8:00 AM ET IT IS A gray mid-December afternoon at the Nuggets practice facility, and Jamal Murray spanks the basketball, punishing it as another shot rolls off. In 36 hours, Oklahoma City star Russell Westbrook will swagger into the Pepsi Center intending to impose his will on Denver’s 21-year-old point guard. Murray craves games against
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3:10 AM ET LOS ANGELES — The down-on-their-luck Los Angeles Lakers appear to finally have some help on the way, with Rajon Rondo set to return to the lineup this week. “I think Rondo will play Thursday as long as he continues to move with no setbacks until then, but that will be something that
1:35 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Klay Thompson tied an NBA record Monday night by hitting 10 3-pointers without a miss en route to scoring 44 points as the Golden State Warriors overwhelmed the Los Angeles Lakers 130-111. Thompson, who also tied the record for consecutive 3-pointers to start a game, missed his 11th attempted
10:21 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — Houston Rockets guard James Harden reached 30 points for the 20th consecutive game Monday night against the Philadelphia 76ers. Harden, who last failed to reach the 30-point threshold when he scored 29 points against the Portland Trail Blazers on Dec. 11, hit a pair of free throws at
12:09 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — After Kenneth Faried spent much of the past two seasons sitting on the bench first for the Denver Nuggets and then the Brooklyn Nets, he said after signing with the Houston Rockets prior to Monday night’s 121-93 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers that he’s ready for that to
1:38 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Hours before DeMarcus Cousins‘ second game as a Golden State Warrior, Klay Thompson captured the full breadth of Cousins’ appeal as a ballplayer when he praised him as “such a talented, cerebral player. You can plug him anywhere — he’s going to make the right play.” Thompson experienced these
6:50 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Houston Rockets have agreed to send Carmelo Anthony and cash to the Chicago Bulls, league sources told ESPN. Anthony, a 10-time All-Star, will not play a game for the Bulls, who will eventually trade or waive him before the Feb. 7 trade deadline, league sources said. The teams wanted
5:46 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MILWAUKEE — Dallas Mavericks forward Luka Doncic became the second-youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double on Monday afternoon, collecting 18 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a 116-106 loss to the Bucks. Doncic and Philadelphia 76ers guard Markelle Fultz are the only two teenagers in league
5:28 PM ET New York Knicks center Enes Kanter doesn’t agree with head coach David Fizdale’s decision to remove him from the rotation. Enes Kanter’s criticism of the Turkish government forced him to miss the Knicks’ trip to London. The vocal big man discusses watching his team play from 3,500 miles away. NBA commissioner Adam
5:32 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors will be looking for “some redemption” in their rematch against the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night, and this time they’ll have “a devastating force” on their side. The Lakers and Warriors will meet Monday night for the second time, but L.A.