12:11 AM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Dave McMenamin Close ESPN Staff Writer Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Former Cleveland Cavaliers coach Ty Lue and Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka met on
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11:17 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Former Cleveland Cavaliers coach Ty Lue is meeting with Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka on Friday to discuss the franchise’s coaching job, league sources told ESPN. The meeting is set for Southern California, sources said, and represents the GM’s second significant sit-down in the Lakers’ process to replace
9:26 AM ET French forward Sekou Doumbouya has submitted paperwork to the league office to make himself eligible for the 2019 NBA draft, his agent, Bouna Ndiaye of Comsport, told ESPN. Doumbouya, the No. 8 prospect in the ESPN Top 100, is the youngest player eligible for the 2019 draft. He won’t turn 19 until
4:22 AM ET LOS ANGELES — When Kevin Durant first joined the Golden State Warriors nearly three years ago, he went through a bit of an adjustment period with his new teammates and coaches. They’d go out of their way to make him feel comfortable in his new surroundings, often at their own expense on
2:34 AM ET SAN ANTONIO — It was late in the second quarter with the San Antonio Spurs trailing by 5, and Derrick White was casually bringing the ball up the court when he saw Jamal Murray getting into a defensive stance. Suddenly, White turned on the jets and attacked. White threw up a runner
2:25 AM ET NEW YORK — With All-Star big man Joel Embiid a late scratch because of left knee soreness, Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown said point guard Ben Simmons played one of his “most dominant games” of his young career in Thursday’s 131-115 win over the Brooklyn Nets. Simmons, last season’s Rookie of the
3:34 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant dominated Thursday’s 132-105 Game 3 win over the LA Clippers, scoring 38 points, dishing out 7 assists and grabbing 4 rebounds in just 29 minutes. The game came easy for Durant, who came into the contest confident that he could take over when
6:25 PM ET ESPN News Services LUBBOCK, Texas — Big 12 Player of the Year Jarrett Culver has declared for the NBA draft after helping lead his hometown Texas Tech Red Raiders to the two deepest NCAA tournament runs in school history. Culver made the announcement Thursday, 10 days after the Red Raiders finished their
6:48 AM ET The Brooklyn Nets and LA Clippers have taken home-court advantage heading into pivotal Game 3s on Thursday. What adjustments do the Philadelphia 76ers and Golden State Warriors need to make? Let’s start in Philadelphia, where all eyes are on the Sixers’ point guard. 76ers-Nets The Har-Ben-ger of things to come If Joel
9:05 PM ET NEW YORK — Philadelphia center Joel Embiid will miss Game 3 of the 76ers’ first-round series against the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday because of left knee soreness, the team announced shortly before tipoff. Embiid, who missed 14 of the Sixers’ final 24 games after the All-Star break because of left knee tendinitis,