7:40 AM ET Back with 10 more things: 1. Karl-Anthony Towns, unguardable The Timberwolves have petered out amid injuries and a hail of enemy 3-pointers, but beleaguered Minny fans can take heart in these two realities: • Towns has posted up more than any player since the Jimmy Butler trade; • The Wolves have scored
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12:03 AM ET ESPN news services Utah Jazz owner Gail Miller addressed the crowd before Thursday’s game to underscore the team’s willingness to enforce the NBA’s Code of Conduct following Monday’s incident involving Russell Westbrook and a fan who crossed the line. Miller spoke for about 3½ minutes before the Jazz faced the Minnesota Timberwolves
3:41 AM ET HOUSTON — After watching the Golden State Warriors snap the Houston Rockets‘ nine-game win streak, James Harden wanted people to know what the 106-104 loss meant. “It’s OK,” Harden said when answering a question that started with how the Rockets were on a roll. “Yeah. Nah, it’s all right, man. We lost.
2:54 AM ET HOUSTON — No regular-season game means all that much for a couple of rivals that played seven games in the Western Conference finals last season. So nobody wanted to jump to any grand conclusions after the Golden State Warriors held on for a 106-104 win Wednesday over the Houston Rockets, a team
2:24 AM ET HOUSTON — DeMarcus Cousins played the best game of his short Golden State Warriors tenure in Wednesday night’s 106-104 win over the Houston Rockets. The big center scored 27 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out seven assists in a performance he said was the most in-rhythm he’s felt all year. “I
11:08 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook declined to share any thoughts on Wednesday about the Utah Jazz issuing a lifetime ban to fan Shane Keisel for the incident that occurred during Monday night’s game. “If you want to talk about tonight’s game, we can do it,” Westbrook said when
9:51 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN When Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown heard the question, he paused to think about it for a moment. What had he learned about both himself, and his team, in its stunning run to the precipice of the NBA Finals a season ago? “I learned about us, that we have a
4:01 PM ET HOUSTON — Golden State Warriors All-Star swingman Klay Thompson tweeted an apology on Wednesday for comments made after Sunday’s loss to the Phoenix Suns, in which Thompson said there was a lack of energy in Oracle Arena. I love DubNation. We have the greatest fan base in sports. We feed greatly off
12:58 PM ET The Houston Rockets have agreed to terms on a five-year contract extension with general manager Daryl Morey, according to the Houston Chronicle. Morey’s previous deal was set to expire at the end of this season. “I’m super happy,” Morey told the Chronicle. “I’d love to be with the Rockets for life. This
7:15 AM ET More than two years after it was stolen from a display case at Lower Merion High School and following a trip halfway around the world and back, Kobe Bryant’s high school uniform has been returned. The jersey was acquired by Liu Zhe, a China resident, in October 2018, after it resurfaced some