2:02 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Asked to look back at the team that arrived at Bankers Life Fieldhouse last February and imploded with a 42-point loss, Indiana Pacers coach Nate McMillan was diplomatic. “LeBron [James] had some injuries and a lot was going on with the Lakers last year,” McMillan said before the Lakers played
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2:04 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Pelicans‘ franchise-worst 13th consecutive loss came with very unlucky circumstances late in regulation. With the score tied at 93, Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie stepped back and fired a 30-foot 3-pointer as the shot clock ticked down. Just as the shot hit the backboard,
11:21 PM ET Mike Conley‘s return to the Utah Jazz after a five game absence was cut short when the point guard injured his left hamstring in the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s 109-102 victory over the Orlando Magic. Conley, 32, had missed the last two weeks with that same hamstring injury and was making his
10:55 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Deandre Ayton had to wait a little bit longer than he would have liked before finally returning from his 25-game suspension. On the way to Staples Center to face the LA Clippers on Tuesday, Ayton and the Phoenix Suns’ second bus got stuck in typical L.A. traffic. But Ayton
10:26 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson returned to full weight-bearing exercises but team executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin isn’t ready to set a return date just yet. Williamson was seen getting up shots at Pelicans’ shootaround on Tuesday morning. He was shooting from just
6:14 PM ET Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox, who missed 17 games because of a sprained left ankle, returned to action Tuesday night against the Charlotte Hornets. Fox, who came off the bench, finished with a team-high 19 points, 8 assists and 2 rebounds in 30 minutes. Fox was averaging 18.2 points, 7.0 assists and
4:45 PM ET The Washington Wizards say rookie Rui Hachimura will miss at least five games after suffering a groin injury in Monday’s win against the Pistons in Detroit. Hachimura will be re-evaluated when Washington returns from its four-game road swing, which concludes Dec. 26 in Detroit. The first-year forward was hurt late in the
3:25 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Starting center Deandre Ayton is returning from his 25-game suspension at a good time for the Suns. Phoenix has been a surprisingly competitive team in the Western Conference through the season’s first seven weeks, fighting through its schedule with an 11-15 record despite a patchwork frontcourt that’s included
12:06 PM ET The NBA has announced that former commissioner David Stern remains in serious condition following emergency surgery Thursday to address a sudden brain hemorrhage. “He is receiving great care and surrounded by his loved ones,” the league said Tuesday as part of a statement. Stern was admitted to a New York City hospital
Dec 27, 2019 STEPHEN CURRY IS writhing in pain underneath the basket. It’s Oct. 30, the fourth game of the season for the Golden State Warriors — just the second inside San Francisco’s brand-new Chase Center. And with 8 minutes, 31 seconds remaining in the third quarter, the home team is staring at its third