3:42 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis earned six All-Star selections with the New Orleans Pelicans by playing power forward, but he earned his first win with the Los Angeles Lakers by playing center. Lakers coach Frank Vogel moved Davis from the 4 to the 5 at halftime on Friday night, sparking a 95-86
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12:45 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — For the first time in 15 years, the Dallas Mavericks are 2-0 to begin a season. And they are doing so on the backs of their two superstars, Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis. Doncic finished with a triple-double and Porzingis came up big on both sides of
12:19 AM ET NEW YORK — For a few moments, it appeared as though the Brooklyn Nets had won the summer free-agency sweepstakes but were destined to lose their first matchup with their crosstown opponents. Then, Kyrie Irving, who has made a name for himself as a premier shooter under pressure, sank a go-ahead 3-pointer
11:28 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — As the fourth quarter of Friday night’s game here between the Celtics and Toronto Raptors began, Kemba Walker was desperate to finally get going after an abysmal first seven quarters in a Celtic uniform. But then, just as he did so many times over the past eight seasons
8:15 AM ET Kevin Pelton’s NBA mailbag is back, featuring your questions on an experiment using a single free throw attempt for all points, Russell Westbrook‘s shooting numbers, the best way to enforce 3-point shooting fouls and how scoring relates to win projections. You can tweet your questions using the hashtag #peltonmailbag or email them
2:56 PM ET Jimmy Butler‘s debut with the Miami Heat has been put off for a few more games. Butler’s girlfriend gave birth to the couple’s child Wednesday night, coach Erik Spoelstra said, so the Heat’s high-profile offseason addition will not travel with the team on its two-game road trip to play the Milwaukee Bucks
1:31 PM ET CJ McCollum has doubled down on the Portland Trail Blazers‘ expectations for this season, leveling a championship-or-bust mantra after an offseason of unprecedented player movement within the rest of the NBA. McCollum, in an essay published by The Players’ Tribune, set NBA title expectations for the Blazers in a Western Conference he
Oct 24, 2019 During his 17 years in the NBA, LeBron James has played with a lot of teammates — 167 so far, to be exact. The former No. 1 overall pick had played with six other top picks — Shaquille O’Neal, Joe Smith, Andrew Bogut, Greg Oden, Derrick Rose and Kyrie Irving — entering
7:00 AM ET When he suited up for the Los Angeles Lakers earlier this week, LeBron James joined an exclusive club. Prior to this season, only 66 players had played at least 17 seasons in the NBA. Further, only seven have been All-Stars this deep into their NBA careers. While we’ll have to wait until
3:28 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors officially moved into their dream home Thursday night and then proceeded to live out a nightmare in an embarrassing 141-122 loss to the LA Clippers in the first ever regular-season game at Chase Center. After watching his team get run up and down the floor