6:00 AM ET James Harden would like to think he knows an MVP when he sees one, having won the award himself in 2018 and played alongside two others in Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. And in Harden’s book, his new teammate, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid, “deserves” to win the award this season. “He
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12:00 AM ET Associated Press DENVER — Chris Paul returned from a broken right thumb to help the Phoenix Suns wrap up the top seed in the NBA playoffs with a 140-130 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night. Devin Booker led Phoenix with a season-high 49 points, and Paul had 17 points —
7:46 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN The Kobe Bryant Estate has reached a new long-term contract with Nike to continue producing both footwear and apparel from Bryant’s Zoom Kobe series, Vanessa Bryant and Nike announced on Thursday. The news comes nearly a year after Kobe Bryant’s initial endorsement deal with Nike expired. “We’re excited to announce
7:59 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN Chicago Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan will not play in Thursday night’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans due to a mild groin strain. DeRozan had recently been feeling some tightness in his groin, and it got worse during the Bulls’ loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday, Bulls coach Billy
6:45 PM ET The Memphis Grizzlies say star Ja Morant will be reevaluated in two weeks as he continues to deal with knee soreness that has sidelined him for the past week. Speaking before a game against the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night, Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins said the team expects Morant back before the
4:31 PM ET Chris Paul is set to return to the Phoenix Suns‘ lineup Thursday night in what is expected to be his first action since fracturing his right thumb last month. The Suns are listing their star point guard as probable for their Western Conference showdown against the Denver Nuggets. Paul hasn’t played since
3:09 PM ET PLAYA VISTA, Calif. — Paul George participated in his first LA Clippers practice in more than three months Thursday as he tries to return prior to the start of the postseason. The Clippers said George, who has not played since Dec. 22, is in the next phase of his rehab program as
11:55 AM ET NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday that the mandate for unvaccinated athletes and performers has been lifted. “This is about putting New York athletes on a level playing field,” Adam said during a news conference at Citi Field. “We were treating our performers differently because they live
1:04 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton won’t be playing Thursday night when the Milwaukee Bucks host the Washington Wizards. Middleton will miss a second straight game because of a sore left wrist. Antetokounmpo will be out for the second time in the past three games because of a sore
8:00 AM ET IT WAS DARK on the Minnesota Timberwolves team plane as it took off from San Antonio late on the night of March 14, headed home to Minneapolis. But it wasn’t especially quiet. There was no chance of that after the game star center Karl-Anthony Towns just had, scoring a career-high 60 points