12:44 PM ET A former clinical psychologist for the San Antonio Spurs filed a lawsuit Thursday morning alleging that the organization “ignored her repeated reports of indecent exposure” by Joshua Primo, the 2021 lottery pick who was released by the team last week. According to the lawsuit, Primo exposed himself to Dr. Hillary Cauthen a
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5:27 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NBA issued $25,000 fines to the LA Clippers and Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday for violations of the league’s policies regarding injury reporting. In the Clippers’ case, the league found that the team did not disclose an accurate game availability status for guard Brandon Boston Jr.
3:52 AM ET LOS ANGELES — As sick as LeBron James felt coming into Wednesday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans — bedridden by a virus that even caused him to miss the team Halloween party — he surely would have felt sicker if the Los Angeles Lakers blew a 16-point lead and fell to
10:59 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Following the lead of several other celebrities in recent months, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is the latest big name to get involved with the growing sport of pickleball as he was announced as a team owner in the new VIBE Pickleball League on Thursday. “Just like millions of other
7:44 PM ET NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets will each donate $500,000 in the wake of Irving’s controversial social media post about a book and movie that featured antisemitic tropes. Irving, the Nets and the Anti-Defamation League released a joint statement announcing the donations Wednesday night. “I oppose all forms of
12:51 AM ET DALLAS — It has been sixty years since the NBA has seen a season-opening scoring streak like Luka Doncic‘s sizzling start to the season. Doncic has scored at least 30 points in each of the Dallas Mavericks‘ first seven games, the longest 30-point streak to start a season since Wilt Chamberlain in
6:39 PM ET ESPN News Services CLEVELAND — Darius Garland missed everything while sitting on the bench, but mostly the joy of playing and winning. He’s back, and it looked like he never left. Garland scored 29 points in his return after missing five games with an ugly eye injury, Donovan Mitchell added 25 and
11:19 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN NEW YORK — Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young briefly left Wednesday’s 112-99 win over the Knicks after being scratched in his left eye but said the injury shouldn’t cause him to miss any time. “I think I’ll be able to play through it,” Young said after finishing with 17 points,
5:44 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid will miss his third game of the season, sitting out the Philadelphia 76ers‘ game against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night with what the club called a “non-COVID-related” illness. Sixers head coach Doc Rivers said before Wednesday’s game that Embiid has the flu and has not
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