7:49 PM ET With five days remaining in the fan vote for the All-Star Game, back-to-back NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant and reigning NBA MVP James Harden remain outside of the Western Conference starting five. Oklahoma City Thunder‘s Paul George remains ahead of Durant in the West’s starting five in the most recent fan voting
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2:32 PM ET The Miami Heat have fined Dion Waiters for publicly complaining for his lack of playing time this week. Waiters has appeared in five games, all off the bench, since returning to the Heat after missing more than a year with a left ankle injury. After the Heat’s 124-86 loss to the Milwaukee
1:02 PM ET NBA referees will answer questions about calls in real time over Twitter in a selection of games for the rest of the season, starting with two games next week. During Monday’s Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers game on TNT and Wednesday’s San Antonio Spurs at Philadelphia 76ers game on ESPN,
3:43 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry became the first player in NBA history to knock down eight or more 3-pointers in three straight games, after he hit nine in Wednesday night’s 147-140 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. “When Mark Jackson said [Curry] was ruining the game, I know
1:46 AM ET [embedded content] After missing nearly a year of action due to a ruptured Achilles tendon, DeMarcus Cousins is set to make his NBA return. When he does, he’ll be debuting as a member of the Golden State Warriors, after signing with the two-time defending champions in July. In advance of his Warriors
1:08 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Celtics guard Kyrie Irving said that, in the wake of his outbursts at coach Brad Stevens and Gordon Hayward on the court at the end of Saturday’s loss to the Orlando Magic and pointed criticisms of the team’s young players afterward, he called LeBron James and apologized for
12:52 AM ET Ahead of his long-awaited debut with the Golden State Warriors, All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins said he believes he’s joining the most hated team in sports. In a sit-down interview with ESPN’s Rachel Nichols, Cousins said he hasn’t focused on the reaction from fans since he signed as a free agent with the
11:39 PM ET Even in a losing effort, James Harden is still making history. Harden finished with 58 points in the Houston Rockets‘ overtime loss to the Brooklyn Nets Wednesday night, two days after dropping 57 on the Memphis Grizzlies. Until Spencer Dinwiddie (33 points) and Jarrett Allen (20 points, 24 rebounds) led impressive comebacks
11:24 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Spencer Dinwiddie scored 25 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, and the Brooklyn Nets spoiled James Harden‘s 58-point night with a 145-142 victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. Harden had his second straight season high after scoring 57 in a victory over Memphis
11:02 PM ET Minnesota guard Tyus Jones will wear a boot on his sprained left ankle for several days, and his return will be considered day-to-day after that, a league source tells ESPN. Jones sustained his injury while driving to the basket late in the third quarter of the Timberwolves’ 42-point loss to Philadelphia on