11:33 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — The cheers came in waves. One after another, they cascaded over the sellout crowd here at Scotiabank Arena, crashing onto the court and washing over DeMar DeRozan. For 108 straight seconds, Toronto showered DeRozan with every ounce of love and respect he’d earned from the city over his
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10:28 PM ET Memphis Grizzlies rookie forward Jaren Jackson Jr. has suffered a right quad injury and will be sidelined for the foreseeable future, league sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The franchise plans to be cautious with a timetable on its young star’s return. Jackson Jr. was ruled out for Friday’s home game against the
9:11 PM ET Lonzo Ball has a bone bruise in his left ankle that could keep him out past the six weeks the Los Angeles Lakers initially said he would miss, a source confirmed to ESPN. Ball has been sidelined since suffering a Grade 3 sprain to his left ankle on Jan. 19. The second-year
12:14 AM ET TORONTO — DeMar DeRozan fantasized about the moment 24 hours before while in a roomful of reporters at the Four Seasons hotel, only to live it Friday at a packed Scotiabank Arena that welcomed back the former Toronto Raptor with the standing ovation he envisioned. Just as fast, the fantasy devolved into
7:08 PM ET Houston Rockets star James Harden is listed as questionable for Saturday’s road game against the Golden State Warriors due to a cervical strain in his neck. Harden received treatment on his right shoulder and neck while resting during Thursday’s 111-106 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, but the ailment did not limit
6:35 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — The final seconds of the Milwaukee Bucks‘ victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night was full of drama, intrigue and, as it turns out, several incorrect calls. The NBA’s Last Two Minute report for the Bucks’ 98-97 win listed three incorrect calls on the final play alone,
1:37 AM ET ESPN News Services Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns has entered concussion protocol and did not play in Friday night’s 115-104 win over the host New York Knicks after being involved in a car crash in the Minneapolis area Thursday. The Star Tribune reports that Towns was headed to the airport when he
6:36 PM ET ESPN News Services Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns has entered concussion protocol and is ruled out of Friday’s road game against the New York Knicks after being involved in a car crash in the Minneapolis area Thursday. The Star Tribune reports that Towns was headed to the airport when he was involved
8:49 AM ET San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich usually shuts down reporters with a shot of disdain when they make the mistake of casting assumptions. But on this night in a dark hallway outside the visitors locker room at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Popovich nods when the word “introspective” is used to describe
8:24 AM ET What’s the most likely Anthony Davis trade destination? Where will Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and Kawhi Leonard end up playing next season? The ESPN Forecast panel looks ahead to the big moves that could happen in the 2019 offseason. Where will Anthony Davis play next season? The trade deadline passed without the