11:53 AM ET The Minnesota Timberwolves announced Thursday that guard Derrick Rose, guard Jeff Teague and forward Robert Covington are all expected to be out for the rest of the season. Covington has missed the last 34 games while recovering from a right knee bone bruise suffered Dec. 31 at New Orleans. He suffered a
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8:14 AM ET Here we go: 1. Giannis Antetokounmpo, in two places at once Antetokounmpo can almost cover literally half the court: Freeze frame! In this moment, Antetokounmpo is a threat to block Jimmy Butler‘s shot and deflect any pass to Ben Simmons in the corner — or at least apparate there to harass Simmons
2:54 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — It was supposed to be the kind of night that could jump-start the Oklahoma City Thunder. For a moment, it even appeared poetic. On a night when the organization retired the jersey of Nick Collison, a prototypical glue-guy role player known for his charge-taking and backdoor bounce passing, the
2:22 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — Nick Collison’s No. 4 became the first jersey to hang in the rafters in Oklahoma City on Wednesday as the Thunder retired his number prior to their game against the Toronto Raptors. With the current Thunder team standing behind him, along with the coaches, owner Clay Bennett and general
3:10 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — When the Philadelphia 76ers went all-in on this season not once, but twice — first by trading for Jimmy Butler, then for Tobias Harris — it was because they saw a window to compete for a championship right now. It was a decision fraught with risk. Philadelphia gave
12:08 AM ET ESPN News Services MEMPHIS, Tenn. — James Harden scored 57 points, but the Memphis Grizzlies outlasted Houston 126-125 in overtime Wednesday night, handing the Rockets only their second loss in the last 14 games. Mike Conley scored 35 points for Memphis and Jonas Valanciunas had a career-best 33, including the game-winning free
11:20 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart was ejected less than a minute into the third quarter of Wednesday night’s game against Philadelphia for a two-handed shove into the back of 76ers star Joel Embiid. “Obviously I was frustrated, because it was a cheap shot,” Embiid said afterward. “I didn’t
9:25 PM ET SAN ANTONIO — There was no need for the customary Dwyane Wade jersey swap on Wednesday night in San Antonio during the latest stop on his farewell tour, as the Spurs presented the future Hall of Famer with the jerseys of their most iconic players in recent history. After the playing of
8:16 AM ET Isiah Thomas’ phone screen lights up with text messages going back and forth. Thomas lets out his distinctive laugh as James “Buddha” Edwards and Rick Mahorn are at it again, firing jokes at each other like it’s a Comedy Central Roast. The Detroit Pistons of the late 1980s and early ’90s seemed
6:18 PM ET After leading the Utah Jazz to a first-round upset of the Oklahoma City Thunder in the playoffs last year, it was inevitable Donovan Mitchell would return this season with a target on his back. But after struggling for much of the early season, Mitchell is now outperforming his rookie year and has