11:50 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — If Ben Simmons remains on the Philadelphia 76ers past Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, Joel Embiid said he’ll be welcomed back to the team. But, in a lengthy answer to the question of what it will mean for Simmons and the Sixers after Philadelphia lost 114-109 to the league-leading
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5:16 PM ET Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal will miss the rest of the season due to surgery needed on his left wrist, the team announced on Tuesday. The Wizards earlier this month said Beal was diagnosed with an injury to the scapholunate ligament and would be reevaluated in one week. That process revealed the
8:50 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN The NBA announced the participants for the three events that will take place on All-Star Saturday Night in Cleveland — the 3-point contest, slam dunk contest and a revamped skills challenge that will feature three teams of three players. The new skills challenge format will allow Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis
5:25 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SALT LAKE CITY — Golden State Warriors center James Wiseman participated in contact drills on Tuesday afternoon for the first time in 10 months, taking part in a three-on-three scrimmage after practice in Salt Lake City. This marks the clearing of a major hurdle for Wiseman, who has been out
1:43 PM ET The Indiana Pacers are trading two-time All-Star center Domantas Sabonis to the Sacramento Kings for a package that includes guard Tyrese Haliburton, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The Pacers are including Jeremy Lamb, Justin Holiday and a 2027 second-round pick in exchange for Haliburton, guard Buddy Hield and center Tristan Thompson, sources
9:26 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN In continuation with the league’s celebration of its 75th anniversary season, the NBA revealed its list of the 15 greatest coaches in history on Tuesday. The list includes four active NBA coaches: San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers and Golden
7:40 PM ET Charlotte Hornets forward Gordon Hayward will be out indefinitely after an MRI showed sprained ligaments in his left ankle, the team announced Tuesday. X-rays on Hayward’s ankle were negative, the team said. Hayward suffered the injury in the first quarter of Monday night’s 116-101 loss to the Toronto Raptors. He has struggled
11:06 AM ET The Portland Trail Blazers have agreed to trade CJ McCollum, Larry Nance Jr. and Tony Snell to the New Orleans Pelicans, sources tell ESPN. In return, the Pelicans are sending Josh Hart, Tomas Satoransky, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Didi Louzada, a future first-round pick and two future second-round picks to the Blazers, sources said.
12:31 PM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden will not play against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night because of left hamstring tightness, he told ESPN after Tuesday’s shootaround. This will be the third consecutive missed game for Harden, and it remains unclear when he’ll be able to return the floor. Harden,
12:28 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN OKLAHOMA CITY — As the Golden State Warriors took on the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday, Klay Thompson said he tried not to think of the night six years ago when he torched OKC, knocking down 11 3-pointers in the Western Conference Finals. But as he knocked down two back-to-back