9:22 PM ET The Golden State Warriors will be without Andrew Wiggins for at least Monday night’s game against the Sacramento Kings after he was placed in the league’s health and safety protocols. Wiggins landed there Sunday, joining teammate Jordan Poole, who was added to the protocols last week. Wiggins’ vaccination status was a major
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12:33 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association came to an agreement Sunday night on rules over allowing additional replacement players for teams dealing with players entering the league’s health and safety protocols, according to a memo obtained by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The amended rules, which were outlined in the
1:34 AM ET Jamal Collier CHICAGO — In his first game in more than two weeks after clearing the NBA’s health and safety protocols, Chicago Bulls star DeMar DeRozan matched a season high with 38 points, including 19 in the fourth quarter, to lead the Bulls to a 115-110 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers
6:12 PM ET Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker is set to return against the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday after missing the past seven games with a left hamstring strain. Booker suffered the injury during the second quarter of a Nov. 30 win over the Golden State Warriors, and the Suns have taken a cautious approach
12:37 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The NBA has postponed the Nets‘ next two games because of the COVID-19 surge that has decimated Brooklyn’s roster. Brooklyn’s home games Sunday against the Denver Nuggets and Tuesday against the Washington Wizards have been postponed, the NBA announced Sunday. The Nets currently have
12:57 PM ET The Philadelphia 76ers‘ struggles to find eight available players have led to Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans being postponed. The 76ers placed Andre Drummond and Shake Milton in the NBA’s health and safety protocols Sunday, while Joel Embiid (ankle), Tyrese Maxey (quad) and Danny Green (hip) are all listed as
11:36 AM ET Los Angeles Lakers head coach Frank Vogel has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols, the team announced Sunday morning. David Fizdale will coach the team for Sunday night’s game in Chicago, which will be the Bulls‘ first since a COVID-19 outbreak on the team led to the postponement of their past
11:27 AM ET The NBA is postponing Sunday’s game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Atlanta Hawks, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Five Cavaliers players tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday morning, including center Jarrett Allen, sources told Wojnarowski. Allen is having an All-Star-caliber season with averages of 16.8 points, 10.8 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per
10:57 AM ET Atlanta Hawks All-Star guard Trae Young has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Young has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols, sources said. He will need two negative tests 24 hours apart to exit them. The Hawks do not
11:05 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — It took the New York Knicks being without nine players for head coach Tom Thibodeau to end Kemba Walker‘s removal from the team’s rotation after nine games. Walker had an electrifying return to the court, finishing with 29 points in 37 minutes against the Celtics, but he ultimately