8:00 AM ET Brian Windhorst and a team of ESPN’s Insiders sort out life and the news from in and around the NBA world. A few minutes before the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ home opener last month, owner Dan Gilbert addressed the players in the locker room. He spoke about the excitement for the season before turning
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9:38 AM ET Phoenix Suns forward Cameron Johnson had surgery Tuesday that removed part of the meniscus in his right knee, a procedure that should allow him to return in one to two months, sources told ESPN. It was unclear until the operation whether Johnson would need a more extensive repair that could’ve ended his
8:00 AM ET Jamal CollierESPN The Milwaukee Bucks have started the season 9-1, matching the best start in franchise history. Two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo is off to one of the best starts of his career, and the Bucks have the No. 1 defense in the NBA and have assembled a roster of players who know
3:35 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry had never been happier about a win in the 11th game of the regular season than he was about the Golden State Warriors‘ 116-113 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday night. Coming off a five-game losing streak, the Warriors considered this to be as
3:51 AM ET SALT LAKE CITY — An undermanned Los Angeles Lakers team dropped to 2-8 on the season with a 139-116 loss to the Utah Jazz on Monday. It was their third straight loss, all by 14 points or more. And in each of those losses, L.A. looked progressively ineffective on the defensive end
3:12 AM ET LOS ANGELES — After scoring while being fouled to give the LA Clippers an improbable lead with 37 seconds left to play against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Paul George let out a scream toward the home crowd. George’s three-point play completed a surprising 17-1 run by the Clippers that erased a 13-point deficit
9:44 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — Phoenix Suns star Chris Paul left in the second quarter of Monday night’s 100-88 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers with right heel soreness. Paul tried to go around a screen by 76ers big man Paul Reed with 6 minutes, 27 seconds to go in the quarter, and immediately
9:55 PM ET Dwight Howard’s next basketball home will be overseas. The eight-time All-Star big man announced Monday night that he has signed to play with the Taoyuan Leopards, a professional team in Taiwan. “I am so so excited, and I can’t wait to touch down in Taiwan and start playing,” Howard said as part
11:52 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN INDIANAPOLIS — The pain felt familiar to New Orleans Pelicans forward Larry Nance Jr. With 1:45 left in the third quarter in Monday’s 129-122 loss to the Indiana Pacers, Nance took a step forward to try to get the rebound after Pacers center Myles Turner blocked a Zion Williamson dunk
12:30 PM ET DALLAS — Brooklyn Nets swingman Ben Simmons says he will play Monday night against the Dallas Mavericks after missing the past four games because of left knee soreness. “I feel great,” Simmons said Monday after the team’s shootaround. “It took a few days to get some rehab in, get it right. So