2:28 AM ET HOUSTON — Houston Rockets guard James Harden saw his streak of scoring at least 30 points in a game come to an end at 32 outings on Monday, when he finished with 28 points in his team’s 119-111 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. Harden seemed almost relieved. “It was cool,” he said.
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7:21 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN CHICAGO — Giannis Antetokounmpo will not play against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday in the United Center. Ersan Ilyasova will start in Antetokounmpo’s place. Antetokounmpo has had lingering right knee soreness over the past few games. Before the game, coach Mike Budenholzer said he is optimistic the knee soreness is
6:34 PM ET HOUSTON — With Houston Rockets star James Harden, who was originally listed as probable with a cervical strain for Monday’s matchup against the Atlanta Hawks, will play, according to coach Mike D’Antonio. “James is good. He’s ready to go,” D’Antoni said nearly two hours before the game was to tip off in
2:36 PM ET The NBA is revamping its G League Elite Camp, making it a new initiative aimed at providing added exposure for draft prospects hoping to catch the attention of NBA talent evaluators, a source told ESPN. A formal announcement is expected soon The G League Elite Camp, replacing the G League Elite Mini
2:06 PM ET Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns says he is “lucky to be alive” after being involved in a car accident that has sidelined him for Minnesota’s last two games. Towns said Monday that he had a 5 percent chance of surviving the accident, which occurred last Thursday. “The accident could have went — I’d
8:21 AM ET Steve Kerr still remembers the first time he saw Stephen Curry play basketball for Davidson College. It was December 2007 in Anaheim, California, and Kerr — then the general manager for the Phoenix Suns — was scouting a tournament alongside close friend and then-Suns scout Bruce Fraser. In a game that featured
10:23 PM ET NEW YORK — The New York Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs at home Sunday night to avoid the wrong kind of NBA history. The Knicks’ 130-118 victory snapped an 18-game home losing streak. Had New York lost Sunday, the club would have tied the 1993-94 Dallas Mavericks for the longest home
11:34 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN When LeBron James finally abdicated his throne atop the Eastern Conference last summer, there was always going to be a scramble to fill the power vacuum. No one could have anticipated just how much of a scramble it has become. Thanks to the combination of their play and the moves
4:42 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Rapper Ja Rule is taking heat on social media after problems with his halftime show during Saturday’s Timberwolves-Bucks game. Videos posted online show Ja Rule had sound problems at the beginning of his performance. At one point he said, “Are we ready?” then said, “I guess not,” before
8:15 AM ET Will the final stretch of the season belong to the Milwaukee Bucks? Giannis Antetokounmpo & Co. are the hottest team in the NBA right now, taking over for a slumping Golden State Warriors squad atop our rankings. Throughout the regular season, our panel (ESPN’s Kevin Arnovitz, Tim MacMahon and Andre’ Snellings, The