7:04 AM ET Tim Bontemps Brian Windhorst Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books In the fourth quarter of a competitive Nov. 7 game against the Milwaukee Bucks, LA Clippers coach Doc Rivers was livid. He had asked for a review of an
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Dec 6, 2019 Let’s take off our shoes and hop around the league for 10 things: 1. The unlikely reserves of the unlikely Raptors The defending champion Toronto Raptors roaring to a 15-6 start despite losing Kawhi Leonard and then two of their six best players — Kyle Lowry and Serge Ibaka — to injury
1:44 AM ET SALT LAKE CITY — LeBron James broke a personal seven-game road losing streak to the Utah Jazz, dating back to December 2010, in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 121-96 win Wednesday, but there was one sequence he would like to get back. As James was bringing the ball past half court in the
9:42 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Giannis Antetokounmpo was ready to go toe to toe with Blake Griffin during a second-quarter flareup between division rivals Milwaukee and Detroit. The game was turning contentious. It wouldn’t stay close for long. “They’re just a great defensive team and just play really physical,” Antetokounmpo said. “They want
2:44 AM ET SALT LAKE CITY — Ask Anthony Davis about the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year award and the first thing he brings up is failure. “A couple of years ago, I feel like I should have won it,” Davis told ESPN, looking back on his third-place finish in the 2017-18 season behind
9:56 PM ET The Houston Rockets will likely file 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 on Wednesday. Houston had been optimistic in the wake of the loss that the NBA office would take action without a protest being necessary.
7:14 PM ET All-Star guard D’Angelo Russell returned to the Warriors‘ lineup Wednesday night after missing nine games with a sprained right thumb, giving Golden State’s injury-ravaged backcourt an important boost. Russell worked out in the morning shootaround before the game against Charlotte, getting final clearance to make his return. Russell was named an All-Star
7:04 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Miami coach Erik Spoelstra missed the Heat’s game Wednesday night against the Boston Celtics to return home to be with his wife for the birth of their second son. Assistant coach Dan Craig, who grew up about 40 minutes away from TD Garden in Chelmsford, directed the Heat.
3:16 PM ET Washington Wizards forward C.J. Miles underwent successful surgery Wednesday to repair ligament damage in his left wrist, the team announced. There is no timeline for his return. Miles, 32, suffered the injury Nov. 26 during a loss to Denver. He was acquired from the Grizzlies in the offseason for Dwight Howard Miles
7:00 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN The NBA season reaches its quarter pole this week, and a new world order has begun to establish itself. The Golden State Warriors are no longer juggernauts. The Los Angeles Lakers might be. The Zion Williamson Era … is on hold. But amid all the tumult that has defined the