1:25 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The Brooklyn Nets are resting Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Ben Simmons and a slew of other rotation players for Saturday night’s game against the Indiana Pacers. The Nets announced before the game that Durant (right knee — injury management), Irving (left adductor tightness), Simmons (ongoing calf/knee soreness), T.J. Warren (left
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1:50 PM ET Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic will not play Saturday against the Chicago Bulls, as the team has ruled him out with a right quadriceps strain. Doncic mentioned feeling quad pain after playing 37 minutes Friday night during a 106-105 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, when he posted 33 points, 11 assists and
7:00 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN IT’S NOV. 20 AND the Golden State Warriors are in the middle of a surprisingly competitive tilt against the 3-13 Houston Rockets. On paper, the Warriors should be running away with this game, against a much younger, less experienced, much happier to lose team. With 4:46 left in the first
8:00 AM ET WHEN THE NBA released its 2022-23 schedule in August, John Wall immediately scanned the page until he got to Dec. 10. LA Clippers at Washington Wizards. 7 p.m. Capital One Arena. Since the day he was traded for Russell Westbrook in a deal between the Wizards and Houston Rockets on Dec. 2,
1:15 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — Shortly after his Philadelphia 76ers escaped with a 133-122 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, coach Doc Rivers eased into a chair before the news conference and, before he could answer a question, summed up how his night played out. “I thought we would start this about
1:49 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — Pelicans forward Zion Williamson took two dribbles toward the rim and pulled off a 360 windmill dunk to end Friday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns in style. Some Suns players took exception to Williamson’s slam, which happened with 1.9 seconds left to put the Pelicans up
6:12 PM ET John Wall has been looking forward to playing in front of fans again in Washington, D.C., and he will do that while likely making his first start for the LA Clippers. Wall is in line to make his first start of the season on Saturday against his former Washington Wizards team after
3:14 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors two-way forward Anthony Lamb has been named in a lawsuit filed Tuesday against the University of Vermont, which alleges the university violated Title IX by mishandling procedures for reporting sexual harassment and violence on campus. Lamb is not named as a defendant in the
2:33 PM ET The NBA and National Basketball Players Association have agreed in principle to extend the Dec. 15 deadline that each side has to give notice of plans to opt out of the collective bargaining agreement at the end of the 2022-23 season, sources told ESPN on Friday. Talks on a new CBA are
4:41 PM ET Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley Jr. has been cleared to return for Friday night’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves after missing nine games because of a strained muscle near his left knee. The Jazz will still be short-handed in the backcourt with guard Collin Sexton, who replaced Conley in the starting