8:19 PM ET DALLAS — Kyrie Irving made a polite request during a news conference Monday evening to introduce him to the Dallas media: Please do not ask him about his future beyond this season. The Dallas Mavericks traded for Irving last week despite not having any assurances he would remain with the franchise after
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11:05 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry said Monday that there is no target date for him to return from his left lower leg injury that has held him out since Feb. 4. The team plans to reevaluate Curry after the All-Star break, but Curry said he will
12:03 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN NEW YORK — After Brooklyn Nets forward Ben Simmons played just 13 minutes — his second-lowest total of the season — off the bench in Monday night’s 124-106 loss to the crosstown rival New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden, coach Jacque Vaughn admitted it will be challenging to find
12:24 AM ET Jamal CollierESPN CHICAGO — Bulls All-Star DeMar DeRozan exited Chicago’s 100-91 loss to the Orlando Magic late in the fourth quarter Monday night after a right hip injury that he says has been bothering him for more than a month flared up. DeRozan has been listed on the injury report lately with
1:22 PM ET Veteran guard Justin Holiday has agreed to a buyout arrangement with the Houston Rockets and plans to sign with the Dallas Mavericks when he clears waivers, sources told ESPN. Holiday was traded to the Rockets last week from the Atlanta Hawks, where he played 28 games this season and averaged 4.5 points
4:04 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — After going through with a four-team trade that allowed Gary Payton II to pass his physical exam despite doctors’ concerns about his injured abdomen, Warriors general manager Bob Myers said Payton is “not ready to play right now” and will be reevaluated in one month. The team
5:32 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Bucks forward Jae Crowder got so frustrated during his layoff that he sometimes yelled or cursed while watching multiple games simultaneously on the four televisions he’d set up at his home. “I’d get mad,” Crowder said Monday while talking to reporters for the first time since the Bucks
4:40 PM ET PLAYA VISTA, Calif. — Bones Hyland said he did “jumping jacks” when he learned he was traded to the LA Clippers from Denver, where he feels he was “never” given the opportunity to showcase his playmaking point guard skills. The Clippers introduced Hyland, guard Eric Gordon and center Mason Plumlee on Monday.
6:28 PM ET The NBA announced Monday that Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal was fined $25,000 for making contact with a referee over the weekend. The contact occurred Saturday in the Wizards’ 127-113 win over the visiting Indiana Pacers. The Pacers tried a long pass up court, and Beal leapt to get his left hand
3:03 PM ET After finalizing a contract buyout, three-time championship guard Danny Green has agreed with the Cleveland Cavaliers on a $2 million contract for the rest of the season, agent/attorney Raymond Brothers of Roc Nation Sports told ESPN on Sunday. Green landed with the Houston Rockets in a deadline day deal on Thursday and