7:35 AM ET CHRISTIAN WOOD SHEEPISHLY raised his right arm in the air and looked toward Spencer Dinwiddie, who had just made a 3-pointer off a pass from the Dallas Mavericks‘ big man to push the lead to double-digits midway through the fourth quarter. You see, Wood made the gesture not as an acknowledgement for
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7:30 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Several weeks ago, Ja Morant made headlines when he told ESPN’s Malika Andrews that the Memphis Grizzlies are “fine in the West.” What drew a little less attention was that Morant said there was one team he was, in fact, concerned about: the Boston Celtics. And, after Memphis
5:52 PM ET The four-team trade held up by Golden State‘s concern over Gary Payton II‘s physical is tracking to be completed, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. There’s still work to do to get Golden State’s approval on trade, but there’s optimism that it’ll be completed ahead of Sunday night’s deadline, sources said. The deal,
2:30 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson will miss “multiple” weeks with his right hamstring injury, Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin said Sunday. Griffin said Williamson aggravated the injury in his ramp-up to return to play. “I think we’re looking at multiple weeks past
2:03 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Celtics guard Jaylen Brown said he’s still unsure of his status for next weekend’s All-Star Game in Salt Lake City after suffering a facial fracture in a victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday. “I’m taking it day to day right now,” Brown said before the Celtics’ 119-109
1:41 PM ET The Golden State Warriors are discussing with the NBA a way to complete their four-team trade with Portland, Detroit and Atlanta, and still preserve their rights to pursue recourse on how the Trail Blazers shared guard Gary Payton II‘s medical information with them prior to the agreement, sources told ESPN on Sunday.
3:07 AM ET SACRAMENTO — As fiery a competitor as Luka Doncic is, he couldn’t stop smiling after the Dallas Mavericks’ 133-128 overtime loss Saturday night to the Sacramento Kings. That’s how much Doncic enjoyed playing with new teammate Kyrie Irving for the first time — and how excited Doncic is about the possibilities for
12:51 AM ET After Suns owner Mat Ishbia and coach Monty Williams joined the pursuit on Saturday, veteran guard Terrence Ross plans to sign with Phoenix upon finalizing a contract buyout, sources told ESPN. The Dallas Mavericks had emerged as a frontrunner earlier Saturday, but the Suns made the case to Ross on the opportunity
7:05 PM ET The Golden State Warriors are under a 9:30 p.m. ET deadline on Sunday to make a decision on squashing a four-team trade with the Portland Trail Blazers, Atlanta Hawks and Detroit Pistons because of issues surrounding Gary Payton II‘s abdomen injury, sources told ESPN on Saturday. After Payton arrived in a Thursday
10:23 PM ET NEW YORK — James Harden acknowledged Saturday that his brief tenure with the Brooklyn Nets was “frustrating” and that he “left for a reason,” after playing for the first time in Barclays Center since he pushed for a trade to the Philadelphia 76ers just prior to the February 2022 trade deadline. After