8:30 PM ET Charlotte Hornets center Cody Zeller suffered a fracture in his right hand during Monday’s game against the Orlando Magic, the team announced. Zeller exited to the locker room in the third quarter and had X-rays that showed the injury. The 7-footer had 14 points and six rebounds in 24 minutes before leaving
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2:47 PM ET The NBA fined Golden State Warriors swingman Andre Iguodala $25,000 on Monday for throwing a ball into the stands in Portland on Saturday night. Iguodala was ejected from the Warriors’ 115-105 victory over the Trail Blazers at the end of the first half after he tossed the ball about 20 rows into
1:18 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Former Warriors swingman Patrick McCaw is practicing with the Cavaliers, who signed him to a two-year, $6 million offer sheet last week. McCaw officially joined the Cavaliers’ roster on Monday after Golden State decided not to match Cleveland’s offer. The 23-year-old McCaw had been expected to be in
2:58 AM ET LOS ANGELES — A buzz went through Staples Center just over the mere sight of an injured LeBron James walking into the arena a few minutes into the game, but by the end Los Angeles Lakers fans were roaring over Brandon Ingram‘s best clutch performance of the season. On James’ 34th birthday,
12:31 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Golden State Warriors declined to match a two-year, $6 million offer sheet for restricted free agent Patrick McCaw, clearing the way for him to join the Cleveland Cavaliers, league sources told ESPN. Golden State had until 11:59 p.m. ET on Sunday to match the offer sheet, but let McCaw
12:45 AM ET DALLAS — Russell Westbrook didn’t attempt to sugarcoat anything after one of the least efficient offensive performances of his career, declaring that he has been letting down his Oklahoma City Thunder teammates far too often. “I’ve just got to do a better job, man,” Westbrook said after scoring only nine points on
10:21 PM ET When LeBron James reflects back on the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ first NBA title in 2016, he says that accomplishment allowed him to think of himself as the best player in the game. “That one right there made me the greatest player of all time,” James said in Episode 7 of the eight-part ESPN+
8:06 PM ET LeBron James is one of the most dominant scorers in NBA history. He has scored 31,966 points, which is fifth all-time and only 326 points shy of Michael Jordan, who ranks fourth. On LeBron’s 34th birthday, let’s take a quick look back at his buckets. All of them. That’s a lot of
8:34 PM ET PORTLAND — Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid won’t play Sunday night in Portland against the Trail Blazers, Sixers coach Brett Brown told reporters pregame. Embiid had been listed as questionable for the game with soreness in his left knee, which forced him to miss Philadelphia’s practice on Saturday. “It’s not anything
6:57 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — Raptors coach Nick Nurse admitted he’s been concerned that point guard Kyle Lowry has been sidelined for virtually all of the past two weeks with quad and back issues that have limited him to playing in just one of Toronto’s past eight games. “Yeah, I think a little