3:12 PM ET PLAYA VISTA, Calif. — Kawhi Leonard and Paul George returned to LA Clippers‘ practice Friday and are on the verge of returning to action. Coach Ty Lue said the two Clippers likely will be considered questionable for Saturday’s game against Sacramento depending on how they both feel after Friday’s practice. Leonard has
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1:21 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Al Horford left the Celtics in free agency once. He had no interest in doing so a second time. That, Horford said, was the biggest reason he agreed to a two-year, $20 million extension Thursday to remain with the Celtics through the 2024-25 season. “For me, I really
8:08 PM ET ESPN News Services Atlanta starting forwards De’Andre Hunter and John Collins will be out for a stretch of games after they were hurt in Wednesday’s 125-108 victory over the Orlando Magic. The Hawks said Hunter will miss at least one week after an MRI revealed a right hip flexor strain. The injury-plagued
9:40 PM ET Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was fined $25,000 “for directing obscene language toward a fan,” the NBA announced Thursday night. Green’s interaction with the fan occurred early in the fourth quarter of the Warriors’ 116-113 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night at American Airlines Center. Green, 32, is averaging
11:58 AM ET After rehabilitating offseason wrist surgery, Milwaukee Bucks All-Star forward Khris Middleton plans to make his season debut Friday against the Los Angeles Lakers, sources told ESPN. Middleton, who had a procedure in July to repair torn ligaments, returns with the Bucks (15-5) holding onto second place in the Eastern Conference behind the
9:00 AM ET Boston Celtics center Al Horford has agreed on a two-year, $20 million contract extension that ties him to the franchise through his 39th birthday in 2025, his agent Jason Glushon of Glushon Sports Management told ESPN on Thursday morning. Horford, a five-time All-Star, is completing the final season of a four-year, $109
12:21 AM ET ESPN News Services Devin Booker torched the Chicago Bulls for a season-high 51 points in just three quarters as the Phoenix Suns stretched their winning streak to six games with a 132-113 victory on Wednesday night. Booker scored 25 points in the first half and had 26 more in a sublime third
12:53 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — What should have been an uneventful and easy fourth quarter turned into anything but for the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night. Once up by 31 in the third quarter, the Pelicans watched as the Toronto Raptors chipped away at their lead and cut it to 11
9:02 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said Wednesday the company does not have plans to stop selling the antisemitic film that gained notoriety recently after Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving tweeted out an Amazon link to it. Pressure has been mounting on Amazon to discontinue sale of the film,
5:17 PM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets swingman Ben Simmons will miss at least the next three games after being diagnosed with a left lateral upper calf strain, the team announced before Wednesday’s game against the Washington Wizards. Nets coach Jacque Vaughn said that an MRI revealed that Simmons, who has already missed six