7:51 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — After 10 years in Toronto as an assistant and a head coach, Nick Nurse said he’s going to “take a few weeks to see where I’m at” at the conclusion of what he called “a difficult season from a number of standpoints.” “Early on, had some pretty serious
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1:34 PM ET ESPN News Services Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid will undergo surgery on his fractured left wrist and will be sidelined for six weeks, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Friday. It’s a blow to the team’s depth during the stretch run of the regular season. An MRI on Thursday revealed a left
4:55 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was fined $25,000 and coach Chris Finch was fined $15,000 Friday for criticizing the officiating in Wednesday’s game at the Phoenix Suns. The Suns beat the Timberwolves 107-100, and Finch pointed out a discrepancy in free throw attempts — 27 for the home team, 12 for Minnesota.
1:22 PM ET CLEVELAND — The New York Knicks feel terrible that All-Star forward Julius Randle is out for at least two weeks because of a left ankle injury, but as a group they remain steadfast in the belief that they can keep winning in the short term without their talented big man. “Feel for
1:34 PM ET ESPN News Services Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid is out indefinitely with a broken left wrist, the team said Friday. It’s a blow to the team’s depth during the stretch run of the regular season. An MRI on Thursday revealed a left scaphoid fracture — between the hand and forearm on the
3:41 PM ET Kansas freshman guard Gradey Dick will enter the 2023 NBA draft and forgo his remaining college eligibility, he told Malika Andrews on ESPN’s NBA Today on Friday. “None of this would be possible without God and my family,” Dick told ESPN. “They’ve been with me every step of the way. I also
2:28 PM ET Discussions on lowering the minimum age to enter the NBA draft are no longer a part of the league’s labor talks with the National Basketball Players Association, clearing the way for the “one-and-done” era to continue into the foreseeable future, sources told ESPN on Friday. Talks on lowering the minimum age limit
1:44 PM ET LaMarcus Aldridge is calling it a career — again. The 37-year-old big man announced Friday on Twitter that he is retiring for a second time. “In the words of TB12, you only get one big, emotional retirement… so, on that note…I’m thankful for all the memories, family and friends I made throughout
7:41 AM ET It’s all love between LeBron James and Austin Reaves and more from our NBA quotes of the week. “Bron’s actually real low maintenance. I think he asked me one time to go get a Xbox remote. So I obviously did that, he gave me a couple of dollars, but they let me
12:22 AM ET Jamal CollierESPN MILWAUKEE — The Boston Celtics responded from one of their worst losses of the season with one of their biggest wins. The Celtics cruised to a 140-99 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night, bouncing back from a disappointing loss in their previous game against the Washington Wizards and