2:58 AM ET LOS ANGELES — LeBron James defended his comments about wanting to play with Pelicans star Anthony Davis, rattling off the names of several other stars he would love to team with and rejecting the notion that he did anything wrong. Speaking with reporters after Friday’s 112-104 win over New Orleans, James was
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12:51 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — The Boston Celtics kept the locker room closed for 36 minutes following Friday night’s 120-107 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks here at TD Garden, holding a team meeting to clear the air after losing a third straight game. “Much needed,” Celtics guard Kyrie Irving said of the discussion.
11:46 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was critical of NFL owners during the latest episode of HBO’s “The Shop” on Friday night, saying they have a “slave mentality.” “In the NFL they got a bunch of old white men owning teams and they got that slave mentality,” James said during the episode.
7:57 AM ET Drawing parallels to the 2014-15 Golden State Warriors is a dangerous exercise, but spend some time with the Milwaukee Bucks and you’ll see glimpses. A once unremarkable 44-38 squad that bowed out of the 2018 playoffs early is now focused and growing comfortable in its identity. More than two months into the
6:52 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins took another step in his recovery from a torn Achilles tendon on Friday by dunking on teammate Kevin Durant in a playful one-on-one battle at the end of practice. The pair, which has had a handful of post-practice duels over the last couple
7:58 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN A hamstring injury that Houston Rockets All-Star guard Chris Paul suffered Thursday night will sideline him for at least two weeks, the team said in a news release. An MRI on Friday revealed a Grade 2 strain to his left hamstring and ruled out a more serious injury. Paul will
4:44 PM ET NEW YORK — Knicks All-Star big man Kristaps Porzingis, who has been out since last February with a torn ACL, is participating in noncontact court activity with coaches and will be re-evaluated in mid-February. Knicks president Steve Mills says the team is pleased with Porzingis’ rehab thus far, though no definitive timetable
3:45 PM ET New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry on Friday was crystal clear on where his team stands with star Anthony Davis. “No we’re not trading him,” Gentry said to open up his media availability. “We’re not trading him under any circumstance. You can move on from that one.” Gentry’s decision to reiterate
10:06 PM ET LeBron James will play Friday night against the New Orleans Pelicans despite feeling sick and missing the Los Angeles Lakers‘ shootaround earlier in the day. James needs four 3-pointers to pass Steve Nash for 19th on the NBA’s all-time list. New Orleans Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry on Friday was crystal clear on
11:39 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN In the wake of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James publicly endorsing pursuit of a trade for Anthony Davis, several small-market general managers are privately expressing outrage over what they believe is the NBA’s unwillingness to enforce the league’s tampering rules. Several GMs told ESPN that they reached out to