1:08 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — Spurs coach Gregg Popovich had an immediate answer when he was asked about his decision to leave leading scorer DeMar DeRozan on the bench for the final play of San Antonio’s 122-120 loss to the 76ers on Wednesday night. “We didn’t want to go to overtime,” Popovich said.
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9:18 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — James Harden has reached 30 points for the 21st consecutive game, passing Wilt Chamberlain for the fourth-longest streak in NBA history. Harden’s 3-pointer with about three minutes remaining in the first half of Houston’s game against the Knicks on Wednesday night gave him 32 points. The NBA’s
10:28 PM ET Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo left Wednesday’s game against the Toronto Raptors with an apparent right-knee injury. Oladipo went down while chasing Pascal Siakam on a Raptors fast break with four minutes to go in the second quarter. Oladipo immediately grabbed his leg and was carried off the court on a stretcher.
8:41 PM ET ESPN News Services Indiana Pacers All-Star guard Victor Oladipo was taken off the court on a stretcher with what the team called a “serious injury to his right knee” during the first half of Wednesday night’s home game against the Toronto Raptors. He will have an MRI on Thursday, at which point
6:04 PM ET FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee, was evacuated Wednesday afternoon due to a fire, just hours before the Grizzlies hosted the Charlotte Hornets. “A small electrical fire was discovered in the sauna located in the Grizzlies locker room area and FedExForum was evacuated,” the Grizzlies said in a statement. “Memphis Fire was contacted immediately
6:11 PM ET LOS ANGELES — LeBron James will not play Thursday against the Minnesota Timberwolves, according to Los Angeles Lakers coach Luke Walton, extending the four-time MVP’s absence to 15 games because of a left groin strain. James participated in drills Wednesday but has yet to experience a full-contact practice since suffering the injury
3:51 PM ET ESPN News Services MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Grizzlies may be ready to start rebuilding, listening to trade offers for the NBA’s longest-tenured teammates. Guard Mike Conley said Grizzlies owner Robert Pera told him and center Marc Gasol on Tuesday that they will be mentioned in potential trade talks. The Grizzlies, who
1:58 AM ET ESPN News Services Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker and Minnesota Timberwolves forward Gorgui Dieng were ejected after an altercation in the third quarter of their game in Phoenix on Tuesday night. The incident occurred with 5 minutes, 24 seconds left in the third, with the Timberwolves leading 82-62. Booker was stripped on
9:26 AM ET As the NBA regular-season marathon ticks toward the finish line, every game is amplified, not only for squads fighting for playoff seeding but for those simply trying to get into the big dance. And, indeed, fates can be decided at the very end, as the Nuggets proved last season when they fell
9:46 PM ET DALLAS — Coach Rick Carlisle immediately reinserted Dennis Smith Jr. into the Dallas Mavericks‘ starting lineup after the second-year point guard’s return from a midseason sabbatical Tuesday night. Smith missed the previous six games, the first three officially because of back soreness and the other three because of what the team called