1:30 AM ET Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports. As if Klay Thompson returning to the Golden State Warriors‘ lineup after 941 days wasn’t enough excitement
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11:03 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — As his name was introduced last in the starting lineup, Klay Thompson sat in his seat, stared ahead and soaked everything in. Chase Center delivered one of its loudest roars, 941 days in the making. After being out for nearly 31 months that have tested his physical and mental
5:43 PM ET After suffering a sprained left ankle, Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks is expected to miss a minimum of three-to-five weeks, and could remain sidelined through the mid-February All-Star break, sources told ESPN on Sunday. Brooks — the surging Grizzlies second-leading scorer at 18.4 points a game — injured the ankle in a
3:03 PM ET The Detroit Pistons are acquiring 7-foot-2 Bol Bol in a trade with the Denver Nuggets, sources told ESPN on Sunday. Detroit will send Rodney McGruder and a 2022 second-round pick via the Brooklyn Nets to Denver for Bol, sources said. Bol, 22, has shown flashes of promise with Denver, but has never
4:47 PM ET NEW YORK — As the Brooklyn Nets embark on one of the strangest logistical road trips in recent NBA history, star Kevin Durant plans to use the two road games in Portland and Chicago as an opportunity to build “chemistry” with Kyrie Irving, who is making his way back to the lineup.
11:33 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON – After Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown produced the first triple-double of his career in Boston’s 99-75 victory over the New York Knicks here at TD Garden Saturday night, he shot down the idea that he and Jayson Tatum can’t have an effective long-term partnership. “I think we can
5:42 PM ET ESPN News Services Five-time NBA All-Star and three-time NBA champion Klay Thompson will be available to play for the Golden State Warriors in Sunday night’s game vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Golden State star made it official with his own creative announcement on Instagram as he so loves to do. Thompson has
1:14 AM ET William E. Ricks Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James just entered another all-time top-10 in the NBA, passing Alvin Robertson for 10th place on the NBA’s all-time steals list after notching four steals against the Atlanta Hawks. 2 Related When it comes to defense, James knows a thing or two about stopping
2:14 PM ET The Memphis Grizzlies placed coach Taylor Jenkins in the NBA’s health and safety protocols Saturday, according to the team. Nearly half the league’s head coaches have now entered the protocols at some point this season, with Jenkins becoming the 14th to do so. The Grizzlies play at the LA Clippers on Saturday
8:00 AM ET MAKING HIS WAY through the Golden State Warriors locker room following a preseason win over the Los Angeles Lakers, Zaza Pachulia heard the familiar sound of a ball bouncing on the organization’s practice floor. Pachulia assumed one of the Warriors’ young players was getting some extra shots in. What the longtime NBA