10:27 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN After being snubbed in Week 13 and left out of our top sneaker highlights for the first time all season, PJ Tucker was back with a vengeance. The Rockets wing kicked the week off with a 1-of-140 pair of Air Jordan 4s, recently made exclusively for Florida Gators athletes, along
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1:07 AM ET LOS ANGELES — After missing almost an entire year as he recovered from a torn left Achilles injury, Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins made his season debut on Friday night, scoring 14 points, grabbing six rebounds and dishing out three assists in a 112-94 win over the LA Clippers. Cousins, who
11:54 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Kenneth Faried has agreed to a contract buyout with the Brooklyn Nets, clearing the way for him to sign a free agent deal with the Houston Rockets, league sources told ESPN. Faried is expected to be waived on Saturday and clear to sign with Houston on Monday, by which time
9:36 PM ET Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle reiterated on his weekly radio show that disgruntled point guard Dennis Smith Jr. “is welcome to come back and rejoin the team whenever he feels like he can,” adding that he believes Smith’s advisers are telling him to stay away from the team. Smith has missed the
8:54 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Andre Drummond left Detroit’s game against Miami on Friday night with a nasal injury after he was hit in the face by an opponent’s arm. James Johnson of the Heat caught Drummond in the face in the first half, and the Detroit big man left after playing only
7:01 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN There is optimism that former All-Star guard Isaiah Thomas will make his debut with the Denver Nuggets prior to the mid-February All-Star Break, league sources told ESPN on Friday. Thomas has been gathering momentum in his rehabilitation process from hip surgery in March, and there’s hope among Thomas and the
6:43 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins, who has not played in almost a year as he recovered from a torn left Achilles tendon, will not have a minutes restriction during his season debut Friday night against the LA Clippers. But to remain on the floor, Cousins will have to
5:47 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN CHICAGO — Chicago-based hand specialists have recommended Bulls rookie Wendell Carter undergo surgery to repair a left thumb injury. If Carter opts to have the surgery, the recovery time is 8-12 weeks. Carter sprained his thumb during a Jan. 15 game against the LA Clippers. Carter played the entire game
2:14 PM ET Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle on Friday said he has tried to reach out to point guard Dennis Smith Jr. and would “love to have him back.” Sources told ESPN on Thursday that the Mavericks are optimistic that they can reconcile and move forward with Smith Jr., who has recently expressed that
8:00 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — After a half-season of anticipation, waiting to see when the Golden State Warriors might break out their newest weapon, DeMarcus Cousins is ready to debut. The former All-Star, who hasn’t played an NBA game since Jan. 26, 2018, is expected to make his highly anticipated Warriors debut Friday night