4:23 PM ET SAN ANTONIO — The Los Angeles Lakers will keep Lonzo Ball in the starting lineup Saturday against the San Antonio Spurs when Rajon Rondo returns to the team after serving a three-game suspension, sources told ESPN. The Lakers went 2-1 in Rondo’s absence with Ball providing steady play on both ends of
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3:08 AM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves had just lost by their largest margin in more than a year, and yet Jimmy Butler seemed to exist in a parallel basketball universe. The All-Star wing seemed unfazed by the chaos that had just unfolded on his home court, and loudly asked whether Taj
12:43 AM ET HOUSTON — Five games into the season, the 1-4 Houston Rockets intend to drastically alter their defensive scheme, having come to the conclusion that the switch-everything style that was successful last season isn’t suited to their personnel. “We’ve got to go back to the drawing board and figure out what’s going to
12:30 AM ET NEW YORK — Kevin Durant gave the New York Knicks a glimpse of what they hope their future will look like on Friday night while reminding the Golden State Warriors, and the rest of the NBA, just how dominant he can be when he takes over. The All-Star forward scored 41 points,
12:23 AM ET First the Golden State Warriors dunked all over the New York Knicks, outscoring them 47-16 in the fourth quarter en route to a 28-point win. Then they dunked all over pop star Fergie via social media. Why Fergie? It all stems from February’s NBA All-Star Game, where the eight-time Grammy Award winner
8:39 PM ET NEW YORK — Golden State Warriors big man DeMarcus Cousins was ejected from Friday night’s game against the New York Knicks after picking up a technical foul from the bench in the first quarter. Cousins, who is rehabbing from a torn left Achilles, has been traveling with the Warriors throughout the season
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
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