3:41 AM ET LOS ANGELES — With a hard-fought victory over the Dallas Mavericks in hand, LA Clippers head coach Doc Rivers walked to the scorer’s table and grabbed a microphone with 9.4 seconds remaining, imploring fans to applaud 21-year NBA veteran Dirk Nowitzki. It was a nice moment as Clippers fans showered the Dallas
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12:57 AM ET NEW YORK — How do Spurs players feel after the worst ‘Rodeo Road Trip’ in franchise history? “Guys are not happy, [they’re] frustrated, want to win, and want to do the things to win,” LaMarcus Aldridge said after San Antonio’s 101-85 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Monday. “So it’s on us,
12:47 AM ET ESPN News Services Philadelphia 76ers center Boban Marjanovic had to be helped off the court after he went down clutching his right knee late in Monday night’s 111-110 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. Marjanovic had 12 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks in less than 22 minutes to help fill the
2:34 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins played his best game of the season in a 121-110 win over the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night, but it was a technical foul he received in the fourth quarter for tossing a shoe off the court that left him frustrated following the
2:28 AM ET HOUSTON — Houston Rockets guard James Harden saw his streak of scoring at least 30 points in a game come to an end at 32 outings on Monday, when he finished with 28 points in his team’s 119-111 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. Harden seemed almost relieved. “It was cool,” he said.
7:21 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN CHICAGO — Giannis Antetokounmpo will not play against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday in the United Center. Ersan Ilyasova will start in Antetokounmpo’s place. Antetokounmpo has had lingering right knee soreness over the past few games. Before the game, coach Mike Budenholzer said he is optimistic the knee soreness is
6:34 PM ET HOUSTON — With Houston Rockets star James Harden, who was originally listed as probable with a cervical strain for Monday’s matchup against the Atlanta Hawks, will play, according to coach Mike D’Antonio. “James is good. He’s ready to go,” D’Antoni said nearly two hours before the game was to tip off in
2:36 PM ET The NBA is revamping its G League Elite Camp, making it a new initiative aimed at providing added exposure for draft prospects hoping to catch the attention of NBA talent evaluators, a source told ESPN. A formal announcement is expected soon The G League Elite Camp, replacing the G League Elite Mini
2:06 PM ET Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns says he is “lucky to be alive” after being involved in a car accident that has sidelined him for Minnesota’s last two games. Towns said Monday that he had a 5 percent chance of surviving the accident, which occurred last Thursday. “The accident could have went — I’d
8:21 AM ET Steve Kerr still remembers the first time he saw Stephen Curry play basketball for Davidson College. It was December 2007 in Anaheim, California, and Kerr — then the general manager for the Phoenix Suns — was scouting a tournament alongside close friend and then-Suns scout Bruce Fraser. In a game that featured