2:47 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Detroit Pistons will rest star forward Blake Griffin for at least one game this week to keep him as fresh as possible for their final postseason push. Griffin will sit out Monday’s game against the Cavaliers after scoring 25 points in 33 minutes in Sunday’s win over
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7:39 PM ET SAN ANTONIO — Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant will play Monday night against the San Antonio Spurs after missing the last week because of a right ankle injury. “I’m excited to play again,” Durant said after Monday’s shootaround. “I’m looking forward to another opportunity to get better.” Durant arrived at AT&T
1:56 AM ET LOS ANGELES — After watching the Brooklyn Nets somehow erase a 10-point deficit in 57 seconds to tie the game late, Lou Williams did something that the super-scoring sub hadn’t done in his career before. Danilo Gallinari took an inbounds pass with 5.3 seconds left before passing to Williams, who drilled a
8:16 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MILWAUKEE — When given a choice of who he would rather be defended by — Joel Embiid or Ben Simmons — Giannis Antetokounmpo didn’t miss a beat before responding. “It’s easy,” Antetokounmpo said. “I would rather Ben guard me than Joel. It’s simple. If Joel’s been guarding me all night
6:54 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a career-high 52 points, but Joel Embiid had 40 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers over the Milwaukee Bucks 130-125 on Sunday. Antetokounmpo was 15 of 26 from the field, including 3 of 8 from 3-point range, and made 19 of 21
6:46 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins will have an MRI on his sore right foot, the team announced Sunday. Cousins, who is listed as questionable for Monday’s game, left Saturday’s win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the fourth quarter with what was initially listed as a sore right
6:15 PM ET NEW YORK — The worst season of LeBron James‘ career since he was a rookie hit a new low Sunday with James’ worst shooting quarter in his 16 years as a pro. In the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 124-123 loss to the New York Knicks, James not only had his potential game-winning shot
5:10 PM ET Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook has been suspended one game without pay after he picked up his 16th technical foul of the season in the Thunder’s 110-88 home loss to the Golden State Warriors Saturday. Westbrook will serve his suspension Monday, when the Thunder host the Miami Heat, the NBA announced
5:42 PM ET Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum has been diagnosed with a popliteus strain in his left knee and will be re-examined in a week, the team announced Sunday. The diagnosis means McCollum, who suffered the injury Saturday against the Spurs, has avoided a serious injury, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. McCollum was injured
1:30 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr believes a loss to the lowly Phoenix Suns last week woke up his team from a recent malaise and got them to refocus heading into the final month of the season. “I think the loss to Phoenix opened our eyes a little