12:39 AM ET Malika AndrewsESPN CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls suffered another loss Monday night — this time a 108-89 defeat at the hands of the Sacramento Kings — and again were booed off their home floor for the second game in a row. Unlike their record 56-point loss to the Boston Celtics on Saturday
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12:48 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — The New Orleans Pelicans saw their seesaw season stay true to form Monday night, losing 113-100 to the Boston Celtics to fall two games out of a playoff spot in the jumbled-up Western Conference standings. But despite their uneven play, star forward Anthony Davis remains convinced that if
12:04 AM ET Orlando Magic rookie center Mo Bamba did not play against the Dallas Mavericks on Monday because he violated team rules, coach Steve Clifford said after the Magic’s 101-76 loss. “It’s just bad on my part, and I need to be better. I’ve got to be on time,” Bamba said. Clifford said that
8:19 PM ET Philadelphia 76ers guard Jimmy Butler left Monday night’s game against the Detroit Pistons with a groin strain and was declared out for the rest of the game. Butler has averaged 21.4 points a game since coming over to the Sixers in a trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves last month. Philadelphia has gone
6:54 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — The Boston Celtics will sit five players out of Monday night’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans at TD Garden — including Kyrie Irving, Al Horford and Gordon Hayward. Anthony Davis, meanwhile, is set to start and have no restriction on his minutes for the Pelicans after being
6:00 PM ET SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Following his first full contact practice with the Golden State Warriors‘ G League affiliate, DeMarcus Cousins said he is not worried about how his surgically-repaired Achilles will hold up. Cousins is nearing a return to the court for the first time since rupturing his left Achilles tendon on
3:42 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo suffered a setback in his recovery from surgery on his right hand according to coach Luke Walton. Rondo had fluid drained from his hand Sunday, 3½ weeks after Rondo underwent a procedure to fix the fractured third metacarpal in his right
3:34 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN CHICAGO — The Bulls‘ coaches and players agree on at least one thing: The team meetings held instead of a scheduled practice on Sunday were needed for the young team. Players said that despite emotions running high following Saturday night’s 133-77 loss to the Celtics, marking the Bulls’ largest losing
11:58 AM ET The injury-ravaged Denver Nuggets signed veteran guard Nick Young on Monday. Financial terms were not disclosed, but the Nuggets announced they signed Young to the injury hardship relief exception, which is granted by the NBA, and waived guard Brandon Goodwin in a corresponding move. Young, 33, played 80 games last season with
1:52 PM ET The Golden State Warriors are searching for one of the most elusive properties in sports. What they are looking for is not as tangible as a third consecutive Larry O’Brien Trophy. It’s a feeling that has defined the high points of their dynasty but has been missing in recent weeks because of