3:32 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — As Joel Embiid has emerged from two seasons wiped out by injuries to begin his professional career, he has become one of the faces of the modernization and evolution of the center position. By pairing his massive 7-foot frame with the ability to space the floor beyond the
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2:40 AM ET HOUSTON — NBA dynasties don’t easily digest defeats by margins of 39, 31 and 34 points. So when the embarrassing San Antonio Spurs losses stacked early in December the way the sweaty jerseys piled on the floor of the locker room after their 108-101 setback Saturday at the hands of the Houston
12:45 AM ET HOUSTON — Coach Mike D’Antoni doesn’t believe that the Houston Rockets cleared a mental hurdle by winning without injured star guard Chris Paul for the first time this season. “Nah, we don’t think that much,” D’Antoni said after the Rockets’ 108-101 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday, led by James
12:38 AM ET Malika AndrewsESPN OAKLAND, Calif. — After a monstrous first quarter, Luka Doncic exited the Dallas Mavericks’ 120-116 loss to the Golden State Warriors early after crashing into a baseline chair while driving to the basket and suffering a left hip contusion. After the game, Doncic lumbered around the locker room with slight
11:25 PM ET The Wizards and Suns combined to score the most points in an NBA game since 2008 while Bradley Beal and Thomas Bryant put up some historic individual numbers in leading Washington to a 149-146 triple-overtime home win Saturday night. The 295 combined points were the most in a game since April 6,
9:08 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard has yet to play in both halves of a back-to-back this season. But that could soon be a thing of the past. Before Saturday night’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers, which Leonard sat out after scoring 37 points in 32 minutes Friday night
8:34 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers are unsure if Markelle Fultz will play again this season. The 20-year-old Fultz was diagnosed this month with thoracic outlet syndrome and is doing physical therapy in Los Angeles. General manager Elton Brand said Saturday prior to a game against Toronto he has no timetable
6:35 PM ET The NBA has fined Brooklyn Nets coach Kenny Atkinson $25,000 following his ejection in Friday’s 114-106 loss to the Indiana Pacers. NBA executive vice president Kiki VanDeWeghe announced the fine on Saturday. A league statement said Atkinson was fined for “verbally abusing game officials and failing to leave the court in a
4:55 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Boston Celtics center Al Horford, who has missed seven games with patellofemoral pain syndrome in his left knee, is listed as probable for Sunday’s game against the Charlotte Hornets. On Friday, Celtics coach Brad Stevens said Horford had done more work and was being assessed day-to-day. He was held out
12:19 PM ET Money is nice, but it’s not the goal for New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis. “Legacy” is what matters. “I’d take legacy over money,” Davis told Yahoo Sports after Friday’s 112-104 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. “I want to have a legacy. “All my people that look up to me, the