11:55 PM ET ESPN News Services Things didn’t get any better for the New York Knicks and embattled coach David Fizdale on Thursday night as they dropped a 129-92 decision to the Denver Nuggets at Madison Square Garden. It was the eighth straight loss for the 4-18 Knicks. The Knicks trailed by 43 points in
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7:00 AM ET ON AN OVERCAST Tuesday in downtown Los Angeles, Carmelo Anthony strides along a sidewalk in sneakers, black sweatpants and a black hoodie pulled over his head. He’s heading toward the Ritz-Carlton hotel, where the Portland Trail Blazers are staying, after making the short trek from shootaround at nearby Staples Center. His teammates
10:34 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — When Zion Williamson finally does take the floor for his season debut with the New Orleans Pelicans, expect the team to be mindful of the workload for this year’s No. 1 overall pick. David Griffin, the Pelicans’ vice president of basketball operations, said Williamson’s return to the
7:00 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN When Kobe Bryant showed up at a Lakers game last month, Anthony Davis was wearing Bryant’s Kobe 4 sneaker. Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images Every time Anthony Davis has stepped onto the court this season, he has done so with his feet firmly entrenched in a piece of
7:26 PM ET The Portland Trail Blazers will amend Carmelo Anthony‘s contract so that it becomes fully guaranteed for the remainder of the season, league sources told ESPN. Portland had until early January to fully guarantee the deal for the season. Anthony had signed a non-guaranteed contract last month. “I thought it was remarkable what
6:46 PM ET The Houston Rockets are filing an official protest regarding James Harden’s dunk that wasn’t counted in Tuesday’s 135-133 loss to the San Antonio Spurs, sources told ESPN. The deadline to file a protest is 48 hours after the game. Houston had been optimistic in the wake of the loss that the NBA
6:46 PM ET The Houston Rockets are officially protesting Tuesday’s 135-133 loss to the San Antonio Spurs, sources told ESPN, emphasizing that James Harden’s dunk not being counted as a basket was a misapplication of rules resulting in an incorrect score and not a judgment call by officials. The deadline to file a protest is
1:09 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James took to social media on Thursday to shrug off criticism made by Utah Jazz television announcers and defend his actions for coming onto the court in socks to cheer his teammates in the closing minutes of Wednesday night’s blowout win. James, who had already exited the
11:47 AM ET Kelli Tennant, who alleged that Sacramento Kings head coach Luke Walton sexually assaulted her in 2014, has filed court documents to drop her civil lawsuit against Walton. The request for dismissal was filed on Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court. The document asked a judge to dismiss with prejudice, which means she
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