10:06 AM ET Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo might already have a nickname, but as Shaquille O’Neal has already shown, you can never have too many. In fact, O’Neal is ready to relinquish one of his favorites — “Superman” — and give it up “with honor and pleasure” to the “Greek Freak.” “I’ve never given
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2:49 AM ET LOS ANGELES — If it seems like LeBron James has been shouldering a disproportionate part of the load for the Los Angeles Lakers so far this season, that’s because he has. The four-time MVP admitted after Thursday’s 104-96 win over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday that he’s struggled with striking the right
2:00 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors had seen this movie before. When Kevin Durant hit a completely absurd turnaround fall-away 3-pointer in the corner to tie the game at 119 in the final seconds of regulation, he completely wiped away what had been an 18-point Raptors lead. In the moment, it
12:25 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Washington Wizards center Dwight Howard likely will need a surgical procedure to provide relief from a gluteal injury that has frequently sidelined him this season, league sources tell ESPN. Howard received a recommendation from a nerve specialist in Los Angeles on Thursday and may seek further consultation before making a
11:17 PM ET TORONTO — Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant scored 51 points in Thursday’s 131-128 overtime loss to the Toronto Raptors, marking the first time in his storied career he scored 40 or more points in three consecutive games. Durant finished the night 18-for-31 from the field, 4-for-7 from beyond the arc and
9:27 PM ET Sacramento Kings coach Dave Joerger asked assistant general manager Brandon Williams to leave the team’s shootaround Thursday, according to The Athletic. Williams departed with Kings general manager Vlade Divac after Joerger’s request, the reports said. Joerger and Williams have reportedly been at odds for two weeks following a Yahoo! Sports report that
7:39 PM ET Magic Johnson, keeping a big-picture eye on LeBron James‘ usage, reiterated Thursday that the Los Angeles Lakers will continue to follow their offseason plan of trying to lighten James’ load compared to how he was utilized with the Cleveland Cavaliers. “We are trying to make sure that we watch his minutes but
8:44 AM ET “Hands up! Hands up!” A voice hollers from the Detroit Pistons‘ bench as James Harden dribbles the ball about 30 feet from the basket, reminding Glenn Robinson III not to reach against the Houston Rockets‘ superstar. It’s Nov. 23, and the Rockets — now in Detroit for the second game of a
4:22 PM ET LOS ANGELES — With the Los Angeles Lakers mired in a two-game losing streak — the last loss being a 32-point drubbing by Denver — the team turned to Coach Herman Boone from T.C. Williams High School to give them a pep talk. Well, the actor who played the football Coach Boone
12:37 PM ET Nine-year-old Riley Morrison needed shoes for the new hoops season, but after deciding she liked Under Armour’s Stephen Curry model, she couldn’t find them. So she took her problem straight to the top, writing the Golden State Warriors star a letter. Saying she’s a big fan, Morrison wrote that she and her