11:41 AM ET As far as Danny Ainge is concerned, the invitations can be sent out because the wedding is still on. The Boston Celtics president of basketball operations on Friday said the team’s “engagement” to star guard Kyrie Irving remains intact, and the couple is planning on making it official on July 1, when
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1:54 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN Before Tuesday’s game against the Toronto Raptors, Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown was asked if Markelle Fultz was going to return to Brown’s rotation sometime this season. “Right now I’m hoping to be pleasantly surprised with how he arrives back with us, more than assume he’s going to be there,”
1:10 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — It wasn’t until there were about 15 minutes remaining until Thursday’s trade deadline that Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley knew he wasn’t getting moved, and after processing that information, he took a nap. “I never slept [last night],” he said. “Around seven or eight this morning after checking my
10:47 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — The last two times Russell Westbrook had a run of seven straight triple-doubles, he came up short of passing Michael Jordan for the longest streak in 51 years. On Thursday in the Oklahoma City Thunder‘s 117-95 win against the Memphis Grizzlies, with an offensive rebound and a putback with
8:33 PM ET The 2019 NBA All-Star Game captains’ draft is in the books as LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo have assembled their squads for Charlotte. Here’s everything that went down — including a first-of-its-kind trade — on draft night: We have a trade! After the draft, LeBron offered to trade Russell Westbrook for Ben
8:42 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN After considering the possibility of shutting down All-NBA center Anthony Davis, the New Orleans Pelicans will allow Davis back into the lineup for the rest of the season, the team confirmed in a statement Thursday night. After the trade deadline passed with Davis on the roster Thursday, Pelicans executives and
9:20 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers might not have traded for Anthony Davis prior to Thursday’s deadline, but Lakers star LeBron James made sure that Davis will be playing on his team next week in the NBA All-Star Game. James selected Davis, the New Orleans Pelicans star, in the All-Star draft on Thursday night.
2:51 AM ET BOSTON — Sure, the Boston Red Sox knocked out the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series in October and the New England Patriots dispatched the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl less than a week ago, but let’s get real: The only “Beat L.A.” rivalry with actual juice is Celtics
3:17 PM ET The Philadelphia 76ers are trading 2017 No. 1 overall pick Markelle Fultz to the Orlando Magic, league sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Magic are sending forward Jonathon Simmons, a first-round pick (via Oklahoma City) and a second-round pick to the Sixers, sources told ESPN. Fultz last played in a game on
8:36 PM ET The New York Knicks have waived center Enes Kanter and guard Wesley Matthews, the team announced Thursday. The Knicks had talked to teams about potential trades for the past several weeks, sources said, but Kanter’s $18.6 million expiring contract proved too difficult to move at Thursday’s deadline. “From the moment he arrived