7:10 AM ET NBA Insiders Nearly a quarter of the way into the NBA season, a hotly-contested and deep MVP race is already shaping up featuring established stars and one rising phenom. Do recent winners James Harden and Giannis Antetokounmpo have an edge? How do Los Angeles Lakers‘ teammates Anthony Davis and LeBron James fit
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6:47 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr says he has never seen anything quite like the injury situation his team is dealing, while noting that he has been calling the healthy remaining players on the roster the ‘Elite Eight’ as they continue to play under adverse circumstances. “We could have
6:15 PM ET Milwaukee Bucks All-Star swingman Khris Middleton will return to the court Wednesday against the Atlanta Hawks in Milwaukee. Middleton has been out since Nov. 10 because of a left thigh contusion. At the time of the injury, the team said he would miss three to four weeks. “I’ve been feeling great this
5:10 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The Boston Celtics say Kemba Walker is probable to face the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night (7 p.m. ET, ESPN) in Boston. Walker was hospitalized after sustaining a neck sprain Friday when he collided with teammate Semi Ojeleye during a game against the Nuggets
2:38 PM ET Expectations were sky-high for last season’s Boston Celtics, but a fourth-place finish in the Eastern Conference and second-round playoff loss forced president of basketball operations Danny Ainge to reflect on the decisions he made. “I think that in hindsight, we should have cleaned out the roster a little bit to make it
1:17 AM ET SAN ANTONIO — LeBron James banked in his first 3-pointer of the night and swished his fourth to move past Peja Stojakovic for No. 18 on the all-time 3-pointers list in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 114-104 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday. It turns out the Spurs are partly responsible
12:34 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN CHICAGO — There was a 376-day gap between Carmelo Anthony‘s last NBA game before joining the Portland Trail Blazers on a non-guaranteed contract on Nov. 19. Four games into his comeback, the veteran treated his wife, LaLa Anthony, to a vintage performance with a season-best 25 points and eight boards
10:05 AM ET You are forgiven if you got lost somewhere amid the morass of NBA semantics surrounding Kawhi Leonard missing nationally televised games against the Utah Jazz on Oct. 30 and the Milwaukee Bucks on Nov. 6 — both part of back-to-backs. To review: When it became public that the LA Clippers would sit
10:29 PM ET ESPN News Services TORONTO — Pascal Siakam scored 25 points, Fred VanVleet added 24 and the Toronto Raptors held Joel Embiid scoreless for the first time in his career in a 101-96 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night. Embiid shot 0 for 11 against the Raptors, missing all four of
8:59 PM ET Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Oklahoma City guard Hamidou Diallo will be sidelined for four to six weeks due to a hyperextension sprain in his right elbow. The Thunder announced Diallo’s status before Monday night’s road game against the Warriors at Chase Center, saying he would be reevaluated after that time frame.