6:17 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — After saying during a recent interview that it was “unlikely” Klay Thompson would return this season as he continues to recover from a torn left ACL, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr acknowledged there’s still a chance the All-Star swingman could return to action this season. “My comment was
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4:45 PM ET The Detroit Pistons will be without Blake Griffin until at least early November due to continued soreness in his knee and hamstring. Griffin did not travel to Indiana for Detroit’s season opener against the Pacers on Wednesday, with the team saying he will continue treatment and conditioning “for left hamstring and posterior
4:05 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — There will be plenty of connections on the court when the Los Angeles Lakers face the LA Clippers on opening night Tuesday. Clippers assistant coach Tyronn Lue, who used to coach LeBron James with the Cleveland Cavaliers, walked away from an offer to coach the Lakers this summer.
2:10 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Jenna Schroeder has been added to the NBA’s full-time refereeing staff. She becomes the fourth female official on the league’s roster, joining Lauren Holtkamp-Sterling, Ashley Moyer-Gleich and Natalie Sago. Schroeder has three years of experience in the G League and two in the WNBA. She also has
2:01 PM ET If Stephen Curry needed any extra motivation, he has some, courtesy of Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan. “He’s still a great player,” Jordan told NBC’s “Today” on Monday after saying that the Golden State Warriors star wouldn’t be included on his dream five-man pick-up team “Not a Hall of Famer yet, though.
1:45 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN TORONTO — The New Orleans Pelicans aren’t sure when Zion Williamson hurt the meniscus in his right knee. But one thing the team is sure of? Williamson’s 284-pound frame wasn’t the cause. Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin told reporters in Toronto on Tuesday afternoon that he
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11:16 AM ET Golden State Warriors star guard Klay Thompson is unlikely to play at all this season as he recovers from a torn ACL, according to coach Steve Kerr. Thompson tore the ACL in his left knee on June 13 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, and Warriors general manager Bob Myers said
8:38 AM ET ESPN.com staff Do you hear that? Nope, not the squeaking of kicks on NBA hardwood floors. Nope, not the cheering of fans in NBA arenas. Nope, not the talking of smack by NBA players. No, no … what you’re hearing is the surest sign that the NBA is back in action: It’s
Oct 16, 2019 Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel made a lot of strong decisions during his tenure as coach of the Indiana Pacers, but there was one mistake that’s been hard to forget. In Game 1 of the 2013 Eastern Conference finals Vogel took his defensive center, Roy Hibbert, off the floor for the