7:37 PM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets guard Joe Harris will have season-ending surgery on his left ankle, the team announced prior to Thursday’s game against the Miami Heat. Harris had an initial surgery on his ankle on Nov. 29 and was expected to be out only between four and eight weeks, but his
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10:42 PM ET After scoring 100 points combined in back-to-back G League games, guard Nik Stauskas has agreed to a two-year contract with the Boston Celtics, his agents Mark Bartelstein and Andy Shiffman told ESPN on Thursday night. Stauskas, who had 57 and 43 points in consecutive games for the Grand Rapids Gold, joins the
6:01 PM ET Boston Celtics wing Jaylen Brown, Indiana Pacers guard Malcolm Brogdon and Phoenix Suns center Bismack Biyombo were all reelected as vice presidents on the NBA Players Association’s Executive Committee, the union announced on Thursday. The three players were initially elected in 2019 and will now serve new three-year terms. Members of the
10:16 PM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets star forward Kevin Durant spent part of his morning brushing off the notion that he wasn’t going to be a “savior” for his struggling team, then he almost did just that in a 113-107 loss to the Miami Heat on Thursday night. After missing a month and
3:33 PM ET Bradley Beal says he is no rush to make a decision on his future but acknowledged he is leaning toward re-signing with the Washington Wizards this offseason. “It’s fair,” Beal told reporters in Washington on Thursday when asked if he is leaning toward staying with the Wizards. “It’s fair.” Beal is eligible
3:16 PM ET Once clearing waivers Thursday, free-agent center DeAndre Jordan is expected to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers for the rest of the season, sources told ESPN. Teams have until 5 p.m. ET on Thursday to make a claim on Jordan, but there’s no indication that was likely to happen, sources said. The Lakers
11:29 AM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets star forward Kevin Durant says he will play Thursday against the Miami Heat after missing a month and a half because of a sprained left MCL. Durant has not played since getting hurt in the Nets’ Jan. 15 win over the New Orleans Pelicans and will provide
4:15 PM ET Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby will be sidelined for two weeks to rest a fractured finger, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Anunoby will re-evaluated at the end of that stretch on a plan for his return to play, sources said. 1 Related Anunoby, who’s averaging career highs in points (17.5), rebounds (5.5)
1:40 PM ET Eric MoodyESPN Who is trending up? Which rotations are changing? What’s the latest with the notable injuries around the NBA? Here’s a look around the league at the most fantasy relevant news and notes for all 30 teams: Atlanta Hawks Bogdan Bogdanovic leads the Hawks’ second unit and over the last six
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