10:07 PM ET ESPN News Services ORLANDO, Fla. — Saddiq Bey went off for a career-high 51 points in the Detroit Pistons‘ 134-120 win over the Orlando Magic on Thursday night, continuing what has already been a torrid month of individual scoring in the NBA. Bey’s performance marked the NBA’s eighth 50-point game in March,
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12:52 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Ramona Shelburne Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is expected to return for the start of the Western Conference playoffs
2:00 PM ET Former longtime Dallas Mavericks general manager Donnie Nelson sued the team Thursday, alleging that owner Mark Cuban fired him last summer as retaliation for reporting that Cuban’s chief of staff sexually harassed and sexually assaulted his nephew during a job interview in 2020. The lawsuit also alleges that Cuban offered Nelson, who
1:43 PM ET Although Indiana Pacers guard T.J. Warren has recovered from consecutive stress fractures in his left foot and returned to full basketball activities, he will sit out Indiana’s final 12 games and prepare for the 2022-23 season, sources told ESPN. Warren, 28, has missed the entirety of this season and played only four
1:13 PM ET On March 16, 2022, at approximately 10:15 p.m., I entered a deep fantasy playoff hyperfocus trance. I never knew what hyperfocus even was until last year. That’s when I was finally screened for ADHD. My doctor (correctly) pointed out I’d been getting by on raw hyperfocus in high-leverage situations for decades. It
11:15 AM ET The ESPN fantasy and betting cheat sheet is your pregame destination for our best intel and data to help you make smart fantasy and wagering decisions. NBA game odds are provided by Caesars Sportsbook, and fantasy advice is based on ESPN 10-team leagues. What you need to know for Thursday night’s NBA
6:11 PM ET Ramona Shelburne Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Brooklyn Nets star Ben Simmons has remained sidelined with an irritation of the L-4 disc of the lower
1:48 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — As fans showered the Minnesota Timberwolves starters with thunderous applause when they exited the game late in a blowout win, Karl-Anthony Towns raised one hand and waved toward the Los Angeles Lakers‘ bench, gesturing by opening and closing his hand several times. There was noticeable trash talking during the Timberwolves’
11:37 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry was ruled out of the second half of Wednesday night’s 110-88 loss to the Boston Celtics due to left foot soreness, the team said. Curry injured his foot at the 4:17 mark of the second quarter when his leg got rolled
12:37 AM ET BROOKLYN, N.Y. — The Brooklyn Nets didn’t want to let Luka Doncic beat them, sending a double-team at the Dallas Mavericks superstar as the final seconds ticked down Wednesday night at the Barclays Center. And for the second consecutive game, Spencer Dinwiddie made the opponent pay for devoting so much attention to