11:03 PM ET ESPN News Services INDIANAPOLIS — Jrue Holiday scored a career-high 51 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 38 points in a triple-double and the NBA-leading Milwaukee Bucks beat the Indiana Pacers 149-136 on Wednesday night. “Obviously, I’m happy about it,” Holiday said. “It took me 14 years to get 50 points. It came in
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9:13 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Julius Randle, who has played in all 77 games for the New York Knicks this season, missed the second half of the 101-92 win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night because of a sprained left ankle. Randle was hurt in the second quarter when he
12:11 AM ET William E. Ricks Sacramento Kings fans, rejoice! With a 120-80 win over the Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento clinched a spot in the NBA playoffs. Editor’s Picks 2 Related It has been a while since Sacramento qualified for the postseason — 2006, to be exact. According to ESPN Stats & Information, the Kings’
12:13 AM ET Marc J. Spears After a 16-year hiatus, it was only right that the Sacramento Kings punched their own ticket back into the NBA playoffs. The Kings had been eligible to qualify for the playoffs since Saturday but came shy of getting the needed wins from themselves and other teams entering Wednesday. However,
9:23 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Bulls center Andre Drummond missed the team’s 121-110 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night after he posted on Twitter that he was deleting his social media apps to focus on his mental health. Drummond was ruled out because of personal reasons, according to the Bulls.
4:25 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday he is hopeful that a new collective bargaining agreement between the league and its players can get done by the end of this week, though he stopped short of predicting that a deal would actually get struck. “I think everyone understands
2:00 PM ET Andre SnellingsESPN What do the returning superstars mean for their teams’ fantasy and betting outlooks? Kevin Durant is expected to make his return to the lineup for the Suns on Wednesday night. This caps a week in which several Western Conference playoffs contenders have gotten injured/absent franchise players back. A fifth superstar
9:06 AM ET Legends are made in the NCAA tournament. Not every player who stands out during the Big Dance ends up performing well at the next level, but it’s certainly not a bad indicator by any means. Years from now, we might look back at some of the top performers in the 2023 men’s
7:13 AM ET There are just two weeks left in the 2022-23 NBA season, but there are still countless possibilities regarding the Western Conference playoff seeding. The top three seeds are nearly locked up by the Denver Nuggets, Memphis Grizzlies and Sacramento Kings, but there is an eight-team logjam for the final seven seeds of
11:26 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green picked up his 17th technical foul, which will result in a $5,000 fine. If Green picks up an 18th technical he will be suspended for one game. Thursday night’s technical foul came with 3:45 remaining in the second quarter of the