9:46 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — Emerging Philadelphia 76ers star Tyrese Maxey suffered a left foot injury and sat out the second half of Friday night’s 110-102 win over the Milwaukee Bucks at Wells Fargo Center. X-rays on Maxey’s foot were negative, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, and the team said an MRI has
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10:59 PM ET Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic beat Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson to the 50 triple-double milestone by a game. Doncic’s 33-point, 12-rebound, 11-assist performance in Friday’s 127-99 win over the visiting Denver Nuggets made him the 10th player in NBA history to record 50 career triple-doubles. Doncic accomplished the feat in
11:13 AM ET Coach Steve Kerr doesn’t know how much longer the Golden State Warriors‘ window will be open, plus more from our NBA quotes of the week. “We know this isn’t going forever. This could be the last year — maybe next year is the last year. We’re in the final stages. We know
11:51 AM ET Dan HajduckyESPN Close Hajducky is a reporter/researcher for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Early Friday morning, an extremely rare Luka Doncic rookie card sold for $3.12 million with buyer’s premium, the most
11:38 AM ET Associated Press For the first time in 12 years, USA Basketball is not atop the world men’s rankings. FIBA, the sport’s governing body, updated its rankings Friday, and Spain moved into the top spot, a sliver ahead of the U.S. The four-time defending Olympic champion Americans moved into the top spot after
2:52 AM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — Kevin Durant didn’t mince words after watching Ben Simmons play the best game of his brief Brooklyn Nets career in Thursday night’s 109-107 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. “Incredible,” Durant said after watching Simmons score 15 points, grab 13 rebounds and dish out seven assists in 32 minutes.
8:00 AM ET Kendra Andrews THE SHOT CLOCK is winding down in the final minute of the third quarter in an early November tilt between the world champion Golden State Warriors and the perpetually moribund Orlando Magic. The Magic are in the midst of a 13-6 run as Wendell Carter Jr. brings the ball up
8:00 AM ET Jamal CollierESPN LeBron James tipped off his 11th career NBA game in style, slamming home the first points of the game as the Cleveland Cavaliers hosted the LA Clippers in what was then called Quicken Loans Arena on the night of Nov. 18, 2003. James, then an 18-year old rookie, had already
2:07 PM ET Kawhi Leonard will return and start against the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night, coach Ty Lue said. Leonard was previously listed as out, but his status was upgraded to questionable at the LA Clippers‘ Thursday morning shootaround. After playing in two of the first three games of the season, coming off the
5:25 PM ET A former clinical psychologist for the San Antonio Spurs has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed against the franchise and Joshua Primo, the 2021 lottery pick released by the team last month after he was accused of repeated acts of indecent exposure. “The parties have agreed to resolve this matter,” attorney Tony