1:59 PM ET ESPN News Services Star Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander entered the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols Saturday, according to the league portal. Meanwhile, rookie guard Josh Giddey, who leads the Thunder in rebounds and assists, is off the team’s COVID-19 list after entering the protocols on Tuesday. Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging
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2:03 PM ET Associated Press Another G League referee was called up by the NBA to work a game Saturday, as the league continued finding ways to play through the latest coronavirus outbreak. Sha’Rae Mitchell was assigned the San Antonio–Detroit game. She becomes the fourth G League referee called up in a span of two
3:56 AM ET LOS ANGELES — If 2022 goes anything for the Los Angeles Lakers like LeBron James‘ first game since turning 37, L.A. could have big things in store. James scored a season-high 43 points in just 29 minutes in the Lakers’ 139-106 win over the Portland Trail Blazers, dominating the action from the
7:57 PM ET Jamal Collier After Chicago Bulls star DeMar DeRozan knocked down a 3-pointer at the buzzer, a one-legged heave as the clock expired to lead the Bulls to a 108-106 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday afternoon, he stood several steps behind the 3-point line and raised both arms in the air.
11:20 AM ET The Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to trade Denzel Valentine to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Rajon Rondo, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Friday. The Lakers are expected to waive Valentine’s partially guaranteed deal and create an open roster spot. Rondo is eager for the chance to play a bigger
10:42 AM ET ESPN News Services Sam Jones, a clutch scorer who won 10 titles with the Boston Celtics during their dynasty in the late 1950s and 1960s, has died at the age of 88. Jones died Thursday night in Florida, where he had been hospitalized in failing health, Celtics spokesperson Jeff Twiss said. The
2:23 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print LA Clippers coach Tyronn Lue has entered the league’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols, it was announced Friday. Brian Shaw will serve as acting coach during Friday’s game against the Toronto Raptors. Lue joins Doc Rivers (Philadelphia), Michael Malone (Denver), Monty Williams (Phoenix), Billy
2:13 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel has cleared the NBA’s health and safety protocols and will coach the team against the visiting Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night. Vogel entered the league’s COVID-19 protocols on Dec. 19. Assistant coach David Fizdale took over head-coaching duties during Vogel’s absence. The Lakers begin a
12:33 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Baxter Holmes Close ESPN Senior Writer Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and
12:06 PM ET ESPN.com Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print NBA trade time is here for the 2021-22 regular season. The Cleveland Cavaliers lost guard Ricky Rubio for the season Tuesday when he suffered an ACL tear in his left knee in a loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. Rubio’s injury follows last month’s