Feb 5, 2024, 05:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt has a right midfoot sprain and will be reevaluated by team doctors in about three to four weeks, the team announced Monday. Vanderbilt was hurt late in last week’s win over the Boston Celtics. After missing the first 20 games
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Associated Press Feb 5, 2024, 01:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions For the first time, the NBA will play on glass. Part of All-Star weekend in Indianapolis — including the entire All-Star Saturday Night lineup — will be played on a state-of-the-art, full video LED court that will be installed at Lucas Oil Stadium, the
Jim McCormick, Special to ESPN.comFeb 5, 2024, 02:00 PM ET Close Jim McCormick is a fantasy football and fantasy basketball analyst for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Working the waiver wire is pivotal to succeeding in fantasy basketball. With so many games, injuries and endless shifts in rotations throughout the marathon campaign, we’ll need to source
Feb 5, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA trade deadline is Thursday, and contenders are putting finishing touches on their rosters ahead of crowded postseason pushes in each conference. But while this week is significant every year across the league, this season has presented new restrictions for front offices to navigate. This
Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNFeb 4, 2024, 08:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid — the reigning league MVP — will undergo a procedure to address a left meniscus injury in the coming days, the team announced on Sunday night, and the “door isn’t closed” on a return this season, sources told ESPN.
Associated Press Feb 4, 2024, 06:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Bradley Beal scored a season-high 43 points in his return to Washington and the Phoenix Suns routed the Wizards 140-112 on Sunday. Beal played 11 seasons in Washington before being dealt to Phoenix last offseason. He received a video tribute and standing
Associated Press Feb 4, 2024, 07:47 PM ET DETROIT — Earl “The Twirl” Cureton, who won two NBA championships in 12 seasons in the league, has died. He was 66. Cureton, who served as a community ambassador for the Detroit Pistons for the past 10 years, died “unexpectedly” Sunday morning, according to a release from
ESPN News Services Feb 4, 2024, 03:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela will miss at least a week after being diagnosed with a left adductor strain Sunday. Capela underwent an MRI after experiencing discomfort during Atlanta’s 141-134 overtime win against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday. The Hawks said he
ESPN News Services Feb 3, 2024, 10:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Stephen Curry scored a season-high 60 points in Golden State’s 141-134 overtime loss to Atlanta on Saturday night, with Trae Young scoring 35 to help the Hawks outlast the Warriors. Curry had eight points in overtime to finish only two shy
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 4, 2024, 01:39 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Lakers began Saturday night’s game with a