10:56 PM ET NEW YORK — He did it again. Eight days after hitting a game-winning 3-pointer for his new team, 76ers star Jimmy Butler hit a shot from nearly the same spot on the floor with 2.3 seconds to play to give Philadelphia a 127-125 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. “Another play
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10:50 PM ET Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard responded Sunday to recent criticism by San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich about his leadership, saying the comments were “funny to me” and insisting that he is a leader. “I heard about it. It’s just funny to me because, you know, I don’t know if he’s talking
9:23 PM ET LOS ANGELES – Anyone that’s paid attention to LeBron James’ career – whether he was dishing to Donyell Marshall when he was with the Cleveland Cavaliers, or Udonis Haslem when he was with the Miami Heat — should not have been surprised Sunday when, with less than 20 seconds left and the
6:25 PM ET MEMPHIS, Tenn. — No hard feelings linger between David Fizdale and center Marc Gasol as the New York Knicks coach returns to FedEx Forum almost exactly a year after the Memphis Grizzlies fired him in large part due to friction with their franchise center. Gasol and Fizdale made their peace during a
9:27 AM ET There is less than one month until Christmas Day in the NBA, and two Finals contenders — the Boston Celtics and Houston Rockets — are stuck at .500, while surprise teams such as the Memphis Grizzlies and first-place LA Clippers are sitting in the upper tier in the West. Which starts are
2:19 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN DALLAS – The Boston Celtics saw yet another game slip away from them, and a 113-104 loss to the Dallas Mavericks Saturday night leaves Boston back to .500 a quarter of the way through the regular season. Celtics guard Marcus Smart quoted Yogi Berra to sum up his frustration with
1:35 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — After going 1-of-12 from 3 in a 105-98 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook returned to the court still in his full uniform after the game for a shooting session some two hours after the final buzzer. Westbrook spoke with reporters after
1:15 AM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MINNEAPOLIS — Neither Andrew Wiggins‘ scoreless night nor Robert Covington‘s single-bucket performance concerned Minnesota Timberwolves coach Tom Thibodeau. Thibodeau told reporters after Saturday night’s game that only one thing mattered: the outcome. “I think sometimes people get lost in statistics in this league,” he said. “Sometimes, stats don’t translate to
10:25 PM ET Before Saturday’s game at Milwaukee, San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was asked about the importance of point guard Patty Mills‘ leadership in the wake of Manu Ginobili’s retirement and Kawhi Leonard‘s trade to Toronto, and he provided a blunt assessment of Leonard. “Kawhi was a great player, but he wasn’t a
7:54 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — New Orleans center Anthony Davis will miss the Pelicans’ game against the Washington Wizards on Saturday night with strained right hip. Davis picked up the injury in the third quarter of Friday night’s loss to the New York Knicks, though he did return for the final three minutes