7:55 AM ET Tim MacMahon Close Tim MacMahon ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Brian Windhorst Close Brian Windhorst ESPN Senior Writer ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books KYRIE IRVING
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12:54 AM ET Jamal CollierESPN CHICAGO — Kevin Durant is still getting adjusted to his new life as a member of the Phoenix Suns after two games, but a reunion with his former teammate Kyrie Irving is upcoming on the NBA calendar. Durant and the Suns will travel to Dallas for a matchup against Irving
9:58 PM ET SACRAMENTO — Norman Powell, the LA Clippers‘ sixth man, will be sidelined for at least a week as he undergoes treatment on his injured left shoulder before being reevaluated. The team said Powell suffered a left shoulder subluxation in the second half of the Clippers’ 115-91 loss at Golden State on Thursday
12:53 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — The Brooklyn Nets entered TD Garden for Friday night’s game against the Boston Celtics on a four-game losing streak. Then, midway through the second quarter, Brooklyn found itself staring at a 28-point deficit — and seemed well on its way to a fifth straight defeat. The Nets, though,
2:21 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — When Stephen Curry went down with a lower left leg injury in early February, it became the Golden State Warriors‘ goal to just stay afloat. After surviving 11 games without him in November, they felt they could do it again. But now, as they prepare for Curry’s
2:07 PM ET Atlanta Hawks principal owner Tony Ressler told ESPN that his franchise has underachieved in relation to its roster talent and that the organization’s moves to hire Quin Snyder as coach and elevate Landry Fields to oversee basketball operations will translate into more long-term success. In an interview Friday, Ressler insisted he isn’t
4:34 PM ET Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac underwent surgery to repair a torn left adductor muscle and will miss the rest of the regular season, the team announced Friday. Isaac, 25, underwent an MRI on Wednesday, when the injury was diagnosed. He will be sidelined after playing only 11 games this season. He missed
12:40 PM ET Steve Alexander This week’s Risers and Fallers takes a look at the fallout caused by injuries to LeBron James and LaMelo Ball, the benefactors and some other guys who are coming on as the fantasy ‘silly season’ prepares to kick into full swing. Risers Dennis Schroder, PG, Los Angeles Lakers Not only
7:15 AM ET IT’S ABOUT AN hour before tipoff in Memphis, Tennessee, where the Timberwolves are in town, when I approach the NBA’s most notorious player to let him know I’ll be following him around for about a week. Dillon Brooks, a man who has earned and embraced the nickname “Dillon the Villain,” is staring
12:46 AM ET DALLAS — The Mavericks managed to find a formula for success with their All-Star guard duo. All they need is for Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving to each score at least 40 points. That’s what happened in Thursday’s 133-126 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, when Doncic led Dallas with 42 points and