9:57 AM ET As Kemba Walker hoisted 3-pointers before his pre-draft workout with the Charlotte Bobcats, he turned to Stephen Silas, then a Bobcats assistant, with a lament: “Man, this line is far,” Walker said of the NBA arc, according to both men. Walker did not shine in shooting drills that day. “That jumper,” Silas
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2:50 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif — Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant is so good that after scoring 49 points in a 116-110 comeback win over the Orlando Magic, he was frustrated he didn’t get 50. “I still missed 17 shots,” Durant said. “Tricked off a 50 piece. I felt like I had some shots
2:35 AM ET Jerry Bembry WASHINGTON — On one hand you had Houston Rockets guard James Harden, who was named the NBA’s MVP last season behind his lethal combination of 3-point shooting and his uncanny ability to get to the rim. On the other hand you had the Washington Wizards duo of John Wall and
9:34 PM ET Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said on Monday that guard Stephen Curry should be a full-go at practice on Tuesday. Kerr wanted to make sure Curry had a couple of practice days before returning to game action. Curry hasn’t played since injuring his left groin in a Nov. 8 loss to
9:52 AM ET The LA Clippers are the biggest surprise in the league. Just ask Vegas. The Clips are on pace to win about 18 more games than their preseason over/under suggested. It’s the biggest such deviation in the NBA, and it’s all thanks to an efficient offense engineered by Doc Rivers and fueled by
7:08 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Houston Rockets guard Chris Paul was out for Monday night’s game against the Washington Wizards with a sore left leg. It’s the second consecutive game Paul has missed. He sat out Saturday’s game in Cleveland after playing 37 minutes in an overtime win in Detroit the night before.
4:56 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Examinations of Philadelphia 76ers guard Markelle Fultz‘s right shoulder will extend through Wednesday in New York and no decision on his next steps is expected until later in the week, league sources told ESPN. Fultz’s agent and attorney, Raymond Brothers, informed the Sixers that Fultz would seek further opinions on
2:01 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN NEW ORLEANS — Pelicans forward Anthony Davis told reporters that he plans to play Monday night against the Boston Celtics after missing sitting Saturday with a hip strain. “That’s my plan,” Davis told reporters after the team’s shootaround Monday morning. “My plan is always to play. I have to get
9:13 AM ET MEMPHIS, Tenn. — You won’t offend the Memphis Grizzlies by flipping right past them on NBA League Pass. They’ll gleefully admit that 29 other teams are more fun to watch. But as the rest of the league trends toward a fast, beautiful brand of basketball, the Grizzlies play slow and ugly by
9:09 PM ET Former NBA All-Star and champion Willie Naulls died Sunday at 84. He died of respiratory failure caused by a rare immunological condition called Churg-Strauss syndrome, his wife said. Naulls played in the NBA from 1956 to 1966. He won three titles with the Celtics from 1964-1966 and was an All-Star with the