12:12 AM ET New York Knicks president Steve Mills said Kristaps Porzingis wasn’t fully bought in to the team’s plans for the future, which is one reason why the franchise decided to honor his trade request by sending him to the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday. “We feel like we did the right thing,” Mills said
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11:47 PM ET DETROIT — Dirk Nowitzki said Thursday night that he thinks the Dallas Mavericks might have added a franchise-type of player to its roster in Kristaps Porzingis and created a combination of young stars that could be fun to watch for a “long, long time.” Porzingis headlines a seven-player trade between the Mavericks
12:57 AM ET SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs could have used recently retired guard Manu Ginobili to play the role of exterminator again on Thursday when they faced the Brooklyn Nets at the AT&T Center. With 7:31 left in the opening quarter, officials were forced to stop play when several bats swooped down
9:28 PM ET LOS ANGELES — LeBron James has been cleared and will make his return Thursday night against the LA Clippers, the Los Angeles Lakers confirmed. James has missed 17 straight games with a groin injury he suffered on Christmas night at Golden State. He was originally listed as out but was upgraded to
9:00 AM ET Ten things as the NBA loses its mind: 1. Boogie, fitting in Rivals hoped DeMarcus Cousins‘ deliberate low-post brutality would suck away some of the Golden State Warriors‘ run-and-gun essence — that they might get stuck between identities. Pelicans GM Dell Demps might be sending a message to the Lakers by taking
7:30 PM ET The NBA announced the 14 reserves for the 2019 All-Star Game on Thursday, with Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets, Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers, Nikola Vucevic of the Orlando Magic and Khris Middleton of the Milwaukee Bucks making their first appearances. All-Star reserves are selected by the coaches. Joining Jokic
7:10 PM ET We have the official 24 selections for the 2019 NBA All-Star Game. But how well do you know these dudes? Let’s see how you fare in our first edition of shot chart trivia. Shot chart trivia: Who am I? Here we go: 10 multiple-choice questions featuring some All-Stars and some players with
5:43 PM ET The NBA world barely had time to recover from Thursday morning’s news that Kristaps Porzingis left New York Knicks officials with the impression that he wanted to be traded when the other shoe dropped. New York has agreed with Dallas on trade that includes Kristaps Porzingis, Courtney Lee, Tim Hardaway Jr., for
4:36 PM ET Associated Press INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — Kevin Love‘s return to the Cavaliers could be days away. The All-Star forward, who has only played four games this season, took part in a full contact, 5-on-5 scrimmage on Thursday, a major step in his recovery from left foot surgery. “He actually did pretty well,” Cavs
4:09 PM ET The Dallas Mavericks have agreed to a trade with the New York Knicks for All-Star forward Kristaps Porzingis, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday. The trade also includes the Knicks sending Courtney Lee and Tim Hardaway Jr. to the Mavericks in return for Wesley Matthews, Dennis Smith Jr. and DeAndre