8:44 AM ET LOS ANGELES — As the buzzer sounded Friday night and Lakers fans booed after a deflating loss, Clippers forward Montrezl Harrell raised his hands and motioned for the crowd to keep the jeers coming. After the Clippers used a 22-0 second-half run to beat the undermanned Lakers 118-107 in the teams’ first
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2:38 AM ET ESPN News Services Andrew Wiggins and the Minnesota Timberwolves lost against the visiting Atlanta Hawks due to missed free throws, dunks and layups. Wiggins, a career 74 percent free throw shooter, was Minnesota’s biggest offender from the stripe in the 123-120 overtime loss. He went 5-of-12 and heard about it from a
12:55 AM ET Knicks big man Enes Kanter believes Milwaukee assistant Darvin Ham should be disciplined for coming between him and Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo during a brief skirmish in Thursday’s game. Ham appeared to shove Kanter away from Antetokounmpo to separate the two players as they stood face-to-face in the fourth quarter of Milwaukee’s
12:40 AM ET Malika AndrewsESPN Derrick Rose sprained his right ankle during the Minnesota Timberwolves‘ 123-120 overtime loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night, the team said. He will be re-evaluated by medical staff Saturday. Rose, who played 39 minutes, suffered the injury on an attempted jump shot during the last play of regulation.
11:40 PM ET San Antonio Spurs center Pau Gasol returned to the lineup Friday night at Denver. Gasol, who in his 17th season had missed San Antonio’s last 26 games because of a stress fracture in his left foot, did not enter the 102-99 loss but was available off the bench. Gasol had taken on
10:20 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — John Wall missed the Washington Wizards‘ 101-92 loss to Chicago on Friday night due to a left heel injury, and coach Scott Brooks said the point guard will see a specialist. Zach LaVine scored 24 points, including 11 straight in the third quarter, as the Chicago Bulls defeated
2:57 PM ET Sacramento Kings rookie Marvin Bagley III will be sidelined for at least another two weeks as he recovers from a bone bruise in his left knee, the team announced Friday. Bagley, selected with the No. 2 overall pick in June, has not played since a Dec. 14 game against the Golden State
9:00 AM ET And we’re back with the last 10 things of 2018: 1. Luka Doncic, across the court Doncic’s step-back jumper has drawn the most attention, but his crosscourt passes — the timing and accuracy, the manipulativeness — have been even more impressive. Look when Doncic slingshots this to Harrison Barnes: That pass nominally
12:06 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo is expected to undergo surgery to repair an injured finger on his right hand, a source confirmed to ESPN. A source confirmed that Rondo could miss a month after he has surgery on his shooting hand for a second time this season. The team said
11:55 AM ET The Cleveland Cavaliers will sign Golden State Warriors restricted free agent Patrick McCaw to a two-year, $6 million offer sheet Friday, league sources have told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. McCaw declined a two-year, $5.2 million offer from Golden State, a source told The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears in October. The Warriors can match