5:47 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star guard Anthony Edwards will miss his first game of the season Saturday against the Toronto Raptors as he continues to deal with a right ankle sprain. Edwards suffered the injury in Friday night’s loss to the Chicago Bulls; he landed awkwardly and collapsed after leaving his feet to deliver
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8:15 AM ET Brianna Williams The Golden State Warriors and Memphis Grizzlies bring out the best, or sometimes the worst, in each other. It’s a rivalry that’s often one-sided but still robust in starpower with Stephen Curry, Ja Morant, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Dillon Brooks going head-to-head. The chirping on and off the court
3:12 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Over and over again, sitting in front of his locker after the game, Lakers star Anthony Davis repeated how tough it was to stomach Friday night’s 111-110 loss to the Mavericks at the buzzer. Tough because his closeout wasn’t enough of a deterrent to stop Mavericks forward Maxi Kleber
9:40 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN CHICAGO — Timberwolves All-Star Anthony Edwards was helped off the court after suffering a right ankle injury during the first quarter of Friday night’s 139-131 loss to the Chicago Bulls in double overtime. Edwards landed awkwardly and collapsed to the floor after leaving his feet to deliver a pass to
9:42 PM ET Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving returned to the lineup with a bang Friday night, scoring 38 points and assisting on the game-winning 3 at the buzzer in a 111-110 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Irving had missed the three previous games because of right foot soreness, with the Mavericks going 1-2
6:57 PM ET The Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers combined to pay more than $88 million in revenue sharing receipts to smaller-market teams for the 2021-2022 season, according to a memo obtained by ESPN on Friday. Eight more larger-market teams — including New York, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, Miami, the LA Clippers and
11:13 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN ANTONIO — Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 28 points and the Memphis Grizzlies completed the largest comeback in the NBA this season, rallying from a 29-point deficit in the third quarter to beat the San Antonio Spurs 126-120 in overtime Friday night. Memphis faced a nine-point deficit in the
3:19 PM ET PLAYA VISTA, Calif. — The LA Clippers will have to wait before they are whole again as sixth man Norman Powell remains out with a shoulder injury. Powell will miss his sixth straight game Saturday against the Orlando Magic because of a left shoulder subluxation injury suffered at Golden State on March
2:29 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NBA fined Memphis Grizzlies guard-forward Dillon Brooks $35,000 on Friday for shoving a cameraperson on the sideline after chasing a loose ball in a loss in Miami. Joe Dumars, the NBA’s executive vice president and head of basketball operations, announced the fine. Brooks shoved the person
Mar 17, 2023 Steve Alexander This week’s risers and fallers column lands during the first round of March Madness, when the attention of many a basketball fan is focused on the college game. Still, we trust your ability to multitask and take advantage of the distraction to improve your fantasy basketball team’s roster by following