12:00 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN MIAMI — From the moment Markelle Fultz double-clutched the second of two free throws midway through the second quarter of Monday night’s game against the Miami Heat, his shooting form once again became a blazing-hot topic of conversation. Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown, however, had no time for such
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10:19 PM ET Brooklyn Nets shooting guard Caris LeVert had to be stretchered off the court after suffering a serious right leg injury late in the second quarter at the Target Center in Minnesota. LeVert, in his third NBA season with the Nets out of Michigan after being drafted 20th overall 2016, had looked like
9:47 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MINNEAPOLIS — Brooklyn Nets‘ Caris LeVert was stretchered off the court against the Minnesota Timberwolves after significantly injuring his leg on Monday. The injury occurred with 3.7 seconds remaining in the first half of the game. The Nets announced that after he was assisted off the court, LeVert was taken
8:26 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MINNEAPOLIS — In his first comments since trading Jimmy Butler, Minnesota Timberwolves coach and president Tom Thibodeau was surgical in describing the deal that sent the All-Star guard to Philadelphia. “I said from the beginning, you always have to put the organization first,” Thibodeau said. “So you set the parameters
9:22 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN MIAMI — It took more than two days, but Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown could finally talk about acquiring forward Jimmy Butler before Monday night’s game against the Heat. And now that the four-time All-Star is finally in the fold, Brown can’t wait to begin working with him when Butler
5:54 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN With no ongoing discussions about Carmelo Anthony rejoining the Houston Rockets, his representatives spent Monday gathering information from NBA front offices about a potential landing spot for the 10-time All-Star forward, league sources told ESPN. Both Anthony and front office officials around the league are privately expressing surprise at the
4:40 PM ET How badly do Golden State Warriors fans want to just get into the building for a home game? We’ll soon find out. The team sent an email to its fans on Monday offering a monthly “In The Building Pass.” The pass simply gets a fan into the team’s Oracle Arena for every
4:16 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry will not play in Monday’s game against the Clippers or Tuesday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks as he continues to recover from a left groin strain. Warriors coach Steve Kerr said that while Curry is doing better as he continues the rehab
2:51 AM ET LOS ANGELES — With NBA commissioner Adam Silver in the stands and supporting the cause, the Los Angeles Lakers and Atlanta Hawks honored the victims of the Thousand Oaks shooting by wearing black T-shirts with the message “Enough” on the front. The Lakers and Hawks followed what the Clippers and Milwaukee Bucks
3:27 AM ET LOS ANGELES — There was precisely one second left on the clock Sunday when Trae Young, the Atlanta Hawks‘ tantalizing rookie, unleashed a floater in the lane that threatened to cap a 15-point comeback for a riveting road win. The ball hung in the air for what felt like an eternity before