8:49 AM ET Luka Doncic needs some light refreshments and more from our NBA quotes of the week. “I’m tired as hell … I need a recovery beer.” Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic, on how he felt after his historic 60-point, 21-rebound triple double “The average fan might not understand what I bring to the
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10:13 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Detroit guard Killian Hayes and Orlando’s Moritz Wagner were each given multigame suspensions for their roles in a scuffle, while the NBA suspended eight Magic players one game apiece Thursday for leaving the bench area during an altercation. Hayes, who struck Wagner in the back of the
8:04 PM ET Buddy Hield wasted no time finding the scoring column Thursday night. And he did so in record-breaking fashion. The Indiana Pacers sharp-shooter grabbed a game-opening jump ball out of midair that Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen had swatted his way, pivoted at the top of the key and coolly connected on a
7:05 PM ET ESPN staff Top 2023 NBA draft prospect Victor Wembanyama continued to dazzle the basketball world with a huge performance in the LNB All-Star Game. The 18-year-old, 7-foot-4 sensation has been an unstoppable force for Paris-based Metropolitans 92. He didn’t disappoint in Thursday’s game at the Accor Arena in Paris, putting up 27
1:40 AM ET Jamal CollierESPN CHICAGO — Bulls guard DeMar DeRozan took issue with what he deemed to be an “excessive hit” from the Milwaukee Bucks‘ Grayson Allen during the third quarter of Chicago’s 119-113 overtime victory on Wednesday night. With just under seven minutes remaining in the third, Allen was attempting to set a
12:24 AM ET MIAMI — Back in the arena where he played arguably the best basketball of his career, LeBron James was asked to look to the future rather than back into the past and share how much longer he plans to play in the NBA. “I don’t have a number,” James said Wednesday after
12:59 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN With time ticking away in the fourth quarter and the New Orleans Pelicans trailing the Minnesota Timberwolves, CJ McCollum joked that the Pelicans’ game plan became quite simple. “Get the ball to Z and get the f— out the way,” he said. Zion Williamson finished with a career-high 43 points,
9:11 PM ET ESPN News Services DETROIT — Orlando’s Moritz Wagner appeared to briefly get knocked out by a punch to the back of the head after starting a fight in the first half against the Pistons that led to three ejections Wednesday night in a scene that triggered memories of an ugly brawl outside
12:07 AM ET ATLANTA — Jacque Vaughn has the Brooklyn Nets believing they can win every time they step on the floor. The latest example of that belief came during Wednesday’s 108-107 win over the Atlanta Hawks — the Nets’ 10th straight victory — in a game where they trailed by as many as 15
2:13 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Suns All-Star guard Devin Booker will miss at least four weeks with a left groin strain. The team confirmed Booker’s injury on Wednesday and said he’ll be reevaluated after the four weeks. “It’s the nature of a guy who puts in a lot of work and lays everything