10:51 AM ET Rockets star point guard Russell Westbrook will not play Monday against the Grizzlies, resting the second half of Houston’s back-to-back, a source tells ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni said before Sunday’s game against the Heat that Westbrook likely would rest the next night’s game. But after Houston was routed, 129-100,
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10:37 AM ET Associated Press BOSTON — The NBA has agreed to a multiyear deal making DraftKings an official sports betting operator. The Boston-based company joins a half-dozen others, including MGM and longtime daily fantasy sports rival FanDuel, with deals that allow them the rights to official betting data and NBA logos. Professional sports leagues
3:17 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Kawhi Leonard maneuvered into the paint where he was greeted by a wall of Utah Jazz defenders before another one blocked his shot from behind. Everywhere Leonard seemed to move in the first half on Sunday night, Jazz defenders surrounded and harassed him into 1-for-9 shooting before the break.
12:27 AM ET SAN ANTONIO — The Los Angeles Lakers look dominant on defense and, in the early going, LeBron James has been a linchpin rather than a liability on that end of the floor. “I’m playing injury free. I’m not injured. My quick twitch is back. My speed is back, my strength is back,”
11:55 PM ET Working the waiver wire is pivotal to succeeding in fantasy basketball. With so many games, injuries and endless shifts in rotations throughout the marathon campaign, we’ll need to source stats from free agency to maximize our imaginary rosters. A willingness to entertain competition for the last few spots on your fantasy hoops
7:38 AM ET This edition of the NBA mailbag features questions on the effects of preseason travel to Asia, a difficult early schedule and spot free throw shooting. You can tweet your questions using the hashtag #peltonmailbag or email them to peltonmailbag@gmail.com. “Is traveling to Asia during the preseason to blame for slow starts by
8:35 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Duncan Robinson scored 23 points, Meyers Leonard added 21 and the Miami Heat led by as many as 41 points on the way to an easy 129-100 win over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night. Jimmy Butler scored 18 points and had nine assists for the Heat, and
6:26 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram was not listed on the injury report Sunday evening and will be cleared to play Monday night against the Brooklyn Nets. Ingram left Saturday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder with a head injury and did not play in the second half. According to
8:05 AM ET We’re two weeks into the regular season, which means it’s OK to start reading into teams’ starts to 2019-20. That’s great news for the Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers and LA Clippers. Very, very bad news for the Golden State Warriors. Throughout the regular season, our panel (ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, Andre’ Snellings,
1:44 AM ET Lawrence MurrayESPN.com The Philadelphia 76ers found themselves down two points on the road against the Portland Trail Blazers with 2.2 seconds left to play. Prior to the timeout, the 76ers lost their only lead of the game as Portland All-Star point guard Damian Lillard took advantage of the fear that “Lillard Time”