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Steve Alexander Jan 17, 2025, 12:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Welcome to this week’s roundup of the biggest risers and fallers in fantasy basketball! As the season unfolds, player performances continue to shake up the rankings and impact fantasy rosters. Whether it’s a breakout star making waves or a struggling veteran losing ground, staying

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJan 17, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions DAYS AFTER THE Minnesota Timberwolves made a core-altering blockbuster trade, Anthony Edwards sensed that his new co-star was concerned about stepping on

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJan 17, 2025, 12:31 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions OKLAHOMA CITY — The rematch between the NBA’s top two heavyweights ended with an early knockout. The final score of the Oklahoma

ESPN News Services Jan 16, 2025, 06:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — Jimmy Butler could be returning to action for the Miami Heat when they host the Denver Nuggets, as he isn’t listed on the Heat’s injury report for Friday’s game. If Butler does play, it would be his first game since the

Associated Press Jan 16, 2025, 07:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INGLEWOOD, Calif. — LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer and his wife, Connie, are donating an initial $15 million in emergency funding for people affected by the deadly Los Angeles wildfires. The Ballmer Group announced the donation Thursday on its website, saying it will go

Associated Press Jan 16, 2025, 07:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns is questionable to face his former team Friday with a sprained right thumb, while Minnesota‘s Donte DiVincenzo will miss his return to Madison Square Garden with a toe injury. The game is Minnesota’s first at New York

Associated Press Jan 16, 2025, 06:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The Empire State Building is joining in the party to celebrate Vince Carter’s jersey retirement. The landmark building will be lit in red, white and blue, the Nets‘ former colors, when Brooklyn retires the Hall of Famer’s No. 15 jersey on

ESPN News Services Jan 16, 2025, 05:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA acknowledged Thursday that officials erred at the end of the Pelicans–Mavericks game the previous night by not calling goaltending on what would have been a go-ahead bucket for Dallas. The no-call was a point of contention for the Mavericks, with coach

Shams Charania, Senior NBA InsiderJan 16, 2025, 02:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Maverick Carter, LeBron James‘ business manager, has been enlisted as an adviser by a group of investors seeking to raise $5 billion to form an international basketball league that would serve as a rival to the NBA, sources told ESPN, confirming a

Associated Press Jan 16, 2025, 10:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 40 points and eight assists in three quarters, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled past the Cleveland Cavaliers 134-114 on Thursday night in a matchup of teams with the best records in the NBA. The Western Conference-leading Thunder