4:03 PM ET NEW YORK — The locker room turbulence the Celtics experienced during Kyrie Irving‘s time in Boston hasn’t been an issue for the Brooklyn Nets, center DeAndre Jordan and coach Kenny Atkinson said Tuesday afternoon. “It is not affecting our team,” Jordan said after practice Tuesday. “I think Kyrie is a great guy.
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1:35 PM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — A Houston Rockets fan has been charged with assault after allegedly punching a New Orleans Pelicans coach at the end of a game between the teams. Prosecutors charged Manuel Garcia with misdemeanor assault for allegedly punching Pelicans assistant coach Joe Boylan in the face Saturday. Garcia’s girlfriend
11:49 AM ET The Toronto Raptors have locked down the lord of load management. The team announced Tuesday that it signed Alex McKechnie to a contract extension and promoted to him to vice president, player health and performance. McKechnie is regarded as one of the top athletic trainers and rehab and conditioning specialists in the
10:51 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Al Bianchi, who played for the Philadelphia 76ers and was later an NBA coach and executive, has died. He was 87. The New York Knicks said Bianchi died in Arizona of natural causes. He was the team’s general manager from 1987-91, signing future All-Star John Starks. Bianchi
7:00 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN There are 16 active NBA players with their own signature sneaker, and three of them call Brooklyn home. Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving have high-profile Nike lines, with regular releases of new models and colorways that drive millions of dollars in sales. Players around the NBA and at every level
12:20 AM ET BEHIND A HEAVILY fortified fence, menacing security dogs and multiple metal detectors, a trio of players blissfully trained together, ate together, played cards, puffed cigars and swapped dreams. The luxury liner Silver Cloud, a 514-foot cruise ship, was docked at Pier Maua in Rio de Janeiro. In it resided Kevin Durant, Kyrie
1:09 AM ET HOUSTON — Russell Westbrook, dressed in shiny black pants and a sleeveless NASCAR T-shirt, stopped by the visitors locker room on the way out of the Toyota Center on Monday night. Westbrook chatted with former teammates such as Steven Adams and Andre Roberson, as well as some staffers he knew well from
12:15 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — In the first three games of the season for the New Orleans Pelicans, the team was scrappy and competitive despite missing No. 1 overall pick Zion Williamson. Even without Jrue Holiday in Saturday night’s game against the Houston Rockets, the Pelicans were still in the game in
8:13 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr knows his team needs to change things up after a lifeless start to the season, but the veteran coach does not want star guard Stephen Curry to change his style in the process. When asked prior to Monday’s game if he would like
7:38 PM ET NEW YORK — New York Knicks guard Dennis Smith Jr. will be away from the team while coping with the sudden death of a close family member. Speaking before Monday night’s game against the Chicago Bulls at Madison Square Garden, Knicks coach David Fizdale said there is no timetable for Smith’s return.