10:47 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kelly Oubre Jr. hit a career-high nine of Charlotte‘s franchise-record 24 3-pointers and the Hornets routed the Pistons 140-111 on Wednesday night. Oubre had eight 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, tying an NBA record set by Milwaukee’s Michael Redd in 2002. Oubre was 8 of 9 on
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2:55 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson will continue his rehab away from the team as he tries to return from a fractured foot, the team announced Wednesday. While the Pelicans did not announce the location, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that Williamson is doing his rehab in Portland, Oregon. In
1:32 PM ET Jamal Collier MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols prior to Wednesday’s game against the Toronto Raptors. Assistant coach Darvin Ham was the acting head coach in his absence. “My job, the way I see it, is basically keep the bus moving forward in the
1:39 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Portland Trail Blazers superstar guard Damian Lillard will be out for at least another week due to the ongoing lower abdominal tendinopathy that has bothered him all season, the team said Wednesday. Lillard will miss Portland’s next three games — home matchups against the Miami Heat, Cleveland Cavaliers and Sacramento
11:44 AM ET Breaking News: the wait is over. The Brooklyn Nets just signed European superstar “Jean Patrick.” NBA GMs attempted to lure the fictional French 2-guard to the Association for years. Dangling huge contracts. Sponsorship deals. Untold amenities. Just for the hint of a rumor of the chance of retaining Jean Patrick’s services. Last
8:00 AM ET IT’S A FEW hours after dusk on a Monday in early December, and the Golden State Warriors‘ gleaming spaceship, the Chase Center, is about to transform into a vibrating dance party. The frenzy will be identical to those created by superstar Stephen Curry‘s one-man scoring blitzkriegs, but Curry will be swaying and
11:46 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving will make his season debut Wednesday night against the Indiana Pacers — but Nets coach Steve Nash didn’t want to reveal whether Irving would start or come off the bench. No matter what Nash decides to do, he is confident that Irving will play “a
8:00 AM ET “Will Kyrie Irving play tonight?” is about to become a regular question throughout the rest of the 2021-22 NBA season. Irving, who is not vaccinated for COVID-19, hasn’t played because of the Brooklyn Nets‘ decision prior to the start of the regular season not to allow him to participate due to New
3:14 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Russell Westbrook bounced back from nine turnovers Sunday by committing zero turnovers in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 122-114 win over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday, the first time the point guard protected the ball that well in nearly six years. Westbrook snapped a personal streak of 407 straight games
7:11 PM ET The Miami Heat have ruled out forward Jimmy Butler for Wednesday night’s game against the Trail Blazers in Portland. Butler injured his right ankle late in the third quarter of Monday night’s 115-108 loss to the Golden State Warriors. The Heat provided no other updates Tuesday beyond ruling him out against the