ESPN News Services Jan 28, 2024, 05:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Jalen Duren had 22 points and a career-high 21 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons ended the Oklahoma City Thunder‘s five-game winning streak with a 120-104 victory on Sunday. “I just think our guys care,” Pistons coach Monty Williams said of Detroit’s
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Associated Press Jan 28, 2024, 07:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Ben Simmons could return to the Brooklyn Nets on Monday after missing nearly three months because of a pinched nerve in his back. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Simmons has played in just six games this season, none since Nov. 6, and
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJan 28, 2024, 02:52 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — It took a statistical achievement that LeBron James had never
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterJan 27, 2024, 11:41 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is
Andrew Lopez, ESPNJan 28, 2024, 12:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — Keldon Johnson took his seat at the postgame podium and interrupted the first question asked with a question of his own. “That’s the number one team in the West, right?” the San Antonio Spurs forward asked. Johnson’s Spurs, who had the
Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJan 27, 2024, 06:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NBA commissioner Adam Silver is finalizing a contract extension that is expected to take him through the end of the decade, sources told ESPN on Saturday. The completion of formal negotiations with the board of governors on a new deal keeps Silver — nearing
Tim Bontemps, ESPNJan 27, 2024, 05:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER – Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid was a late scratch from Saturday afternoon’s nationally televised showdown with Denver Nuggets star and MVP challenger Nikola Jokic because of left knee soreness. After going through his typical pregame workout ahead of the game, the
Chris Herring, ESPN Senior WriterJan 27, 2024, 06:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Knicks forward Julius Randle took a hard fall Saturday and suffered a dislocated right shoulder in the closing minutes of the team’s 125-109 victory over the Heat, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. X-rays didn’t show much damage, but an MRI exam
Jamal Collier, ESPNJan 27, 2024, 02:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — When Doc Rivers flew into Dallas earlier this week, he was planning to spend extra time with his daughter and son-in-law before he was scheduled to broadcast an ESPN game between the Mavericks and Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night. Instead, when he
Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJan 27, 2024, 03:02 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions DALLAS – Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic, fresh off a franchise-record 73-point performance, is listed as questionable for Saturday night’s home game against