12:19 AM ET NEW YORK — Knicks coach David Fizdale shook up his lineup on Friday night, giving Frank Ntilikina a start at point guard for the first time in his career. Ntilikina scored 17 points and added a rebound, two assists and a steal to go with three turnovers in a 128-100 loss to
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11:03 PM ET Carmelo Anthony made his first start for the Houston Rockets on Friday night, scoring a team-high 24 points in a 133-113 loss to the visiting LA Clippers. Houston is down two starters with James Harden and James Ennis nursing hamstring strains, giving Anthony a starting role after he came off the bench
5:39 PM ET Indiana Pacers guard Tyreke Evans has been ruled out for Saturday night’s game at Cleveland for an infraction of team rules after he was late for practice. “This is the most professional and team-oriented organization I have been with in my career,” Evans said in a statement Friday. “They deserve my best
4:16 PM ET Billionaire Tony Ressler bought the Atlanta Hawks in 2015. In the time since, he’s learned as he’s gone along — and it hasn’t been easy. “Let’s cut the bulls—,” Ressler told The Athletic. “I didn’t know what I was doing. I can blame someone else, I can blame you, I can blame
3:37 PM ET Joel Embiid is questionable for the Philadelphia 76ers‘ game against Charlotte on Saturday with an ankle injury. Embiid rolled his left ankle when he stepped on teammate Amir Johnson‘s foot at the end of practice Friday. “He just came down on Amir’s foot and had a slight roll of the ankle. We
1:56 PM ET Detroit Pistons guard Luke Kennard has a sprain in the AC joint in his right shoulder, the team announced Friday. Kennard will begin rehabilitation and will be re-evaluated again in two weeks. Sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that Kennard is expected to miss three to four weeks. Kennard left Thursday’s game against
4:18 AM ET LOS ANGELES — As LeBron James walked to the free-throw line with 12.9 seconds left, an approving Kobe Bryant clapped and pumped both of his fists, encouraging his old team and its new superstar to close out their best win of the early season. Seated at the corner of the baseline, Bryant
1:45 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Coming off their first win of the season over Phoenix‘s desert island of misfit toys, the Lakers sparked their first winning streak of the season, topping the Denver Nuggets 121-114 on Thursday. The game was a seesaw affair throughout, but the Lakers wrested control of the game in the
1:38 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — What was already the worst start to a season in the Oklahoma City era of the Thunder, got a little bit worse with a deflating 101-95 loss to the Boston Celtics on Thursday. The Thunder led by 16 at halftime, holding the Celtics to only 34 points, but with
8:08 AM ET We’re two weeks into the NBA season and the last two unbeaten teams (Toronto and Milwaukee) are matched up on Monday night. There also has been plenty of movement up and down our Power Rankings. Throughout the regular season, our panel (ESPN’s Kevin Arnovitz, Tim MacMahon and Andre’ Snellings, The Undefeated’s Marc