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
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1:00 PM ET Andre SnellingsESPN Here are a few Monday morning thoughts from the Hoops Lab, as we prepare for Week 4 of the fantasy basketball season. Keep in mind, the Fantasy Basketball Rest of Season Rankings also update on Mondays, so check those out as your prepare for this week’s games across a packed
2:03 PM ET LeBron James will not play against the Utah Jazz on Monday because of left foot soreness, the Los Angeles Lakers announced. It is the second leg of a back-to-back. In addition to the foot soreness, James is overcoming an illness that affected him last week. James scored 27 points on 13-of-23 shooting
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8:00 AM ET ANTHONY DAVIS SIZED up a 3-point shot from the top of the key. Before he could even begin his shooting motion, a jeer cut across the Crypto.com court from an aisle seat a few rows behind the basket. “Stop shooting 3s!” “AD! Take it to the hole!” After another second-half possession that
8:22 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis attempted just two shots in the second half of the Lakers‘ 114-100 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday, dropping Los Angeles to 2-7 on the season. “Obviously, it starts with AD and getting him more touches,” LeBron James said afterward. “Our focal point is and always
10:10 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Kawhi Leonard has been participating in individual workouts, but there is “really not a time frame” for the LA Clippers star’s return at the moment. Leonard missed his seventh straight game because of right knee injury management Sunday night when the Clippers played the Utah Jazz. The former two-time
5:18 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — In what Klay Thompson called a “road trip from hell,” the Golden State Warriors made history as the first defending champion to start the season 0-6 on the road. But as they return home to San Francisco, they are maintaining a positive attitude. Warriors coach Steve Kerr
11:32 AM ET The Toronto Raptors will be without leading scorer Pascal Siakam for at least the next two weeks. The Raptors announced Sunday morning that their star forward has been diagnosed with a right adductor strain and will be reevaluated in two weeks. He was injured in Friday night’s 111-110 loss to the Dallas
12:21 PM ET ESPN News Services Phoenix Suns forward Cam Johnson will undergo surgery for a torn meniscus in his right knee, the team announced Sunday. No timetable was given for Johnson’s return. Johnson suffered the injury Friday in the first quarter of the Suns’ 108-106 loss to the Trail Blazers when he landed awkwardly