1:42 PM ET Video of Bradley Beal getting away with what looked like an egregious travel was receiving a lot of mileage on social media Tuesday. Now, the referees are pumping the brakes, saying the play was legal. .@RealDealBeal23 MIGHT have gotten away with a travel here 😂 pic.twitter.com/IVII76BFSL — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 12, 2019
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7:31 AM ET It has been said that Michael Jordan‘s decision to sign with Nike was one of the greatest deals in sports history, launching a multibillion-dollar business, helping turn the company into a basketball juggernaut and changing the game for hundreds of athletes who came after him. But what if it was only the
9:28 AM ET A number of future international NBA draft picks are expected at the fifth annual Basketball Without Borders Global Camp (BWB) in Charlotte, a joint venture of the NBA and FIBA held during All-Star Weekend. Sixty-three boys and girls, ranging in age from 16 to 18 and from 31 countries, will get measured,
12:32 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — Jonas Valanciunas had been one of the faces of the Toronto Raptors the past several years. The gregarious, giant Lithuanian became a fan favorite as a mainstay of Toronto’s rise from Eastern Conference afterthought to perennial power. Valanciunas is a nice player, just like the Raptors had become
4:52 AM ET Philadelphia 76ers general manager Elton Brand called Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations Magic Johnson on Monday afternoon to apologize for insinuating in a radio interview that the Lakers had called — unprompted — to ask permission for Johnson to speak with Sixers forward Ben Simmons, league sources told ESPN. In
10:51 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — As the crowd showered him with a raucous standing ovation, Russell Westbrook turned to the Portland Trail Blazers bench and gave a little wink. A drive and kick to set Paul George up for a 3 made NBA history: A 10th consecutive triple-double, breaking Wilt Chamberlain‘s mark of nine
12:19 AM ET HOUSTON — James Harden, nursing a sore shooting shoulder, needed a late scoring flurry Monday night to extend his streak of scoring at least 30 points to 30 consecutive games. Harden scored 11 points in a 100-second span late in the fourth quarter to finish with 31 in the Houston Rockets‘ 120-104
10:46 PM ET Houston Rockets guard James Harden made it interesting but extended his streak of games scoring at least 30 points to 30 on Monday night, in a 120-104 win over the Dallas Mavericks. Harden, who had only 11 points at the half, hit a three with 52.9 seconds remaining and the Rockets leading
10:06 PM ET The New York Knicks set a single-season franchise record Monday when they lost their 17th consecutive game 107-104 to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Knicks, who last won Jan. 4 against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center, broke their previous record of 16 straight defeats set in 2014-15 when they finished with
8:15 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Kevin Durant should have been called for a discontinued dribble on the Golden State Warriors‘ final possession of what became their 120-118 win over the Miami Heat, the NBA said Monday in a report detailing all calls made in the last two minutes of the game. Golden State