2:41 AM ET The New Orleans Pelicans are in advanced talks with Euroleague guard Dairis Bertans on a contract, league sources told ESPN. The Pelicans waived guard Tim Frazier on Wednesday night after a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, making available a roster spot for Bertans, league sources said. This would be the first
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8:48 AM ET The New Orleans Pelicans have agreed to terms with Euroleague guard Dairis Bertans on a contract that includes a team option for 2019-20 season, league sources told ESPN. The Pelicans waived guard Tim Frazier on Wednesday night after a loss at the Los Angeles Lakers, making available a roster spot for Bertans,
1:42 AM ET DALLAS — Dirk Nowitzki, who has received farewell tributes in arenas around the NBA this season, has never ruled out returning for a 22nd campaign with the Dallas Mavericks. While he maintains that he won’t make a final decision until this summer, Nowitzki holding off on retirement seems more realistic than it
2:17 AM ET Taking the escalator down behind Section 107 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, a rider will come face to face with a 30-foot portrait of Anthony Davis, starting at eye level with the Pelicans star’s arched brow at the top, before lining up with his scruffy beard when the escalator ends
1:38 AM ET MIAMI — In a season full of memories and a career full of Hall of Fame highlights, Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade created the most memorable moment of his final NBA season on Wednesday night by banking in a one-footed 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Heat to a 126-125 win
12:22 AM ET Sacramento Kings rookie Marvin Bagley III suffered a left knee sprain during Wednesday night’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks and will not return. Bagley will have an MRI on the knee Thursday, the team said. Bagley, the No. 2 overall pick out of Duke, was hurt when he ran into a pick
2:09 AM ET DALLAS — Luka Doncic‘s tremendous run as a teenager is done. The Dallas Mavericks rookie turns the ripe old age of 20 on Thursday. Doncic is arguably the most accomplished teen in basketball history, particularly if you consider him leading Slovenia to a EuroCup championship and winning a EuroLeague MVP and title
4:53 PM ET Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nearly a year after police fatally shot an unarmed black man in Sacramento and a series of protests ensued in California’s capital, the Kings and Milwaukee Bucks collaborated on a daylong summit Wednesday to address social injustice and encourage engagement and thoughtful discussions to try to bring
5:27 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Lost in the fallout from the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 0-2 road trip through New Orleans and Memphis was LeBron James‘ declaration of self-accountability. “Starts with me,” he said after the loss to the Grizzlies on Monday dropped the Lakers three games behind the San Antonio Spurs for the
4:50 PM ET Former NBA player Royce White says his basketball days are over as he prepares for a career in mixed martial arts. White, a first-round draft pick of the Houston Rockets in 2012, said he believes he could one day compete for the UFC’s heavyweight belt. “I’m one of the best athletes in