Steve Alexander Jan 5, 2024, 12:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Several unexpected players have returned surprisingly solid fantasy value over the past two weeks while some huge names have been letting their fantasy managers down by struggling in multiple fantasy categories. Jalen Johnson and Isaiah Hartenstein are turning it on, while Jaylen Brown and
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNJan 5, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions AS THE NEW YORK KNICKS took the court Monday afternoon against the first-place Minnesota Timberwolves, there was no doubt which player would be taking on the challenge of guarding Anthony Edwards. Edwards, one of the league’s brightest young stars, is precisely the kind of
Kendra Andrews, ESPNJan 5, 2024, 02:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon inbounded the ball to center Nikola Jokic with 3.6 seconds left in the fourth quarter against the Golden State Warriors and the score tied. Jokic took three dribbles down the right side of the court and
Andrew Lopez, ESPNJan 5, 2024, 12:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — As Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo barreled his way to the rim in the final minute in Thursday night’s game against the San Antonio Spurs, he tried to create space against rookie center Victor Wembanyama and rose up as he has
Tim Bontemps, ESPNJan 4, 2024, 12:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA announced Thursday afternoon that it fined the Brooklyn Nets $100,000 for violating the league’s player participation policy by sitting several players for last week’s home loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. After the league investigated the incident — including having an independent physician
Associated Press Jan 4, 2024, 07:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Shaquille O’Neal’s number will be retired Feb. 13 by the Orlando Magic, who will become the third NBA franchise to give that tribute to the four-time champion and Basketball Hall of Famer. O’Neal, who wore No. 32 in Orlando, will be the first player
Tim Bontemps, ESPNJan 4, 2024, 02:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo led the first round of All-Star voting in results released by the NBA on Thursday afternoon. Antetokounmpo was the leading overall vote-getter, with more than 2.1 million people voting for him, while James was the only other player to
Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderJan 4, 2024, 02:08 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Open Extended Reactions Golden State forward Draymond Green — on an indefinite league suspension since Dec. 13 — is expected to return to the Warriors’ facility in the coming days to start ramping up to
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJan 4, 2024, 03:24 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 — Finally back at Crypto.com Arena after a brutal December in
Jan 4, 2024, 11:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Wednesday night might have been the wildest scoring bonanza in NBA history. Out of the 24 teams on the NBA’s slate of games, 10 scored 130 or more points, the most on a single night in NBA history. Of those 10, eight scored over 135, while