9:35 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN Already this season, we’re seeing players take themselves less and less serious with their custom sneaker themes, perhaps none more than the first week of December. After launching his own “LG9” signature shoe with upstart brand Q4 Sports a year ago, Detroit Pistons shooting guard Langston Galloway has been wearing
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11:22 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — What would Brett Brown like for Christmas? One 3-point shot per game from his All-Star point guard. After his Philadelphia 76ers routed the hapless Cleveland Cavaliers 141-94 at the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday night, Brown was asked about Ben Simmons taking — and making — his second
12:30 AM ET NEW YORK — Before the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers faced off at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, Mike Miller — the man tapped to replace David Fizdale as New York’s interim coach — walked into the news conference room in Madison Square Garden, placed both hands on the wooden
10:04 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Julius Randle missed a free throw with 0.1 seconds left, sending New York to a 104-103 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night in the Knicks‘ first game since firing coach David Fizdale. The Knicks were much more competitive under interim coach Mike Miller than they
5:03 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Luka Doncic scored 28 points in 26 minutes, leading Dallas in a rout of New Orleans 130-84 on Saturday. The Mavericks’ 46-point win wasn’t the largest margin of victory this season — they outscored the Golden State Warriors by 48 last month. Dallas (18-8) has won five in
6:49 AM ET In a way, it all started because of Trae Young. Eight days before the Denver Nuggets tweaked the blueprint for guarding James Harden by double-teaming him everywhere, Young lit up Denver for 42 points in a rare road win for the Atlanta Hawks. “After that game, I said never again will one
7:25 PM ET The New York Knicks fired head coach David Fizdale Friday, continuing the revolving door of coaches for the franchise in recent years. While assistant Mike Miller (not that one) will take over in the interim, one former Knicks player has already begun his campaign to get the full-time job: Metta World Peace.
3:34 AM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — Nearly two decades after they met at a USA Basketball camp, LeBron James, playing for his third NBA team, and Carmelo Anthony, playing for his fifth, matched up once again in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 136-113 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday. James got the better of
2:41 AM ET MILWAUKEE – On any given night, Giannis Antetokounmpo succeeds at suspending fans’ disbelief and completing the unthinkable. Antetokounmpo has levitated on blocks. He has spiked balls into the Fiserv Forum stands with superman strength. On Friday night, Antetokounmpo came as close to flying as a human can get – soaring over LA
2:39 AM ET PORTLAND — After a game that saw Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts ejected for the first time in his NBA coaching career, Blazers guard CJ McCollum called the officiating in Friday’s 136-113 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers “very inconsistent all night.” “We appreciate him supporting us,” McCollum said. “We’re