10:13 PM ET Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was ejected after arguing with officials in the third quarter of San Antonio’s 113-106 loss to the visiting Sacramento Kings on Sunday. Popovich became upset after a ball went out of bounds and possession was given to Sacramento with 9 minutes, 4 seconds left in the third. Replays
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9:51 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins was ejected from Sunday’s game against the Charlotte Hornets after being assessed a flagrant-two foul, following a video review for making contact to Hornets center Willy Hernangomez‘s head. The play in question came with 6:09 left in the second quarter as Cousins tried
7:21 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — Los Angeles Lakers coach Luke Walton said that his star player, LeBron James, wanted to finish out the season, but the team convinced him otherwise. The Lakers announced this weekend that James would be held out of the final six games to allow his strained left groin to fully
3:51 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Trae Young grabbed a deflected inbounds pass and made a last-second jumper to lift the Atlanta Hawks to a 136-135 overtime win over the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday. Justin Anderson had 24 points and 12 rebounds for Atlanta, and John Collins finished with 23 points and 12
11:55 AM ET ESPN News Services Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss the Milwaukee Bucks‘ game Sunday against the Atlanta Hawks because of a right ankle sprain. Antetokounmpo aggravated the ankle injury after scoring 34 points in the Bucks’ 128-118 win over the LA Clippers on Thursday night. He left the game midway through the fourth quarter
12:45 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN NEW YORK — At halftime of Saturday night’s game here at Barclays Center between the Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets, the home team’s season was on the line. Clinging to a one-point halftime lead, and needing a win to avoid falling into a tie for the Eastern Conference’s eighth and
10:51 PM ET Associated Press It’s official: In the NBA, this was the year of the 3-pointer. Again. The NBA has set a record for 3-pointers made for the seventh consecutive year, after the 25,808th of the season was made Saturday night. The league is on pace for about an 8 percent rise in 3-pointers
9:01 PM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — James Harden had 50 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists and scored 10 straight points down the stretch to help the Rockets beat the Sacramento Kings 119-108 on Saturday. This is Harden’s fifth career 50-point triple-double, the most in NBA history, according to ESPN Stats & Information
10:38 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MINNEAPOLIS — Jimmy Butler said he knew the boos were coming. In his first game back at the Target Center since being traded to the Philadelphia 76ers, Butler was introduced first in the starting lineup. Fans young and old cupped their hands over their mouths and loudly jeered the four-time
10:50 PM ET Dallas Mavericks forward Kristaps Porzingis is being investigated in New York for an alleged rape that a woman told police took place last year, according to a New York Post report. The woman told police on Thursday about the alleged attack, according to the Post report, which cited law enforcement sources. The