9:43 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN OAKLAND, Calif. — Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard will not play against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night because of a bruised right hip. It’s the second straight game Leonard has missed with the hip issue. He also sat out of Tuesday rout of the LA Clippers at Staples
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5:58 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN INDIANAPOLIS — Pacers guard Victor Oladipo, who missed 11 games with a knee injury, will start against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night, coach Nate McMillan said. McMillan said Oladipo’s minutes would be restricted, but he did not disclose how many minutes the All-Star would play. Oladipo went through a
4:46 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Phil Jackson made a surprise visit to the Los Angeles Lakers‘ practice facility Wednesday. It was the first time Jackson has been seen by the media at the facility over the past two seasons. The team said the former head coach just stopped by. The eight-part docuseries, produced
5:35 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry said he was joking when he questioned on a podcast whether astronauts ever landed on the moon, and he will happily accept NASA’s invitation to tour the lunar lab at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. “One thousand percent,” Curry told ESPN on
8:00 AM ET Eric GomezMexico writer MEXICO CITY — It has been 20 years since Michael Jordan‘s iconic shot over Byron Russell capped the Chicago Bulls‘ dynasty. Still, they remain one of the NBA’s most recognizable teams for fans worldwide. In Mexico, where on Thursday the Bulls will play their first regular-season game outside of
1:17 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — The Miami Heat earned the chance to wear fuchsia. And 15 other teams will soon be getting bonus uniforms as well. The Heat unveiled their latest uniform Wednesday, part of the “Earned” collection that will be rolled out by the NBA and Nike as a perk for the
11:28 AM ET Boston Celtics center Al Horford will miss “at least a few games” after being diagnosed with Patellofemoral pain syndrome in his left knee, coach Brad Stevens said Wednesday. The Celtics also said Gordon Hayward, who has been dealing with an illness, won’t play Wednesday night against the Washington Wizards. The 32-year-old Horford,
12:01 PM ET When Nike succeeded adidas as the NBA’s official jersey supplier, it already had ideas for all the new alternate uniforms it would produce — the so-called “city edition” uniforms, and the new “earned edition” set the NBA unveiled today as a sort of replacement for the mothballed one-day-only Christmas jerseys. Almost every
8:47 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN The first colorway of the Curry 6 is based on the famed Fox Theater in Oakland. Courtesy Under Armour As he played host to an Under Armour product meeting at his home near Oakland, California, in 2017, Stephen Curry was asked to think two signature sneakers ahead. What ideas would he
8:14 AM ET NBA InsidersESPN.com Toronto Raptors vs. Golden State Warriors (10:30 p.m. ET Wednesday, ESPN/WatchESPN) is the most likely NBA Finals matchup, but would it be the best? Our experts answer the big questions looking ahead to June. 1. _____ would be the most competitive Finals opponent for Golden State. Kevin Arnovitz, ESPN: Toronto