6:28 PM ET The Sacramento Kings say an MRI on point guard De’Aaron Fox‘s back revealed no structural damage. Fox left the Kings’ overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the opening quarter Thursday with what the team called back spasms. He is being listed as day to day. Forward Marvin Bagley III also left
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1:54 PM ET Houston Rockets guard Eric Gordon is expected to play in Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans after missing nearly seven weeks because of a knee injury. Gordon practiced with the Rockets on Friday, but coach Mike D’Antoni said Gordon would not play Saturday against the Brooklyn Nets — the first game
1:26 PM ET Associated Press He was the Fun Guy. The board man who got paid. He overcame injury to reclaim his rightful place as one of the very best basketball players on the planet. He conquered the NBA world for a second time, bringing a championship to Canada. And then he joined the LA
11:23 AM ET Orlando Magic forward Al-Farouq Aminu suffered a setback in his recovery from a knee injury and will be reevaluated, according to coach Steve Clifford. Aminu, who has a torn meniscus in his right knee but opted against surgery, has been sidelined since late November. Clifford told reporters Friday that Aminu’s knee locked
1:11 AM ET DALLAS — The right ankle that Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic sprained two weeks earlier felt fine during his return. His lungs were another story. “I’m not going to lie, I was pretty tired going to the end of the game,” Doncic said after the Mavs’ 102-98 win over the San Antonio Spurs
11:42 PM ET NEW YORK — There have been times, after a loss, that Spencer Dinwiddie would shuffle into the middle of a throng of reporters and dissect each mistake the Brooklyn Nets made. There have been times after losses that he scowled, sighed in disappointment and curtly answered questions. After Thursday’s 94-82 loss to
10:15 PM ET Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal left Thursday night’s 132-102 loss to the Detroit Pistons with right lower leg soreness, head coach Scott Brooks said. Beal exited with 5 minutes, 50 seconds remaining in the third quarter. The Wizards trailed 89-60 when Beal left, and Brooks said the team opted to leave him
9:02 PM ET NEW YORK — After missing more than six weeks with a thumb injury, Brooklyn Nets guard/forward Caris LeVert is nearing his return to the court. LeVert underwent surgery on the ligaments in his right thumb on Nov. 14. The Nets have gone 12-8 in his absence. “They’ve been playing extremely well, so
6:06 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — In the wake of his team’s best win of the season, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr acknowledged that his group hit a “different level” in Wednesday’s 116-104 win over the Houston Rockets, while sharing a funny anecdote about just how excited his struggling squad was in the waning
12:47 PM ET Mavericks forward Luka Doncic made his return from a sprained right ankle on Thursday against the San Antonio Spurs. Doncic has missed the past four games and was listed as questionable before he started Thursday’s game. He ranks third in the NBA with 29.3 points and 8.9 assists per game, and he