4:52 PM ET Charlotte Hornets rookie PJ Washington is expected to be sidelined through Christmas with a fractured finger, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Hornets play five games in that stretch. The injury occurred in the fourth quarter of Charlotte’s 83-73 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Friday, the team said in a
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11:30 PM ET Milwaukee Bucks guard Eric Bledsoe has a right fibula avulsion fracture and he’s expected to be sidelined for approximately two weeks, the team said on Saturday. The Bucks said an MRI and exam revealed the injury. Bledsoe left in the third quarter of Friday’s win over the Memphis Grizzlies after hurting his
9:48 PM ET Eric GomezMexico writer MEXICO CITY — As Rudy Gay clanged a potential game winner off the rim at the end of regulation against the Phoenix Suns, the San Antonio Spurs set a new NBA mark. The Spurs eventually took a 121-119 win in overtime for the final NBA Global Games clash of
9:15 PM ET DALLAS — Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic exited Saturday’s game against the Miami Heat in the opening minutes due to a sprained right ankle. X-rays on the ankle were negative, according to the Mavs, who announced at the end of the first quarter that Doncic would not return to the game. Doncic injured
9:15 PM ET DALLAS — Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic sustained a moderate right ankle sprain Saturday in the opening minutes of Dallas’ 122-118 overtime loss to the Miami Heat, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. X-rays on the ankle were negative, the team said. “We hope it’s not serious,” said Mavs coach Rick Carlisle, who
9:45 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN After sticking to a short rotation of well-worn Kobe Bryant models throughout his first few seasons in the NBA, Giannis Antetokounmpo is embracing the postgame sneaker giveaway trend taking the league by storm. Nike’s first international player to have a signature shoe, the Milwaukee Bucks star now has an endless
12:41 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers will pack up their bags in Miami on Saturday and fly to Atlanta for the third leg of their five-game road trip Sunday, but the team plane will be missing some precious cargo. LeBron James chartered a flight of his own on L.A.’s off day in between games
2:29 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — With Lou Williams out, LA Clippers coach Doc Rivers wanted Kawhi Leonard and Paul George to be even more aggressive in their staggered minutes Friday night in Minnesota. What Rivers got in return was the first pair of teammates in franchise history to score at least 40 points each in
1:14 AM ET MIAMI — Facing a Miami Heat team with an unblemished record at home, the Los Angeles Lakers‘ road winning streak looked to be in jeopardy Friday night because of a disastrous first half from LeBron James. “Well, we were down today because of me,” James said, referring to a Miami lead that
11:51 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN PHILADELPHIA — On Thanksgiving Day, early in the afternoon, New Orleans Pelicans forward Derrick Favors took the time to write out a thoughtful social media post to his mother Deandra Favors. He thanked her for being a strong, hard-working presence in his life. He thanked her for the sacrifices she