Open Extended Reactions Following Wednesday’s historic scoring night in the NBA, Friday rewrote another section in the league record books. Of the 28 out of 30 teams that saw action during the Friday NBA slate, eight teams led by 25 or more points — the most for a single night in the league since the
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Open Extended Reactions The NBA scouting calendar got cloudier on Friday, as two projected top picks playing overseas were both ruled out for most of the month of January. In Australia, Alex Sarr, ESPN’s projected No. 1 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, will miss approximately 2-3 weeks with a minor hip strain. The 7-foot-1
Kendra Andrews, ESPNJan 6, 2024, 01:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors guard Chris Paul fractured his left hand and will undergo surgery next week, the team announced Friday night. Paul suffered the injury midway through the third quarter of the Warriors’ 113-109 win over the Detroit Pistons. There is
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJan 6, 2024, 02:53 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 LOS ANGELES — Whatever hope the Los Angeles Lakers had that returning to
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJan 5, 2024, 10:28 PM 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 LOS ANGELES — With a three-game losing skid dropping his team’s record below
Kendra Andrews, ESPNJan 5, 2024, 10:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — When Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr scanned the box score of his team’s 130-127 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night, a number jumped out at him that he believed needed to change. Forward Jonathan Kuminga played just
ESPN News Services Jan 5, 2024, 10:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Tyrese Haliburton had 18 of Indiana’s franchise-record 50 assists, and the Pacers routed the Atlanta Hawks 150-116 on Friday night for their sixth straight victory. Haliburton, the NBA assists leader at 12.8 per game, also had 10 points and eight rebounds
Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJan 5, 2024, 07:06 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 — Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic was ruled out of Friday night’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers because of swelling
Jamal Collier, ESPNJan 5, 2024, 01:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls will have both guard Zach LaVine and center Nikola Vucevic back for Friday’s game against the Charlotte Hornets, although both players will be on minutes restrictions and come off the bench. Vucevic missed the Bulls’ past five games with
Associated Press Jan 5, 2024, 07:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ricky Rubio‘s retirement from the NBA might have seemed abrupt, even puzzling, to some. Donovan Mitchell sensed it coming. And now that it has happened, Mitchell said he feels relieved for a teammate who became a cherished friend. On Thursday, Rubio, who left the