9:45 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN The NBA’s board of governors has approved an additional sponsorship patch for team uniform sets for the 2021-22 season, with the upcoming shooting shirt patch program allowing teams to include branded sponsor patches on both team shooting shirts and warm-up jackets. Teams can add an existing jersey patch program partner’s
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12:12 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — It’s been 20 years since Joe Johnson made an NBA debut, but he still knows how to score in isolation. Johnson, who earned the nickname “Iso Joe” for his scoring prowess in those situations over the course of his long and decorated NBA career, scored the final points
7:47 PM ET New York Knicks point guard Derrick Rose had surgery Wednesday on his right ankle, the team said. Per the Knicks, Rose will be reevaluated in eight weeks. However, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that there is optimism his return could be closer to a six-week timetable. Rose had been out with
2:42 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Tim MacMahon Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Dallas Mavericks All-NBA guard Luka Doncic has entered the league’s health and
9:04 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers have lost three games in a row, have four players and their head coach in the NBA’s health and safety protocols and are still reeling from the news that Anthony Davis is expected to miss at least a month with a sprained MCL in his left knee. As
7:57 PM ET Alex Caruso sprained his left foot in Monday’s win against the Houston Rockets and will be out at least 7-10 days, the Chicago Bulls said Wednesday. Caruso was hurt with 5:56 remaining in the first quarter, went to the locker room and didn’t return against the Rockets. Signed this offseason as a
3:09 PM ET “The right thing to do is to continue to play.” – Adam Silver, NBA Commissioner Welcome to sports, December 2021. I’ll take it. Eighteen months ago, sports was me betting my daughter which Amazon package would arrive next. Last night, I watched my Washington Football Team lose a nationally-televised game with significant
10:05 AM ET Thursday’s scheduled game between the Nets and Trail Blazers has been postponed, as the NBA announced that coronavirus-struck Brooklyn does not have the required eight players available for the contest. This is the third straight Nets game that has been postponed over the past week. Games against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday
11:18 AM ET Free-agent guard Joe Johnson is returning to the NBA after a three-year absence and at age 40, as he is signing a 10-day contract with the Boston Celtics, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Johnson is expected to play in Wednesday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, sources said. He last played in the
12:35 PM ET The Atlanta Hawks added two more players to the NBA’s health and safety protocols Wednesday and signed Lance Stephenson amid the COVID-19 surge that has impacted rosters around the league. Lou Williams and Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot were added to the team’s protocols list, joining Trae Young, Clint Capela and Danilo Gallinari, who had