8:51 AM ET Chicago Bulls leading scorer Zach LaVine says he senses a lack of trust from coach Jim Boylen after the guard was temporarily pulled in the first quarter of Friday’s loss to the Miami Heat. “I’m trying my best, I’ll say that,” LaVine told Yahoo Sports after the 116-108 loss to the Heat.
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1:01 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — Anthony Davis hit a season-high four 3-pointers, including a clutch four-point play with less than 3 minutes to go, in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 130-127 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday. And the team is urging Davis to let it fly even more often from the outside.
12:52 AM ET Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — Minutes after an NBA game ended Friday night, the Utah Jazz‘s home arena was evacuated because of a suspicious package. Salt Lake City police said the package turned out to be a toolbox, and the Jazz said employees were cleared by authorities to reenter the building
12:59 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN CHICAGO — For Melvin Nunn, Thursday was a reminder of one of the toughest days of his life: Nov. 21, 1984. On that day, Chicago prep hoops legend Ben Wilson was killed at age 17. Wilson was shot twice the previous day by Billy Moore and his cousin Omar Dixon,
12:07 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — For years, whenever the San Antonio Spurs would face the Philadelphia 76ers, Gregg Popovich would defend Brett Brown. After spending more than a decade on Popovich’s coaching staff as an assistant coach, Brown took over the Sixers in 2013 in the midst of “The Process.” That meant taking
11:13 PM ET NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving will not play in the Brooklyn Nets‘ first matchup against his former team, the Boston Celtics, the team announced Friday night. Irving will miss the Nets’ next three games, which include road matchups against the Knicks, the Cleveland Cavaliers and, finally, the Celtics on Wednesday. Irving has
10:49 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Tobias Harris scored 26 points, Joel Embiid had 21 points and 14 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers beat San Antonio 115-104 on Friday night to hand the Spurs their eighth straight defeat. The skid is the Spurs’ longest under longtime coach Gregg Popovich. Ben Simmons had a triple-double
10:13 PM ET ESPN News Services Boston Celtics point guard Kemba Walker was diagnosed with concussion-like symptoms after being stretchered from the court late in the second quarter of Friday night’s game in Denver. Walker was transported to a local hospital for further evaluation and was later released to rejoin the team for its return
9:36 PM ET Associated Press Jim Brown and Walter Payton are unanimous choices at running back for the NFL’s All-Time Team. As part of its celebration of its centennial season, the league announced the first portion of the squad Friday night. A 26-member panel is selecting the team. Also chosen were two coaches, Paul Brown
4:52 PM ET Charges of third-degree harassing communications against Lakers center DeMarcus Cousins have been dropped and a misdemeanor case has been dismissed, his attorney Moshae Donald told ESPN on Friday. A warrant for Cousins’ arrest was filed in a Mobile, Alabama county court in August following allegations by Christy West, the mother of their