3:12 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Before facing his old team for the first time since winning the championship, Kawhi Leonard ran into some of his former Toronto Raptors teammates and team staff members. “Hey, hey, hey,” Leonard said with a smile to one Raptor, echoing the phrase that went viral on opening night when
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11:57 PM ET Marc J. Spears SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs and their fans said “Merci, Tony” as they celebrated former star point guard Tony Parker’s career by retiring his No. 9 jersey on Monday night. “Thanks for all those years. It was a crazy ride,” Parker said. Parker played for the Spurs
1:06 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green became the first player in Chase Center history to be ejected from a game during Monday night’s 122-108 loss to the Utah Jazz. Green, who returned to the lineup after missing five straight games because of a torn ligament in his left index
12:57 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Clippers guard Landry Shamet suffered a left ankle injury in the second half against the Toronto Raptors and was ruled out to return. Shamet suffered the injury with 1:45 remaining in the third quarter. Shamet was backpedaling on defense with Fred VanVleet was dribbling toward the basket when VanVleet’s
12:27 AM ET NEW ORLEANS — Historic scoring marks don’t really move James Harden all that much anymore, but that doesn’t mean he’s going to stop putting them up. On Monday, it was 39 points on the New Orleans Pelicans that bumped his scoring average to 37.3 through the first 10 games, the highest the
11:50 PM ET BOSTON — Power forward Kristaps Porzingis said he didn’t blame coach Rick Carlisle for benching him for crunch time of the Dallas Mavericks ‘ 116-106 loss Monday to the Boston Celtics. Porzingis scored only four points on 1-of-11 shooting in 20 minutes in the loss. He sat out the final nine minutes,
10:59 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry says he expects to play at some point this season after breaking his left hand in an Oct. 30 loss to the Phoenix Suns. Curry, who had surgery on Nov. 1 in Los Angeles, was in good spirits as he spoke to
8:33 PM ET Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox will miss at least 3-4 weeks after suffering an ankle sprain when a teammate stepped on him at practice Monday. Fox had an MRI on the injury Monday and was diagnosed with a left ankle sprain, the Kings said. Fox is in his third NBA season after
8:10 PM ET Gordon Hayward underwent surgery Monday to repair a fourth metacarpal fracture in his left hand and is expected to return to the Boston Celtics in six weeks. Hayward suffered the injury in Saturday’s 135-115 win over the San Antonio Spurs when he collided with Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge, who was trying to
8:07 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Eric Paschall still laughs about the way his basketball journey is unfolding. In 2014, the forward was wrapping up his season at prep powerhouse St. Thomas More in Oakdale, Connecticut. In 2018, he was helping Villanova win the NCAA championship alongside fellow St. Thomas More alum — and current