6:27 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson will miss at least the next two weeks, the team announced Wednesday, as he continues his recovery from a strained right hamstring that has sidelined him since early January. Williamson first injured the hamstring on Jan. 2 against the Philadelphia 76ers and suffered a
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5:58 PM ET Associated Press An 82-year-old Colorado man was charged Wednesday with selling and trading fake Michael Jordan basketball cards in a scheme that prosecutors said resulted in him making more than $800,000 over four years. Mayo Gilbert McNeil was arrested in Denver, where he lives, after a complaint was unsealed in federal court
2:20 PM ET ESPN Fantasy The fantasy basketball playoffs start next week — Week 22 — in most leagues. So which players on the waiver wire should playoff-bound fantasy managers target or avoid based on their Week 22 schedule? Here are André Snellings, Eric Karabell, Jim McCormick, Eric Moody and Steve Alexander to explain. Take
12:47 PM ET Anthony OlivieriESPN.com Prosecutors in Boston issued notice Wednesday that they are no longer prosecuting rape charges against a basketball trainer who previously worked with Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry and other NBA stars. Robert McClanaghan, 43, was arrested in Rhode Island in November as a fugitive from justice after a warrant was issued
7:32 AM ET USA Basketball has reached a deal with Abu Dhabi to bring Team USA to the Middle East for exhibition games in August, the latest sign of the United Arab Emirates’ growing investment in American basketball that could eventually lead to NBA team ownership. The announcement was made Wednesday in Berlin by USA
7:39 AM ET PRIOR TO THE Portland Trail Blazers‘ first preseason game in Seattle in October, a member of the Blazers’ front office strolled up to general manager Joe Cronin and three of his staff members sitting courtside. Anyone in the area could hear the comment to Cronin. Hey Joe, you’ve got the makings of
7:40 AM ET The New York Knicks owned the longest active winning streak in the NBA at nine straight before losing to the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday. Now that the streak is over, the Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers and even the fading Boston Celtics, who lost to the Knicks twice in the past two weeks,
11:58 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Pau Gasol, the perfect complementary player to Kobe Bryant, was paid the best compliment possible by his former team: The Los Angeles Lakers retired his jersey. “I mean life goes by pretty fast, right? In the blink of an eye, you can be a kid playing basketball in your
1:44 PM ET Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — The Milwaukee Bucks won’t have either of their two 2023 All-Stars available for their game Tuesday night at Orlando. Milwaukee’s injury report for the game lists two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday as unavailable. Antetokounmpo has a non-COVID-19 illness, and Holiday has a sore neck. The
5:24 PM ET Kevin Durant is eager to get things back to “normal” as he tries to settle into a routine with his new team, but there’s still one more big event: his first home game with the Phoenix Suns. That will come Wednesday night, one month after he was traded, when the Suns host