6:35 PM ET MEMPHIS, Tenn. — All-Star point guard Ja Morant will come off the bench for the first time in his career Wednesday night against the Houston Rockets, a situation he suggested to the Memphis Grizzlies‘ coaching staff as he returns from an eight-game suspension. Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said Morant, who sat out
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7:38 PM ET Charlotte Hornets center Nick Richards has agreed on a three-year, $15 million contract extension, his agents Javon Phillips and Jared Mucha of Excel Basketball told ESPN on Wednesday night. Richards, a player development revelation under Charlotte coach Steve Clifford, was extension eligible until June 30 and now avoids going into restricted free
3:10 PM ET LA Clippers All-Star guard Paul George will miss at least the next two weeks with a sprained right knee, the team announced Wednesday. George will be reevaluated in two to three weeks and is expected to miss the remaining nine regular-season games the Clippers have left. George’s timeline for a potential return
2:55 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson has returned to on-court activities but will still be reevaluated in two weeks from his right hamstring strain that has kept him out since Jan. 2. A two-week reevaluation would be April 5, with the Pelicans having just three regular-season games
8:04 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN CHICAGO — Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden sat out Wednesday’s game against the Chicago Bulls with Achilles soreness, but coach Doc Rivers said he did not have long-term concerns about Harden’s status. Rivers said Harden was feeling some discomfort in his left foot on Monday, when he scored five points
5:03 PM ET ESPN staff LeBron James and Kevin Durant are two of the greatest basketball players of all time … and we haven’t seen them play one another since 2018. Shocking, but true! Since James joined the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2018-19 season, he’s faced off with Durant exactly once — a 127-101
5:35 PM ET William E. Ricks The artist responsible for Zion Williamson‘s first tattoo showed the process behind the body art, which carries familial and biblical significance. The New Orleans Pelicans star received a large back tattoo that reads: “Mount Zion.” Anthony Michaels, an artist who works at Twenty Five Twelve Collective, a tattoo and
12:17 PM ET ESPN Fantasy The fantasy basketball playoffs are in full swing and every roster decision matters more than ever. For fantasy managers, this is crunch time. So which players on the waiver wire can provide a huge boost for the rest of the week? Here are the players that our experts — André
11:07 AM ET After missing nearly four months with a Grade 3 calf strain, Minnesota Timberwolves forward Karl-Anthony Towns plans to return for Wednesday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks, he told ESPN. Towns will do a final check before the game, but he said he expects to play for the first time since Nov. 28.
12:12 PM ET UCF freshman Taylor Hendricks will forgo his remaining college eligibility and enter the 2023 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Wednesday. Hendricks says he has signed with attorney Raymond Brothers, president of Roc Nation basketball, as his NBA representation. “I want to thank my mom and brothers Tyler and Jamal,” Hendricks said.