ESPN News Services Dec 9, 2024, 09:47 PM ET TORONTO — Raptors forward Scottie Barnes left Monday night’s 113-108 loss to the New York Knicks midway through the third quarter because of a sprained right ankle. Barnes was helped off the court by teammates before hopping to the locker room, unable to put weight on
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Anthony Gharib, ESPNDec 9, 2024, 06:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Chris Paul passed Jason Kidd on Sunday for second on the NBA’s all-time assists leaderboard, and the San Antonio Spurs rewarded him with a neat tribute Monday. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Paul reached the 12,092-assist milestone with his third assist of the game —
Associated Press Dec 9, 2024, 12:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards has been fined $25,000 for using profane language during a media interview, the NBA announced Monday. Edwards’ comments came after the Timberwolves’ 107-90 win at Golden State on Friday. The two-time All-Star is averaging 26.4 points,
Jim McCormick, Special to ESPN.comDec 9, 2024, 12:28 PM ET Close Jim McCormick is a fantasy football and fantasy basketball analyst for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Working the waiver wire is pivotal to succeeding in fantasy basketball. With so many games, injuries and endless shifts in rotations throughout the marathon campaign, we’ll need to source
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterDec 8, 2024, 08:23 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. Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will sit out Sunday night against the Portland Trail Blazers
Michael C. Wright, ESPN Staff WriterDec 8, 2024, 09:00 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — Chris Paul glanced up as a rookie during a game at Utah and read the words: “John Stockton, all-time steals and
Associated Press Dec 8, 2024, 08:05 PM ET MIAMI — The Cleveland Cavaliers lost forward Evan Mobley in the first half of Sunday’s game at Miami with a left ankle sprain. The Cavaliers announced at halftime that he would be out for the second half. Mobley had four points in 12 first-half minutes. Mobley came
Tim Bontemps, ESPNDec 8, 2024, 05:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — After 76ers center Joel Embiid finished with 31 points and 12 rebounds in Philadelphia’s 108-100 win against the Bulls on Sunday, he admitted it’s been a difficult process for him mentally to go through trying to get his left knee to a
Shams Charania, ESPNDec 8, 2024, 12:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New Orleans Pelicans star Brandon Ingram has sustained a significant low left ankle sprain and is out indefinitely, sources told ESPN on Sunday. Ingram will miss extended time with the injury, sources said. He was hurt in Saturday night’s 119-109 loss to the Oklahoma
ESPN News Services Dec 7, 2024, 10:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Nikola Jokic scored a career-high 56 points, but it wasn’t enough to beat the Washington Wizards, who snapped their 16-game losing streak with a 122-113 win over the Denver Nuggets. Starters Jamal Murray (hamstring) and Aaron Gordon (calf) were out for