Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 1, 2024, 03:10 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — The reeling Los Angeles Lakers will be without both LeBron James
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 1, 2024, 03:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Knicks announced Thursday that forward Julius Randle would be reevaluated in two to three weeks for the dislocated right shoulder he suffered in Saturday’s win over the Miami Heat. That timeline means Randle, who left the game late in the fourth
Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 1, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Open Extended Reactions THE WEDDING PLANS were made months in advance. Long before the Boston Celtics stormed back from a 3-0 deficit to the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals,
Jamal Collier, ESPNJan 31, 2024, 10:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PORTLAND, Ore. — As Damian Lillard walked into Portland’s Moda Center on Wednesday evening for the first time as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks, he instinctually headed toward the home locker room. That was the same route he’d taken for 11 years as
Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 1, 2024, 01:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Kevin Durant made his return to Barclays Center, his home for the better part of four seasons, on Wednesday night and said he hasn’t thought about how his tenure with the Brooklyn Nets could have played out differently and that he,
Jan 31, 2024, 06:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid is out for Thursday’s game against the Utah Jazz and will receive further evaluation on his left knee in the next 24 hours, a team official told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Embiid is expected to travel back to Philadelphia and not join
ESPN News Services Jan 31, 2024, 10:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell scored 20 of his 45 points in the fourth quarter, Darius Garland had 19 points in his return from a broken jaw and the Cleveland Cavaliers held off the NBA-worst Detroit Pistons 128-121 on Wednesday night. Jarrett Allen had
Associated Press Jan 31, 2024, 05:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Joe Dumars went to a game a couple of weeks ago that came down to the very last shot, and he thought it was one of the best games of the season to this point. Final score: Denver 102, Boston 100. It was a
Tim Bontemps, ESPNJan 31, 2024, 06:32 PM ET NEW YORK — After Nets forward Ben Simmons was ruled out against the Suns with a left knee contusion, two days after returning from a 38-game absence, coach Jacque Vaughn said he continues to believe Simmons will become a consistent part of his team’s rotation. “If I
Jan 31, 2024, 01:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards has been fined $40,000 by the NBA after he lashed out at the officiating Monday. Edwards was unhappy with what he thought were several no-calls during a 107-101 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, calling the referees “bad” and “terrible” for