9:54 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN Golden State Warriors forward JaMychal Green has been fined $20,000 for “directing profane and derogatory language” toward an official, the NBA announced Thursday night. The incident occurred at the end of the Warriors’ 130-119 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night. Green has been in and out of the
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2:07 PM ET Kawhi Leonard could return and play against the Detroit Pistons as he was upgraded to questionable for Thursday night’s game. Leonard was previously listed as out, but his status was upgraded at the LA Clippers‘ Thursday morning shootaround. After playing in two of the first three games of the season, coming off
1:40 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — X-rays on LaMelo Ball‘s left ankle were negative, but the Charlotte Hornets‘ All-Star point guard has already been ruled out of Friday night’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Coach Steve Clifford said it is too early to know how much time Ball will miss after spraining the
8:00 AM ET NBA Insiders The early part of the 2022-23 NBA season has been a welcomed fresh start for a number of surprise players looking to add some hardware to their résumés. While there is still plenty of season left, a handful of players have hopped into the driver’s seats for the NBA’s biggest
1:28 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN PHOENIX — Over the past 10 years, the Golden State Warriors built a dynasty on playing free, competitively and with a sense of togetherness that could rarely be shaken. Yet, just 15 games into this season, it all seems to be crashing down. On Wednesday, the Warriors suffered their latest
1:07 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Pelicans forward Trey Murphy stopped his post-game news conference Wednesday night to say he was dedicating his past two games to the three Virginia football players who were shot and killed earlier this week. Lavel Davis, Devin Chandler and D’Sean Perry were killed in the
12:58 AM ET Jamal CollierESPN MILWAUKEE — The Cleveland Cavaliers dropped their fifth straight game on Wednesday night, a 113-98 road loss to a short-handed Milwaukee Bucks squad missing at least five rotation players. The losing skid follows an eight-game winning streak for the Cavs, who started the season 8-1 and looked like contenders in
6:46 PM ET Suspended All-Star guard Kyrie Irving is nearing completion on the process needed for a return to play and could rejoin the Brooklyn Nets as soon as Sunday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies at Barclays Center, sources told ESPN. Irving will miss his eighth consecutive game on Thursday night in Portland, but he
9:30 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – A day before the Los Angeles Lakers‘ win over the Brooklyn Nets — just L.A.’s third victory in 13 games played this season — the team held a seminal film session on Saturday. It wasn’t so much what was seen, but what was said that made an impact,
11:15 PM ET ESPN News Services CHARLOTTE, N.C. — LaMelo Ball‘s first home game of the season didn’t go anywhere near as well as he had hoped. Not only did the Charlotte Hornets lose 125-113 to the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night, but Ball reinjured his left ankle when he stepped on a fan’s foot