12:49 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — After a third straight sterling performance in a 76ers uniform — but a first in front of the fans here inside Wells Fargo Center — James Harden declared Philadelphia feels like home. “Just exciting,” Harden said after finishing with 26 points, nine rebounds and nine assists in Philadelphia’s
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12:54 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Pelicans wore yellow socks during their game Wednesday night against the Sacramento Kings in a show of solidarity with Ukraine and to “bring more attention” to the large-scale invasion of the country by Russian military. Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas, who is from Lithuania, along
4:33 AM ET Lindsay du Plessis The second edition of the BAL sees 12 teams from around the continent compete in a very different format from 2021, across three months instead of a two-week COVID-induced bubble. The tournament is divided into three stints, with the Sahara Conference taking place in Dakar, Senegal from March 5-15,
5:31 PM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant is expected to return Thursday night against the Miami Heat after missing a month and a half of action because of a sprained left MCL. Durant, who was not listed in Wednesday’s injury report for the first time since suffering the inj in a
4:35 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN Zion Williamson‘s fractured right foot is showing signs of “improved bone healing,” the New Orleans Pelicans said in a statement Wednesday afternoon. The team added that while Williamson will gradually progress to full weight-bearing exercises and basketball activities, he still remains out indefinitely. “We’re all pleased with the results, that
12:59 PM ET ESPN News Services All-Star guard Devin Booker has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocol and will miss the Phoenix Suns‘ game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night. The Suns made the announcement at the team’s shootaround. Booker is a three-time All-Star and the team’s leading scorer, averaging 25.6 points,
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7:41 AM ET The Basketball Africa League will see each team fielding a very youthful face this season, as the NBA-affiliated league launches BAL Elevate, a project that places one NBA Academy Africa player with each of the 12 teams. The African arm of the NBA Academy system is housed in Saly, Senegal, and was
3:14 AM ET LOS ANGELES — As bleak as things might seem for the Lakers after Tuesday’s 109-104 loss to the Dallas Mavericks — their 10th defeat in their last 13 games — dropped Los Angeles just two games away from falling out of the play-in tournament altogether, LeBron James insisted he won’t give up
1:01 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN MINNEAPOLIS — After stringing together their worst stretch of the season through the month of February, the Golden State Warriors were looking to turn the page when they came out of the All-Star break and the calendar flipped to March. But instead, it was more of the same — perhaps