10:40 AM ET Amid a dramatic franchise transformation, Cleveland Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff has agreed on a long-term extension that will keep him under contract through the 2026-27 season, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Bickerstaff and general manager Koby Altman have worked together to reshape the Cavaliers around a young core — including guard Darius
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3:48 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN NEW YORK — Kemba Walker‘s Christmas began with him being officially given back his starting point guard spot. He then delivered Knicks fans a 101-87 victory over the Trae Young-less Atlanta Hawks here at Madison Square Garden, and did so in style: by recording the third triple-double of his career,
11:37 AM ET Minnesota Timberwolves guard D’Angelo Russell has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Russell is the eighth Timberwolves player to enter the protocols, along with starters Karl-Anthony Towns, Patrick Beverley, Anthony Edwards and Jarred Vanderbilt. Russell is averaging 18.7 points, 6.7 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game
5:20 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The Boston Celtics had another five players officially enter the NBA’s health and safety protocols Friday afternoon, further battering one of the hardest-hit rosters in the league as the omicron variant of COVID-19 sweeps through the NBA. Guard C.J. Miles, forwards Aaron Nesmith
1:23 PM ET After clearing the NBA’s health and safety protocols, there’s optimism that Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will be in the lineup against the Boston Celtics on Saturday, sources told ESPN. Antetokounmpo, the reigning NBA Finals MVP, planned to get on the court Friday for a workout. He will make a decision on
12:32 PM ET Jamal Collier Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols, it was announced Friday. He becomes the fourth NBA head coach to enter into COVID-19 protocols, joining the Lakers‘ Frank Vogel, Indiana‘s Rick Carlisle and Sacramento‘s Alvin Gentry. Bulls assistant Chris Fleming will be the acting head
6:16 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — The Miami Heat announced Friday that center Dewayne Dedmon is expected to miss no more than two weeks with a sprained MCL in his left knee. Dedmon suffered the injury Thursday in Miami’s win over Detroit. It’s another blow, albeit perhaps a short-term one, to Miami’s frontcourt depth,
3:37 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN GREENBURGH, N.Y. — The New York Knicks are in line to get more reinforcements back for their Christmas Day matinee against the Atlanta Hawks after RJ Barrett participated in the team’s brief practice Friday afternoon. “He did more today,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said of Barrett. “We’ll see how he
1:23 PM ET Milwaukee Bucks two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo has cleared the NBA’s health and safety protocols and could play Christmas Day against the Boston Celtics, sources told ESPN. Antetokounmpo, the reigning NBA Finals MVP, planned to get on the court Friday for a workout. He will make a decision on Saturday’s game prior to
1:45 PM ET After a sudden retirement in 2019, guard Darren Collison is returning to the NBA on a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, sources told ESPN on Friday. Collison, who’ll sign a hardship exemption, is expected to be in the lineup on Saturday against the Brooklyn Nets. He worked out for the