful fall to the court. Davis was injured when he fell awkwardly while trying to block the shot of
12:20 AM ET LOS ANGELES — New York Knicks big man Bobby Portis was ejected in the first half of Tuesday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers for forcefully knocking Kentavious Caldwell-Pope across the head while the Lakers guard was airborne. The Lakers led the Knicks 39-30 with 8:02 remaining in the second quarter when
12:12 AM ET NEW YORK — The Oklahoma City Thunder were down by six when Chris Paul took over. Brooklyn‘s Joe Harris, who was defending Paul, got caught on a Steven Adams screen. Bang. Paul splashed in a jumper from the top of the key. With 50 seconds left in regulation, Paul pulled up again