10:28 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Celtics rookie Tacko Fall sat on the bench for the first three quarters of Sunday’s preseason opener at TD Garden against the Charlotte Hornets hearing fans repeatedly chant his name. But when the 7-foot-7 center finally got a chance to check into an NBA game for the first
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9:09 PM ET ESPN News Services The NBA says it hopes the league can help to unify people and cultural divides while maintaining an openness to a flow of ideas as it weighed in Sunday on the controversy surrounding the Rockets‘ GM after he voiced support of pro-democracy Hong Kong protesters. “We recognize that the
9:09 PM ET ESPN News Services Houston Rockets star James Harden has offered an apology as the controversy over general manager Daryl Morey’s tweet of support for Hong Kong protesters continues to grow at a crucial time for the NBA in China. Harden was contrite as he spoke while standing with teammate Russell Westbrook at
1:28 PM ET Associated Press PIRAEUS, Greece — Former Cleveland Cavaliers coach David Blatt has left his post as coach of Greek club Olympiakos two months after announcing he had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. In a statement on the club website, Blatt says “after a long and respectful discussion between the owners and myself,
8:12 AM ET IT WAS SUPPOSED to be a quiet summer night for Anthony Davis. With the rumor mill churning, he sought refuge with Keanu Reeves — just another anonymous moviegoer watching bad guys get pistol whipped in “John Wick: Chapter 3 — Parabellum.” As the film came to an end, Davis closed out his
10:07 AM ET ESPN News Services China’s official basketball association says it will suspend cooperation with the Houston Rockets following a tweet by the team’s general manager in support of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. The Chinese Basketball Association said Sunday on its Twitter-like Weibo account that Daryl Morey had made “improper remarks regarding Hong
12:46 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry knew exactly how he wanted to christen Chase Center on Saturday night. After moving out of Oracle Arena in Oakland after 47 years and moving across the Bay to San Francisco, Curry made it clear to his teammates that he wanted to take
10:44 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Anthony Davis cleaned up a LeBron James miss for the first score of the game. James got his first bucket to go — plus an and-1 free throw — a few minutes later to put the Los Angeles Lakers up 11-0 over the Golden State Warriors and L.A. rolled
10:17 PM ET Lawrence MurrayESPN.com The New Orleans Pelicans wrapped up training camp week with an open practice at the Smoothie King Center on Saturday. The 2019-20 season should be an exciting one for a New Orleans team that features power forward Zion Williamson, the top overall pick of the 2019 NBA Draft, as well
10:12 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — For many New Orleans Pelicans fans, Saturday night was a first chance to lay eyes on No. 1 pick Zion Williamson. And they showed out in a way the fan base has few times before. Pelicans officials estimated over 10,000 fans in attendance for Saturday’s open scrimmage,