4:35 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Mavericks star Luka Doncic is out for rest against the Houston Rockets a night after he played 40 minutes to help prevent a 25-point collapse in Dallas’ win over the LA Clippers. Doncic hinted he might not play Wednesday night after scoring 35 points, including a crucial 3-pointer
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7:00 AM ET TIBURON, Calif. — The first thing Klay Thompson does, before any of the boat stuff — untying the docking lines from the bollards, tossing the fenders onto the deck, checking the instruments and gas tank — is turn on the music. Nine times out of 10 he picks Michael Jackson. Lately, though,
9:26 AM ET William E. Ricks The Bronny James recruitment tour could heat up in the coming months as the son of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James begins his senior year of high school basketball. 1 Related The 18-year-old prospect, who attends Sierra Canyon High School in Chatsworth, California, will tip off the season
8:00 AM ET The murkiness is clearing on the picture of legitimate contenders in the Eastern Conference, while the West is increasingly mysterious. The Milwaukee Bucks, who once were 9-0, have dropped three of their past four games, including two lopsided losses to the Atlanta Hawks. Atlanta’s dominance of Milwaukee has allowed the reigning East
6:34 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. made his season debut in Tuesday night’s 113-102 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. Jackson had surgery in June to repair a stress fracture in his right foot and had yet to play a game this season. He was in the
7:51 PM ET ESPN News Services DENVER — Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols Tuesday and is out for Wednesday’s game against the New York Knicks. Jokic joins second-year guard Bones Hyland in the protocols. Jokic and Hyland will be eligible to return when they are cleared under current
6:38 PM ET Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart has a sprain of his right big toe and will be re-evaluated in 2-3 weeks, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Stewart suffered the injury in Monday’s game against the Toronto Raptors, playing less than 13 minutes in the 115-111 loss. The No. 16 overall pick in the
7:40 PM ET Melbourne United big-man Isaac Humphries has shared publicly that he is gay, becoming the only openly gay player in a top-tier men’s basketball league. Humphries made the announcement on Wednesday (AEDT) via a video shared across his social media channels, which showed the moment he revealed the news to his teammates. “We,
7:40 PM ET Melbourne United’s Isaac Humphries has shared publicly that he is gay, becoming the only openly gay player in a top-tier men’s basketball league. Humphries made the announcement on Wednesday (AEDT) via a video posted across his social media channels, which showed the moment he shared the news to his teammates. “We, as
11:56 AM ET Memphis Grizzlies shooting guard Desmond Bane has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 sprain of his right big toe and will be re-evaluated in two to three weeks, the team announced Tuesday. Bane suffered the injury during the Grizzlies’ win Friday night over the Minnesota Timberwolves and sat out Sunday’s loss to