6:10 PM ET Center Tyson Chandler has signed with the Los Angeles Lakers after clearing waivers on a contract buyout with the Phoenix Suns, general manager Rob Pelinka announced Monday. The new contract for Chandler will pay him $2,109,867, according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, with the Lakers incurring a cap hit of $1,333,140. Chandler agreed
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4:29 PM ET Kyrie Irving has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for throwing a ball into the stands after Boston‘s 115-107 loss to the Denver Nuggets. Jamal Murray maintains he simply got caught up in the moment when he hoisted a long shot with the clock winding down in an effort to reach the
3:26 PM ET Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook has been ruled out for Wednesday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the team announced Tuesday. Westbrook sprained his left ankle late in the third quarter jumping for a rebound. After letting out a scream and slapping the floor, Westbrook limped straight to the locker room and
3:05 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Cavaliers forward Sam Dekker could be out a month with a sprained left ankle. Dekker got hurt during the third quarter of Cleveland’s 102-100 loss at Orlando on Monday night. Dekker underwent further tests Tuesday that revealed the sprain. The Cavaliers said he will begin rehab and be
7:30 AM ET THESE ARE SAVAGE TIMES for NBA defenses. The league is in the midst of a glorious offensive revolution, with a legion of shooters with the added gasoline of small ball and nurturing rule changes that prevent old-school defensive tactics. The result: Scoring has gone nuclear. Consider that between 2014 and ’16, teams
7:39 AM ET NBA InsidersESPN.com Do the Los Angeles Lakers (4-6) need to make moves? How can LeBron James, Magic Johnson and Luke Walton right the ship? And how good is this team at its peak? Our NBA experts answer the big questions about L.A. 1. What’s your biggest takeaway from the Lakers’ first 10
2:55 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN DENVER – Back in April, the Denver Nuggets came as close as a team possibly can to making the NBA playoffs – only to fail to do so. It took losing to the Minnesota Timberwolves on the final day of the regular season – and in overtime, no less –
2:58 AM ET LOS ANGELES — The Clippers were reported to be one of Jimmy Butler‘s preferred destinations should the Minnesota Timberwolves star’s trade request be met by his current employer. On Monday, Butler’s present and potential future landing spot collided at Staples Center, where the Clippers beat Butler and the Timberwolves 120-109. Afterward, Butler,
2:04 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green left Monday night’s 117-101 win over the Memphis Grizzlies after injuring his right foot in the first half. “They took X-rays, X-rays were negative,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said after the game. “But it didn’t make sense for him to go out and
3:03 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN DENVER — Jamal Murray scored a career-high 48 points Monday night, but it was Kyrie Irving‘s reaction to Murray’s decision to shoot a 3-pointer as time expired — and with the outcome already well in hand — that turned out to be the night’s most memorable moment. Irving wound up