2:30 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — Jordan Poole put the Golden State Warriors down just one point with 14 seconds remaining after stealing the ball off a lazy Denver Nuggets pass and laying it back in. But just a split second later, as the Warriors were still getting back in transition, Nikola Jokic
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10:04 PM ET In comments to Phoenix Suns employees before the team’s season-opening win over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, NBA commissioner Adam Silver apologized multiple times on behalf of the league office for enduring years of workplace misconduct under Suns majority owner Robert Sarver, according to sources who were present. “I’m incredibly empathetic to
12:06 AM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets coach Steve Nash said he was “proud of” Ben Simmons for the way the talented swingman bounced back in Friday night’s 109-105 win over the Toronto Raptors after a poor showing in the Nets’ season opener. “A step up for Ben,” Nash said after seeing Simmons score
10:54 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — Ja Morant scored 49 points and hit five 3-pointers to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 129-122 victory over the Houston Rockets on Friday night. Morant carried the team on a night Desmond Bane and Tyus Jones struggled. Bane made just 3 of 16 shots for 14 points
8:48 PM ET Marc J. Spears Sacramento Kings rookie forward Keegan Murray is slated to make his NBA debut against the LA Clippers on Saturday night after being fully cleared, a source told ESPN’s Andscape. Murray was placed in health and safety protocols Oct. 14 and missed the Kings’ final two preseason games. The fourth
6:04 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — Victor Wembanyama scored his team’s first points after just 54 seconds, then pumped his arms when he assisted on the last score of the Friday night game with a pass that traveled nearly the length of the court. “Wembamania” is sweeping France and everyone is trying to get
1:11 PM ET Oklahoma City Thunder rookie forward Jalen Williams underwent surgery to address a right orbital bone fracture, the team announced. Williams, the No. 12 overall pick in the draft, will be reevaluated in 7-10 days. Williams suffered the injury during the Thunder’s season-opening loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. He was inadvertently elbowed by
5:46 PM ET Victor Wembanyama, the 7-foot-4 phenom with an 8-foot wingspan who is projected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NBA draft, was back in action on Friday. Paris-based Metropolitans 92, with Wembanyama, dominated ADA Blois 113-88. Wembanyama had 17 points and 7 rebounds in the home victory. He also showed
3:29 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers are one game into their 2022-23 season and host the Phoenix Suns Friday night at the Moda Center. That seems like the perfect time to drop a new single. 1 Related On Friday morning, Lillard, aka Dame D.O.L.L.A., released the song “All Hail
2:29 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The noise in the far end of the Carolina Panthers‘ locker room kept getting louder on Thursday. And louder. And louder. Almost deafening loud. Players weren’t in a heated discussion about why they were 1-5 and the losers of 12 of the past 13 games to fall to 32nd