10:59 PM ET SAN ANTONIO — Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James passed Dirk Nowitzki for sixth place on the all-time scoring list on Saturday, and Nowitzki thinks James will end up as the greatest scorer ever to play the game. “If he stays healthy, the way he’s looking and moving, he has a chance
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7:02 PM ET Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Pelicans have ruled forward Anthony Davis out of the lineup for Saturday night’s game against the Utah Jazz because of a right elbow sprain. Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry said Davis hurt his elbow during Friday night’s 117-115 victory over Brooklyn. He played with the
11:44 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Cavaliers forward Kevin Love sat out Saturday night’s 119-107 loss to the Indiana Pacers because of a sore left foot. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 25 points, Victor Oladipo had 24 and the Indiana Pacers defeated Cleveland 119-107 on Saturday night, keeping the Cavaliers winless this season. It was the
6:03 PM ET Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown said Saturday that X-rays on star center Joel Embiid‘s left ankle came back negative and the injury is not as severe as originally thought. The center will be a gametime decision for Saturday night’s matchup with the Charlotte Hornets. He’ll test the ankle before determining whether he
4:23 PM ET SAN ANTONIO — The Los Angeles Lakers will keep Lonzo Ball in the starting lineup Saturday against the San Antonio Spurs when Rajon Rondo returns to the team after serving a three-game suspension, sources told ESPN. The Lakers went 2-1 in Rondo’s absence with Ball providing steady play on both ends of
3:08 AM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves had just lost by their largest margin in more than a year, and yet Jimmy Butler seemed to exist in a parallel basketball universe. The All-Star wing seemed unfazed by the chaos that had just unfolded on his home court, and loudly asked whether Taj
12:43 AM ET HOUSTON — Five games into the season, the 1-4 Houston Rockets intend to drastically alter their defensive scheme, having come to the conclusion that the switch-everything style that was successful last season isn’t suited to their personnel. “We’ve got to go back to the drawing board and figure out what’s going to
12:30 AM ET NEW YORK — Kevin Durant gave the New York Knicks a glimpse of what they hope their future will look like on Friday night while reminding the Golden State Warriors, and the rest of the NBA, just how dominant he can be when he takes over. The All-Star forward scored 41 points,
12:23 AM ET First the Golden State Warriors dunked all over the New York Knicks, outscoring them 47-16 in the fourth quarter en route to a 28-point win. Then they dunked all over pop star Fergie via social media. Why Fergie? It all stems from February’s NBA All-Star Game, where the eight-time Grammy Award winner
8:39 PM ET NEW YORK — Golden State Warriors big man DeMarcus Cousins was ejected from Friday night’s game against the New York Knicks after picking up a technical foul from the bench in the first quarter. Cousins, who is rehabbing from a torn left Achilles, has been traveling with the Warriors throughout the season