11:33 PM ET Memphis Grizzlies shooting guard Desmond Bane will be out at least another three to four weeks as he continues to deal with a right big toe injury. The Grizzlies said Wednesday night that Bane is progressing in his rehab for the sprained toe and that if it responds positively to a “reloading
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12:02 AM ET NEW YORK — As Kevin Durant looks back on his time around Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, the 34-year-old comes back to one memorable piece of advice that he learned from the all-time great. “Really just don’t be a crybaby,” Durant said Wednesday after Brooklyn’s 122-116 win over the Charlotte Hornets. “I
4:02 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Suns star Chris Paul is expected to play for the first time in a month when Phoenix hosts the Boston Celtics Wednesday night. Paul, who has been out since Nov. 7 when he suffered a heel injury that forced him to leave a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, is listed
1:21 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis will not play in Wednesday night’s game against the Raptors in Toronto. James is dealing with left ankle soreness, according to the team, and will miss his first game since sitting out more than two weeks in November with a strained left adductor.
12:40 PM ET Andre SnellingsESPN On Wednesday night, the top seed in the Eastern Conference plays the top seed in the Western Conference. Is this a preview for the next NBA Finals? Are we likely to see the Boston Celtics face the Phoenix Suns again in June? And, more importantly, does it make sense to
7:00 AM ET In the span of a week, Anthony Davis somewhat changed the outlook of the Los Angeles Lakers‘ season. What was once an underperforming collection of aging stars is now a hot team capable of beating the NBA elite, anchored by one of the league’s best big men in Davis. But the Lakers
4:25 PM ET Victor Wembanyama, a 7-foot-4 NBA draft prospect, keeps displaying why he is projected to go No. 1 overall in next year’s draft. 1 Related The 18-year-old star is known for his perimeter shooting, exceptional defense and his eight-foot wingspan. Wembanyama’s skills were on display once again as he recorded 15 points, six
8:29 PM ET CLEVELAND — Los Angeles Lakers star big man Anthony Davis exited in the first half of Tuesday night’s 116-102 loss to the Cavaliers with flu-like symptoms and did not return. It is a non-COVID-19 illness, according to the team. Davis had a fever in the afternoon leading up to tipoff. After he
6:45 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SALT LAKE CITY — The Golden State Warriors announced Tuesday they have recalled center James Wiseman from their G League affiliate, the Santa Cruz Warriors. The Warriors will fly to Salt Lake City on Tuesday afternoon for a one-game road trip against the Jazz on Wednesday, which Wiseman is expected
3:12 PM ET Associated Press There’s now another trophy for NBA teams to chase. The league announced Tuesday that the team with the best regular-season record will now receive the Maurice Podoloff Trophy, named for the first commissioner of the NBA. And that name strongly suggests that another trophy tweak is coming — since until