4:02 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN The New Orleans Pelicans converted point guard Jose Alvarado‘s two-way contract to a multiyear deal on Monday. Sources told ESPN the contract is for four years with guarantees for the rest of this season and 2022-23, a non-guaranteed season in 2023-24 and a team option for 2024-25. Alvarado becomes extension
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12:01 PM ET Boston Celtics center Robert Williams III — an anchor of the league’s best defense — suffered a meniscus tear in his left knee, the team announced Monday. He will miss several weeks, minimally, sources told ESPN on Monday. An MRI on Monday revealed the tear, and further evaluation Monday will help provide
2:26 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Cavaliers forward Dean Wade will miss the rest of the season following knee surgery, the latest medical setback for a Cleveland team bitten by major injuries for months. Wade, who made 28 starts this season, underwent a procedure Monday to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee,
2:00 PM ET Working the waiver wire is pivotal to succeeding in fantasy basketball. With so many games, injuries and endless shifts in rotations throughout the marathon campaign, we’ll need to source stats from free agency to maximize imaginary rosters. A willingness to entertain competition for the last few spots on your fantasy hoops roster
8:00 AM ET As the Brooklyn Nets continue to fight for playoff seeding, Kyrie Irving is now able to play in home games. New York City Mayor Eric Adams lifted the mandate for unvaccinated players and performers on Thursday, clearing the way for Irving to play in home games at Barclays Center. He made his
1:38 AM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving made his home debut Sunday night during a 119-110 loss to the Charlotte Hornets — making it clear that he believes his presence on the floor represents something much larger than a basketball player. “I was just trying to ground myself as much as
12:51 AM ET NEW ORLEANS — LeBron James said his left ankle felt “horrible” after turning it in the first half of the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 116-108 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday, and his availability to play Tuesday in Dallas is in question as L.A. faces a crucial final stretch to try
12:12 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — What started as a promising weekend for the New Orleans Pelicans slowly was turning into a nightmare. In a pivotal back-to-back set against the two teams they’re battling in the Western Conference play-in race, the Pelicans lost by four points to the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday,
8:16 PM ET Associated Press The story of Lusia Harris only gets better: It’s now won an Oscar. And just like his longtime Los Angeles Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant did four years ago in another category, Shaquille O’Neal can say he’s an Oscar winner, as well. “The Queen of Basketball” — with a pair of
10:27 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN WASHINGTON — When Draymond Green returned from his back injury on March 14 that sidelined him for 11 weeks, the hope was that the Warriors were getting back a major puzzle piece to their success. In the second half of his return game, Stephen Curry sprained his foot, making Green’s