6:05 PM ET Magic forward Jonathan Isaac is out indefinitely after an MRI on Thursday revealed a severe sprain and bone contusion in his left knee. The team said in a statement that Isaac will be re-evaluated in eight-to-10 weeks. “While this certainly is disappointing news, there was no damage to his ACL, MCL and
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7:00 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — It’s Dec. 5 and the New Orleans Pelicans, losers of six straight games, are hosting the Phoenix Suns. Early in the first quarter Kelly Oubre Jr., streaking down the court on a fast break, gathers a pass from Ricky Rubio, takes one dribble, and rises toward the
3:08 PM ET The NBA has fined Sacramento Kings center Dewayne Dedmon $50,000 for publicly saying that he would like to be traded. “I would like to be traded,” Dedmon told the Sacramento Bee on Sunday. “I haven’t been playing, so I would like to go somewhere where my talents are appreciated.” 2 Related Dedmon,
2:28 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Rising star Luka Doncic and reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo led the first round of voting for the 2020 All-Star Game, the league announced Thursday. Doncic, the second-year guard from the Dallas Mavericks, leads all players with 1,703,957 votes — 599 more than second-place Antetokounmpo, who is the top vote-getter
7:04 AM ET It seemed that with every 3-pointer, steal or block Terence Davis made during his first Vegas Summer League game in July, his agent got a text message from another interested team. At halftime the contract offers began rolling in. Within hours after the game, during which he scored 22 points with five
7:49 AM ET RICK CARLISLE POUNCED. The topic of Kristaps Porzingis‘ post-ups had just been broached after the Dallas Mavericks‘ 102-98 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Dec. 26, and Carlisle had already heard enough. “The post-up just isn’t a good play anymore,” the Mavs’ head coach said. “It just isn’t a good play.
1:15 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN Miami Heat small forward Jimmy Butler and the Jordan Brand have mutually agreed to part ways, bringing his multiyear footwear and apparel endorsement deal with the company to an end 10 months before its original Sept. 30, 2020, expiration date, industry sources have confirmed. The split makes the four-time All-Star
1:00 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — Everywhere you turn in New Orleans, someone is asking when rookie Zion Williamson will make his NBA debut. Things are becoming a bit clearer because the No. 1 overall pick in last year’s draft went through his first full practice since he had surgery on the meniscus
10:53 AM ET David Stern gathered about eight attorneys in the NBA’s offices high above Fifth Avenue in New York. This was in the 1990s, and by then even the most distinguished men and women in the league’s employ knew the commissioner was capable of making them feel small when he was in the mood.
11:30 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN NEW YORK — Carmelo Anthony said last month that his No. 15 jersey should be retired by the Denver Nuggets. So what about his No. 7 here at Madison Square Garden? After scoring a season-high 26 points for the Portland Trail Blazers in a 117-93 loss to the New York