3:11 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Kyrie Irving said his phone call to LeBron James earlier this year to apologize was necessary in part because he “didn’t address the situation” while the two of them were teammates in Cleveland. “Well, I think that, you know, it takes a very, very strong individual to replay a lot
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2:37 PM ET Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is out for at least a week with left knee soreness, the team announced Wednesday. An MRI revealed no structural damage, so he will undergo treatment and be evaluated in a week, the team said in a statement. Embiid is averaging 27.3 points, 13.5 rebounds and 1.9
9:38 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Houston Rockets center Clint Capela declared himself ready to return after missing 15 games because of ligament damage in his right thumb that required surgery. James Harden, who has scored 30 points in 31 consecutive games to tie Wilt Chamberlain’s second-longest streak, stressed in a sit-down interview with ESPN’s
11:23 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Former President Barack Obama and Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry told a roomful of minority boys on Tuesday that they matter and urged them to make the world a better place. Obama was in Oakland to mark the fifth anniversary of My Brother’s Keeper, an initiative
8:17 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Free-agent guard Jodie Meeks has agreed to a 10-day contract with the Toronto Raptors, league sources told ESPN. Meeks made a good impression on the Raptors in a workout this week, offering the Eastern Conference contender some belief that he could make impact off the bench with his shooting ability.
8:58 AM ET Based on a sampling of attitudes on the topic over All-Star Weekend, there’s a chance the coming Most Valuable Player race could morph into a bit of a basketball culture war. Just to be clear, there are no hard feelings. Everyone, particularly the dozen-plus players surveyed on the matter, agrees the Houston
12:11 PM ET Associated Press ABERDEEN, Md. — Former NBA player Glen “Big Baby” Davis has agreed to pay $15,000 to avoid jail time on drug charges. News outlets report the forward had faced up to five years in jail. He was arrested at a Maryland hotel with 126 grams (4 ounces) of marijuana and
11:47 PM ET James Harden cites necessity as the root of his historic scoring streak, stressing that the Houston Rockets have needed him to go on the run that has him chasing Wilt Chamberlain. Harden has scored at least 30 points in 31 consecutive games, tying Chamberlain for the second-longest such streak in NBA history
8:48 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN After a three-day hiatus, the NBA will return Thursday for a frenetic sprint to the finish of the league’s regular season. Over the next seven weeks, there will be a variety of storylines to follow that will tell the story of not only how this season will play out but
6:12 PM ET The National Basketball Players Association elected Golden State’s Andre Iguodala as First Vice President during its Board if of Player Representatives meeting on Monday. Igoudala has served as Vice President of the Executive Committee since 2013. He will replace LeBron James in his new role. James’ four-year term has expired. “I am