3:05 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — With LeBron James set to meet Michael Jordan’s Charlotte Hornets later Saturday, the Los Angeles Lakers star thought back to the first time he met the former Chicago Bulls superstar on a June day in 2001, ages before he would be considered on par with the six-time champion and
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2:05 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine will miss at least two games and is set to undergo further evaluation on his injured left ankle, coach Jim Boylen said Saturday. Boylen told reporters ahead of Saturday’s game against the San Antonio Spurs that LaVine has a sprained deltoid ligament. “Zach LaVine had
11:49 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print After an initial three-team trade was scuttled Friday night, the Phoenix Suns have agreed to trade Trevor Ariza to the Washington Wizards, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Sources said the Wizards are sending Austin Rivers and Kelly Oubre Jr. to the Suns.
12:39 PM ET Trevor Ariza began Friday as a member of the Phoenix Suns. He ended Friday as a member of the Phoenix Suns. But for a few brief hours, it looked as though the 15th-year forward was going to be on the move. A deal that would’ve sent him to the Washington Wizards was
3:23 AM ET Sacramento Kings rookie Marvin Bagley III will be sidelined at least 10 days after an MRI revealed a bone bruise in his left knee, the team announced Friday night. The Kings said he will be re-evaluated in 10-14 days. Bagley suffered the injury in the second quarter of Friday’s 130-125 loss to
2:47 AM ET DENVER — As the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder assembled for a jump ball with 33.8 seconds to go in Denver’s 109-98 victory Friday, Russell Westbrook and Jamal Murray got cross with each other, bringing both teams together for a small squabble. After a review, both players were assessed technical fouls.
1:51 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — Through 24 minutes of Friday night’s game between the Philadelphia 76ers and Indiana Pacers, Joel Embiid was unstoppable. He tossed around every defender Indiana threw at him like a rag doll, drawing one foul after another. He was a beast on the boards, bullying his way to the
11:34 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN CLEVELAND — Giannis Antetokounmpo had not let Wednesday’s loss to the Indiana Pacers go when he took the court in Cleveland on Friday night. Using his performance in Indianapolis as fuel, Antetokounmpo exploded for 44 points, tying his career high, to lift the Milwaukee Bucks past the Cleveland Cavaliers. “I
1:55 AM ET Trevor Ariza began Friday as a member of the Phoenix Suns. He ended Friday as a member of the Phoenix Suns. But for a few brief hours, it looked as though the 15th-year forward was going to be on the move. A deal that would’ve sent him to the Washington Wizards was
11:27 PM ET SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Kings game operations staff had some fun with Stephen Curry‘s recent comments about the moon landing prior to Friday night’s game between the Kings and the Golden State Warriors. As the Warriors’ starting lineup was being introduced, an old clip of an astronaut walking on the moon