11:00 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MINNEAPOLIS — Weeks of tense drama in Minnesota have ended with Karl-Anthony Towns as the last — and only — man standing. More than three hours after the start of the team’s first practice of the post-Jimmy Butler era, in an otherwise empty gym, Towns was still shooting. That day,
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10:01 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN ORLANDO, Fla. — For three quarters, the Jimmy Butler Era in Philadelphia was looking exactly like it was supposed to. But basketball games are four quarters long. And the final 12 minutes of Wednesday night’s game for the 76ers against the Orlando Magic, what appeared destined to be a happy
7:00 PM ET Rachel MarcusESPN Editor Close ESPN Editor Joined ESPN in 2013 Maryland native, Syracuse graduate Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie — who is wearing a different pair of sneakers for each game this season — is honoring Marvel icon Stan Lee, who died Monday at 95, with a Marvel-inspired pair of sneakers on Wednesday.
8:58 AM ET HOUSTON — Just before the season opener tipped off, James Harden joined Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta in the middle of the Toyota Center court for what was billed as an MVP presentation. Harden’s trophy was there, but after a video celebrating his MVP campaign played, Fertitta focused his intense energy on
5:28 PM ET Boston Celtics forward Marcus Morris is out for Wednesday night’s home game against the Chicago Bulls due to illness. Morris has been the team’s most consistent player through the beginning of the season, leading the Celtics in 3-point shooting, overall shooting, field goal percentage and defensive rebounding. Semi Ojeleye and Daniel Theis
4:21 PM ET Golden State guard Stephen Curry is out for at least 10 more days, the team announced on Wednesday. Warriors star Kevin Durant offered short answers while discussing his issues with Draymond Green following Tuesday’s win over the Hawks, saying, “What happened, happened. We’re trying to move on.” To find a new way
8:46 AM ET Over the summer, each of the NBA’s 30 teams assembled a roster informed by some of the smartest experts in professional sports. The best basketball scouts in the world studied players to identify skills that could help their teams. Analytic departments performed deep dives into hundreds of names to uncover undervalued players
2:44 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Kevin Durant says he and Draymond Green have not been able to hash out any issues that might be lingering after a verbal altercation during and after Monday night’s overtime loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. The Warriors suspended Green without pay for Tuesday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks
9:53 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Tyson Chandler revealed on Tuesday that he narrowed a list of potential landing spots to the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors before negotiating a buyout with the Phoenix Suns. “It was like five teams and I narrowed it down to two,” said Chandler, who starred
6:35 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Kyle Lowry and Jonas Valanciunas spent a dozen years between them developing their games under coach Dwane Casey. Valanciunas had never played for any other NBA head coach before this season. When they welcome Casey and his Detroit Pistons back to Toronto on Wednesday night, the two longest-serving