4:02 PM ET Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal will be out at least a week after being diagnosed with a low-grade left hamstring strain, the team announced Thursday. Beal had made his return to the lineup Tuesday after missing three games with what was described as a sore hamstring. But he didn’t play in the
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1:36 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers and Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets might be headed toward yet another NBA All-Star Game rematch. James is the overall leader in All-Star balloting, and Durant leads all Eastern Conference players in early voting returns — putting them on
1:03 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NBA has hired Lesley Slaton Brown as its new chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer, a role that she will begin Feb. 1. She comes to the NBA from HP, where she was a vice president and oversaw diversity. Her role at the NBA will be
8:08 AM ET Tim Bontemps Dave McMenamin Close ESPN Staff Writer Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. LEBRON JAMES IS well-known for his uncanny ability to recall specific moments from any point throughout
7:50 AM ET Ohm Youngmisuk Close ESPN Staff Writer Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a graduate
12:25 AM ET Jamal CollierESPN CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls snapped the Brooklyn Nets‘ 12-game winning streak with a 121-112 victory Wednesday night, handing Brooklyn its first loss since Dec. 4. Nets star Kevin Durant scored 44 points on 15-of-22 shooting, but the Bulls halted the longest winning streak in the NBA this season by
3:00 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Already missing three starters in LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Lonnie Walker going into the game and seeing a fourth player, Troy Brown Jr., exit early because of a left quad strain, Los Angeles Lakers coach Darvin Ham felt the need to protect Dennis Schroder from himself after the
4:17 PM ET LOS ANGELES — LeBron James missed the Lakers‘ game against the Miami Heat on Wednesday night because of an illness, the team announced. The illness is not COVID-19 related, the team clarified. “Just under the weather,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said before the game. “Just the common cold, is what it sounds
8:11 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry is scheduled to be re-evaluated for his left shoulder subluxation on Saturday, and the organization is hopeful he will be able to return next Friday as the team starts a six-game road trip in San Antonio. “He’s working out on the
6:38 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — 76ers star Joel Embiid was sidelined for Wednesday night’s 129-126 overtime win against the Indiana Pacers because of left foot soreness. Embiid injured his foot when he landed awkwardly on Pelicans big man Jaxson Hayes in the fourth quarter of Philadelphia’s 120-111 over New Orleans at Wells Fargo