7:38 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr remains optimistic about his team’s future despite the fact that his group has suffered some blowout home loses, including Tuesday night’s 127-101 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. “The bar’s been set high,” Kerr said after Wednesday’s practice. “I told our guys that;
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8:14 AM ET As the future of Anthony Davis surpassed the Warriors’ spat and Whatever The Hell Is Happening With Markelle Fultz as the biggest story in the league, two streams of pushback trickled from concerned NBA citizens: • The media is chasing clicks. • LeBron is tampering by saying — in response to a
2:08 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — LeBron James underwent an MRI that confirmed the Los Angeles Lakers All-Star has a strained left groin, a source confirmed to The Undefeated’s Marc Spears. The Athletic first reported James’ test results. James tweeted his relief and hope that he will be on the court soon. The Lakers, who
2:46 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN For the second year in a row, Nike didn’t outfit teams in Christmas-themed uniforms for the league’s annual holiday, but that didn’t stop players from taking the court with holiday-inspired sneakers, as Christmas Day continues to be one of the footwear industry’s biggest launch pads. LeBron James kicked off his
3:00 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — The Los Angeles Lakers got a win on Christmas, and they also got a test: Can they keep heading in the right direction if LeBron James‘ strained groin muscle causes him to miss significant time? “This is unchartered territory, obviously, with this group,” Lakers coach Luke Walton said after
1:05 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Klay Thompson is in the midst of one of the worst shooting slumps of his career, but the Golden State Warriors remain convinced the All-Star swingman will break out of it soon. Thompson set an NBA record by knocking down a record 14 3-pointers and scoring 52 points in
11:25 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — As the Boston Celtics trailed by two in the final 30 seconds of regulation in Tuesday’s Christmas Day thriller against the Philadelphia 76ers, they had the ball right where they wanted it: in Kyrie Irving’s hands. There is, perhaps, no better shotmaker in the entire NBA than Irving,
10:03 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — LeBron James hobbled off into the locker room in the third quarter with a strained left groin and was questionable to return against the Golden State Warriors. James appeared to injure his groin as he was on the floor trying to secure the basketball and pass out a teammate
7:57 PM ET Michael C. Wright HOUSTON — James Harden strolled into the Toyota Center sporting a fluorescent green Grinch-colored suit and gifted MacBooks and Beats by Dre headphones to teammates, before stealing away Oklahoma City’s holiday joy Tuesday by leading the Houston Rockets to a 113-109 victory. On the way, Harden dropped 41 points,
6:37 PM ET As he walked off the court at Madison Square Garden on Christmas Day, Giannis Antetokounmpo received the kind of ovation that’s normally reserved for the home team. “This is why New York is so special. The energy, the atmosphere is great,” Antetokounmpo said after hearing the loudest cheer of the afternoon in