11:10 PM ET ESPN News Services MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Nikola Jokic scored 24 points and made a go-ahead basket with 28.9 seconds left, and the Denver Nuggets overcame a 25-point second-half deficit to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 95-92 on Monday night. By overcoming a 19-point halftime deficit, the Nuggets matched the greatest comeback in franchise
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8:33 AM ET THE CELEBRATION STARTED right in front of the Utah Jazz‘s bench. It was the second game of the season for both the Golden State Warriors and Jazz, and Jonas Jerebko had just punctuated the Warriors’ second-half comeback with a final-second tip-in off a Kevin Durant miss. A Klay Thompson chest bump led
6:05 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — As trade speculation swirled around the Los Angeles Lakers because of the Anthony Davis trade request, LeBron James continued to inch his way back to the court by participating in full-court contact drills in practice for the first time since suffering a groin injury. Luke Walton did not
5:17 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LOS ANGELES — After Jimmy Butler practiced for the first time since suffering a sprained right wrist on Jan. 19 against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown said “his expectation” is that Butler will return to the starting lineup Tuesday night here against the Los Angeles Lakers.
4:31 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Derrick Jones Jr. of the Miami Heat is out for at least six weeks with a pair of bone bruises in his right knee. The bruising is significant, but given the way he got hurt the injury could have been worse. Jones was injured Sunday in Miami’s win
3:50 PM ET Trae Young says history will show he is superior to Luka Doncic. But the Hawks rookie contends the draft-day trade that sent him and a protected 2019 first-round pick from the Dallas Mavericks to Atlanta for Doncic has been a win-win for both teams. “Obviously I hear everything that’s going on,” Young
12:30 PM ET NBA InsidersESPN.com Anthony Davis has requested a trade from the New Orleans Pelicans that could shake up the NBA. So, what’s next? Our experts answer the big questions for New Orleans and potential suitors heading into the 2019 NBA trade deadline on Feb. 7. 1. What should the Pelicans do now? Bobby
12:15 PM ET In February 2016, when Kyrie Irving still played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, he removed himself from a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder after just nine minutes with “flu like symptoms.” Irving later clarified the real culprit was nausea from numerous bed bug bites he endured during the team’s stay at the
Try This Trade Trade Exceptions: Add a Second Team Projected Record Note:Projected records are based on the PER of the players in each team’s post-trade rotation. Taking into account the players traded and the ability of their replacements, it is possible for each team in a trade to have a better projected record, or for
8:31 AM ET The 2019 NBA trade deadline is Feb. 7 at 3 p.m. ET. Who is reportedly on the move, and which deals are teams discussing? A deep list of playoff contenders, especially in the loaded Western Conference, means that there are plenty of buyers. Which sellers will emerge? And will there be a