1:46 AM ET MILWAUKEE — The Los Angeles Lakers made it 29 games before losing consecutive games this season, with Thursday’s 111-104 defeat at the hands of the Milwaukee Bucks coming on the heels of a loss to the Indiana Pacers earlier in the week. Now they are vowing to go another 53 games —
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12:38 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN MILWAUKEE — After knocking down a career-best five three-pointers to take down the Los Angeles Lakers 111-104 and own the NBA’s best record at 25-4, Giannis Antetokounmpo didn’t bask in glory. The reigning MVP dressed quickly then darted to the Kid’s Room of Fiserv Forum for a family meeting with
5:49 PM ET Toronto Raptors center Marc Gasol will miss a period of weeks with a left hamstring strain, league sources told ESPN. Gasol’s rehabilitation program will dictate how soon he’ll be able to return, but he’s expected to be out of the lineup for the foreseeable future, sources said. The Raptors, who host the
3:20 PM ET The Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2020 could be one of the most star-studded ever, with legends like Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett among the players becoming eligible for induction for the first time. They join a long list of returning candidates who’ll be up for induction, including Chauncey
7:15 PM ET Thunder players were among those evacuated from an Oklahoma City mall when an isolated shooting took place on Thursday. The players were attending a movie at the Penn Square Mall when a man was shot at the Foot Locker at the shopping complex. “Thunder security was made aware immediately. The team was
5:49 PM ET Toronto Raptors center Marc Gasol will miss a period of weeks with a left hamstring injury, league sources told ESPN. Gasol’s rehabilitation program will dictate how soon he’ll be able to return, but he’s expected to be out of the lineup for the foreseeable future, sources said. Gasol has started a majority
3:08 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett and Chris Bosh headline a stellar 2020 class of potential inductees into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Those four — who combined for 13 NBA championships, three Most Valuable Player awards, six NBA Finals MVP awards, 59 All-Star appearances and 40 All-NBA
2:51 PM ET The James Wiseman era at Memphis has ended after just three games. Wiseman, who has missed the past seven games due to a 12-game suspension stemming from an NCAA investigation and was set to return at South Florida on Jan. 12, announced on Instagram on Thursday that he will leave the program,
Dec 23, 2019 Giannis Antetokounmpo showed the world why he’s the favorite to repeat as MVP, dropping 34 points — with a career-high five 3-pointers — as the Milwaukee Bucks toppled LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in this season’s most-anticipated game. But that was all the way back on Thursday. The real fireworks
This season, Los Angeles has two NBA title contenders and four of the top 10 players in the league — and they all play in the same arena. How do two distinctly different franchises present themselves in the same building? Inside the Staples Center visitors locker room on Nov. 17, the Atlanta Hawks lick their