7:44 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN HOUSTON — Rockets guard James Harden acknowledges there are other people who deserve to be in the conversation for this season’s NBA Most Valuable Player Award. He just doesn’t think any of them will be able to prevent him from repeating as the award’s recipient. “I mean, yeah. Of course
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11:45 PM ET ESPN News Services SACRAMENTO, Calif. — LeBron James was held out of the Los Angeles Lakers‘ game against the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night with a groin injury, ending his consecutive games played streak at 156. James was injured during the Lakers’ 127-101 victory over two-time defending NBA champion Golden State on
3:14 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN HOUSTON — James Harden heard all of the talk. Some of it was about his Houston Rockets, who followed last season’s 65-win campaign by beginning this season with an 11-14 record, one that left them languishing in 14th place in the Western Conference in mid-December. Some of it was about
7:03 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Draymond Green and Klay Thompson remain confident they will break out of their recent shooting slumps and will get back to their winning ways as the Golden State Warriors head into Thursday night’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers. Green, who is shooting just 11-for-49 from 3-point range this
5:27 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando Magic guard Terrence Ross has been fined $25,000 for throwing a ball into the stands following a game. NBA executive vice president Kiki VanDeWeghe announced the action Thursday, a day after Ross tossed the ball into the crowd at Amway Center following a 122-120 overtime loss
4:32 PM ET SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With LeBron James and Rajon Rondo sidelined for Thursday’s game against the Sacramento Kings — and possibly for more games in the near future — Brandon Ingram says it’s time for him to resume the type of role he played last season for the Los Angeles Lakers. “It’s an
5:41 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN Almost immediately after his breakout rookie season, Donovan Mitchell and Adidas tore up his existing three-year sneaker deal and worked up a new, multi-million-dollar endorsement contract, complete with his very own coveted signature sneaker. Mitchell tweeted about the new paperwork in July, and early concept work and prototyping kicked off
3:35 PM ET Brian Windhorst Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Adrian Wojnarowski Although an MRI revealed LeBron James sidestepped serious injury, the All-NBA forward did suffer a significant left groin strain and the Los Angeles Lakers are preparing for him to
2:27 PM ET Itallian club Fiat Torino has parted ways with coach Larry Brown, the team announced. Brown, 78, took over the Serie A team this season but guided them to just a 5-19 mark. The New York-born coach is out after being booed at home following Wednesday’s loss to Sidigas Avellino. A 2002 inductee
3:43 PM ET Associated Press It was, by any measure, a fantastic year for LeBron James. James made it to the NBA Finals for the eighth consecutive year. He changed addresses again, leaving Cleveland for the second time to join the Los Angeles Lakers in the biggest move of free agency over the summer. He