12:17 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The Golden State Warriors will be without D’Angelo Russell for Wednesday’s game against the Houston Rockets, while Draymond Green has been ruled out for the entire three-game road trip, coach Steve Kerr told reporters Wednesday. Russell will miss his third straight game since suffering
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1:24 AM ET CHICAGO — With LeBron James catching his breath after playing nearly the entire third quarter and Anthony Davis sitting on the bench right beside him, saddled with four fouls, the Los Angeles Lakers relied on an unlikely lineup to key a fourth-quarter comeback against the Chicago Bulls. When Kyle Kuzma, Quinn Cook,
11:58 PM ET LeBron James turns 35 next month. He’s in his 17th season in the NBA. He has played more than 56,000 minutes between the regular season and postseason in his career. All of this is to say that it wouldn’t be outside the ordinary to expect the Los Angeles Lakers forward to begin
10:36 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — In a powerful pregame moment on Tuesday, the Oklahoma City Thunder presented the families of the 168 people killed in the 1995 Alfred P. Murrah bombing a custom “city” edition jersey. Following a short video presentation, the families took the floor moments before tipoff and held the jerseys up
9:21 PM ET PLAYA VISTA, Calif. — Kawhi Leonard will sit out his second game this season due to load management and miss a marquee matchup against reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo on Wednesday night when the LA Clippers face the Milwaukee Bucks. Wednesday’s game is the first of a back-to-back set for the Clippers at
9:22 AM ET Wednesday night’s Houston Rockets–Golden State Warriors game (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) is a reminder of all the interesting storylines the NBA lost when Aron Baynes fell on Stephen Curry‘s left hand — including what promised to be a season-long question of whether Curry could or would play more like Houston’s supernova James
3:50 PM ET Portland Trail Blazers forward Zach Collins will miss around four months after undergoing surgery to repair his left labrum, the team announced on Tuesday. Collins dislocated his shoulder in the third quarter of a game in Dallas on Oct. 27. Collins will begin a treatment and rehabilitation process and will be re-evaluated
10:49 AM ET Atlanta Hawks big man John Collins was suspended without pay for 25 games Tuesday for violating the terms of the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug Program. Collins, in his third season with the team, tested positive for Growth Hormone Releasing Peptide-2 (GHRP-2), the league said. Collins told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowsi that he will appeal the
9:15 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NBA is introducing a direct-to-consumer subscription option for NBA TV, a move primarily targeted at those who don’t have cable or a package that already offers the channel. The league announced Tuesday that NBA TV will be available through the league’s website or mobile app for
2:52 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors rookie forward Eric Paschall celebrated his 23rd birthday in style with a 127-118 win Monday night over the Portland Trail Blazers, scoring a career high 34 points, pulling down 13 rebounds and leading the Warriors to the organization’s first win at Chase Center. It was all