11:43 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN ORLANDO, Fla. — When Stephen Curry went down with a left foot sprain last Wednesday, the Golden State Warriors knew they had a difficult final stretch to the regular season. They expected some bumps in the road — their entire system is built around Curry. Warriors coach Steve Kerr said
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10:04 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson has tried to keep a low profile on social media while rehabbing his fractured right foot that has kept him out the entire 2021-22 season. That changed on Tuesday night. Williamson posted a 5-second clip to his Instagram story showing him at the Pelicans’
6:36 PM ET All-Star point guard Ja Morant has been ruled out of Wednesday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets due to right knee soreness, the Memphis Grizzlies announced. It will be the second consecutive game Morant misses because of his sore right knee. He also sat out a win over the Indiana Pacers last week
2:43 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NBA fined Jusuf Nurkic of the Portland Trail Blazers $40,000 on Tuesday for confronting a fan at a game in Indiana and throwing the person’s cellphone. The incident happened shortly after the game Sunday between the Blazers and the Pacers. Nurkic approached the fan, walked within
7:15 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Knicks forward Julius Randle was penalized $40,000 by the NBA on Tuesday for directing hostile language at a referee, bringing his total to $130,000 in fines this season. The latest fine came for his actions at the end of New York’s 108-93 loss to Utah on Sunday.
6:01 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NBA fined Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green $25,000 on Tuesday for directing profane language toward a game official. Green was ejected in the third quarter of the Warriors’ game against the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night after getting called for two technical fouls in
3:14 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NBA has fined Minnesota Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley $20,000 and Milwaukee Bucks guard George Hill $15,000 for their roles in an on-court altercation during a matchup between the teams over the weekend. The league announced the fines Tuesday. The incident happened with 2:11 left in the
12:44 PM ET NEW YORK — New York City mayor Eric Adams reiterated that while he remains optimistic about the COVID-related numbers he’s seeing, the city’s professional sports teams are going to have to wait their turn as far as potential vaccination-mandate rollbacks are concerned. “Right now, we’re going to take some complaints,” Adams said
8:00 AM ET NOT LONG AFTER Tyronn Lue had been doused with cold water by his team after matching the second-largest NBA comeback since 1996, his cellphone was ringing. On the other end, Lue heard a familiar, distinct and drawn voice. “So you just going to keep getting down 25, come back and win, huh?”
8:00 AM ET As the NBA’s 2021-22 regular season draws to a conclusion on April 10, teams near the middle of the standings are battling for postseason seeding with a special focus on the league’s play-in tournament. Held before the first round of the 2022 NBA playoffs, the play-in tournament adds an exciting wrinkle to