3:47 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Tuesday marked the 140th game of Brandon Ingram’s NBA career. But it was the first game he’s played since Anthony Davis set the basketball world on fire by requesting a trade on Monday that linked the Los Angeles Lakers forward in just about every plausible trade scenario to land
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2:41 AM ET LOS ANGELES — For one furious three-minute stretch on Tuesday, the Los Angeles Lakers displayed the kind of basketball Luke Walton envisioned: smothering and inspired defense that led to high-speed fast breaks with the ball zipping through the air. After falling behind by as many as 24 points to the Philadelphia 76ers
11:45 PM ET SAN ANTONIO — The coach for the winning team doesn’t typically lament the fate of the ousted, but that’s what Gregg Popovich did after the San Antonio Spurs edged Phoenix 126-124, saying the Suns “got robbed,” while his Spurs put together “a pathetic performance.” Just minutes after Rudy Gay drilled a buzzer
2:15 AM ET HOUSTON — The New Orleans Pelicans limped into the Toyota Center on Tuesday missing five of their top six scorers because of injuries and in the middle of a media firestorm a day after news broke of franchise cornerstone Anthony Davis‘ trade request. The Pelicans managed to leave with a 121-116 win
9:08 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Philadelphia’s Ben Simmons, Utah’s Donovan Mitchell and Dallas’ Luka Doncic were among the 20 players announced Tuesday as participants in this year’s Rising Stars game at All-Star weekend. All-access with top NBA rookies from before they are drafted until the end of their first season. Watch on
9:00 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN LOS ANGELES — All NBA coaches, no matter what philosophies they profess or principles they follow, are united in one way: They can never have enough players. No matter how talented their teams may be, every coach constantly clamors for more — whether they need them or not. Philadelphia 76ers
6:09 PM ET New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis has been fined $50,000 by the NBA after his agent, Rich Paul, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Monday that his client “wants to be traded to a team that allows him a chance to win consistently and compete for a championship.” Here’s what each team can
8:32 AM ET ON A SUNDAY afternoon inside the Superdome in December 2014, Rita Benson LeBlanc, the granddaughter of New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson, reportedly accosted Benson’s wife, Gayle. Within six days, Tom Benson disinherited his daughter and her two children and made Gayle his primary heir. There’s way more to this
1:28 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The New Orleans Pelicans plan to listen to offers on All-NBA center Anthony Davis but won’t make a deal before next Thursday’s NBA trade deadline unless they’re offered an overwhelming package for the franchise’s star, league sources told ESPN. Los Angeles Lakers president Magic Johnson and GM Rob Pelinka are
12:06 AM ET INDIANPOLIS — As the Golden State Warriors continue playing their best basketball of the season, they do so believing that their best stretch remains ahead, despite the fact that they’ve now won 11 straight games after a 132-100 destruction of the Indiana Pacers on Monday night. “Coach hit us with what game