8:53 PM ET WASHINGTON — Nike has suspended its relationship with Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving in the wake of the controversy surrounding his social media post about a book and movie containing antisemitic tropes, the company announced Friday night. Nike also said it will no longer launch Irving’s new shoe, the Kyrie 8. The
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12:16 AM ET Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — Police have begun investigating allegations that former San Antonio Spurs guard Joshua Primo exposed himself on multiple occasions to a former team therapist during counseling sessions. Dr. Hillary Cauthen filed a lawsuit against the Spurs and Primo, claiming the 19-year-old exposed his genitals to her nine times
2:49 AM ET Jamal CollierESPN MINNEAPOLIS — The Milwaukee Bucks improved to 8-0 for the first time in franchise history Friday night, continuing their red-hot start to the season with a 115-102 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Bucks are the NBA’s last unbeaten team and became the first team to start the season 8-0
1:32 AM ET DALLAS — Mavericks guard Spencer Dinwiddie took issue with referee Tony Brothers’ actions during Friday night’s 111-110 win over the Toronto Raptors, accusing the veteran official of wrongly whistling him for a technical foul and then using profane language to describe him while speaking to one of his Dallas teammates. Brothers called
1:16 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN NEW ORLEANS — The Golden State Warriors wrapped up a winless five-game road trip Friday night at New Orleans, falling to the Pelicans 114-105. The Warriors have dropped all six of their road games, the first time they’ve done so since the 1997-98 season. They are the first defending champion
9:52 PM ET Brianna Williams The 2022-23 NBA season is still very young — but Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has already put in a bid for play of the year. In the first quarter against the Washington Wizards, the 12-time NBA All-Star introduced Daniel Gafford to the hardwood with a vicious crossover. Once Gafford
5:58 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Once again, Victor Wembanyama demonstrated why he is projected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA draft. The 7-foot-4 prospect led the Paris-based Metropolitans 92 to a 78-69 victory Friday over Limoges CSP on the road. Wembanyama picked up a double-double
2:00 PM ET Andre SnellingsESPN Entering the 2021-22 season, Karl-Anthony Towns had an argument to be the top overall pick in fantasy basketball. In his previous two seasons, he had averaged 25.5 PPG on excellent shooting (55.8 2P%, 39.9 3P%, 83.2 FT%), 10.8 RPG, 4.4 APG, 2.8 3PG, 1.2 BPG and 0.8 SPG. He was
12:01 PM ET WASHINGTON — Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant said the fallout from Kyrie Irving‘s social media posts that centered on an antisemitic book and movie is an “unfortunate situation” that “just sucks all around for everybody and hopefully we can move past it.” Irving was suspended by the Nets on Thursday for “no
6:21 PM ET WASHINGTON — Brooklyn Nets swingman Ben Simmons had an MRI on his left knee this week that came back clean, the team said prior to Friday night’s game against the Washington Wizards. Simmons has been dealing with some swelling and got his knee drained this week. 1 Related Simmons has been out