3:35 PM ET DETROIT — Already down a big man, Steve Kerr doesn’t expect Draymond Green to be able to play on the remainder of Golden State Warriors‘ current five-game road trip. Green has missed the last eight games with a right toe sprain and was hopeful that he could return on this trip. Now
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2:47 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Golden State Warriors center Damian Jones will undergo surgery to repair a torn left pectoral muscle and will likely miss the rest of the regular season, league sources told ESPN. The Warriors announced the injury Sunday, which Jones suffered in Saturday night’s loss to Detroit. Jones will meet with a
12:28 AM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — That gruesome ankle injury that put Gordon Hayward through a grueling year of rehab forced him to adjust his game. However he’s able to make it happen, the Boston Celtics are more than happy to have him making the significant impact they envisioned all along. Hayward had a
12:42 AM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Down an All-Star guard, there was no need for the Toronto Raptors to panic. Not against one of the NBA’s worst teams, and not with Kawhi Leonard around. Leonard scored 34 points, Fred VanVleet added 15, and Toronto extended its win streak to eight games, despite missing Kyle
11:59 PM ET DETROIT — Despite having Stephen Curry back on the court for the first time in more than three weeks, Steve Kerr said he had perhaps “one of my worst performances as a coach” after the Golden State Warriors lost in Detroit on Saturday night. After seeing the Pistons outshoot the Warriors from
12:18 AM ET DETROIT — Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry admitted to being a little “antsy” in his return to the floor on Saturday night after missing the past 11 games because of a strained left groin. Curry, who had not played since a Nov. 8 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks when he
12:15 AM ET ESPN News Services Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo was vowing vengeance for an act he perceived as disrespect during Milwaukee’s loss to the Knicks on Saturday night in New York. Knicks forward Mario Hezonja dunked on Antetokounmpo in the first quarter, then stared and stepped over him — much to the delight
10:04 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN A surprise to no one, PJ Tucker once again headlined this week’s kicks on the court. He kept up with the lofty bar he’s already set with a rotation of rare and exclusive Kevin Durant sneakers from the start of the decade along with impossibly limited retro Air Jordans. Paying
8:33 PM ET ESPN News Services CLEVELAND — Toronto Raptors All-Star guard Kyle Lowry is sidelined with an unspecified back injury. Lowry sat out Saturday night’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers after his back flared up earlier in the day. Raptors coach Nick Nurse did not give any details about Lowry’s injury or a timetable
2:31 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN Chicago Bulls forward Lauri Markkanen has been upgraded to probable and could make his season debut in Saturday’s game against the Houston Rockets. Markkanen has been sidelined with an elbow sprain since September. Initially, he was scheduled to be out six to eight weeks. He has missed 23 games. He