11:26 PM ET ESPN News Services X-rays on the lower back of Karl-Anthony Towns came back negative Wednesday night, the Minnesota Timberwolves star told reporters. Towns had to leave the game with 2:14 remaining after injuring himself on a dunk during the team’s 115-107 loss to the Washington Wizards. Towns scored only two of his
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3:20 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Miami Heat All-Star center Bam Adebayo will undergo surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb, the team announced Wednesday. Sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that Adebayo is expected to be out for four to six weeks, which would cause him to miss between 15 to
12:12 PM ET After a four-month investigation, the NBA has punished the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat with the loss of second-round draft picks because of premature discussions into the free agency of guards Lonzo Ball and Kyle Lowry, the league announced Wednesday. Chicago and Miami will lose their next available second-round pick after the
4:44 PM ET Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard will be reevaluated in 10 days after an MRI confirmed he has lower abdominal tendinopathy, the team announced Wednesday. Lillard sat out Tuesday’s 110-92 win over the Detroit Pistons to manage the injury, which he has been dealing with since playing for Team USA at the
3:07 PM ET Jamal Collier CHICAGO — Chicago Bulls guard Coby White tested positive for COVID-19, coach Billy Donovan announced after practice Wednesday afternoon. White will enter the NBA’s health and safety protocols and will not travel with the team to New York this week for games against the Knicks and Brooklyn Nets. White is
3:41 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com Maybe Trae Young‘s performance in the Atlanta Hawks‘ first round 2020-21 NBA playoff series against the New York Knicks was enough to sway one voter in New York City. In November’s election, Young received one write-in vote to be New York’s next mayor, according to the New York City Board
11:07 AM ET Denver Nuggets guards Bones Hyland and Austin Rivers have entered into the league’s health and safety protocols, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. If they test positive for the virus, they will be away from the team for at least 10 days, which would result in at least six missed games.
7:19 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN There was an air of optimism around the New Orleans Pelicans franchise heading into the 2021-22 season: Zion Williamson was coming off of an All-Star season and Brandon Ingram was a year removed from an All-Star appearance. The Pelicans added Devonte’ Graham and Jonas Valanciunas. The goal was to get
11:10 PM ET PHOENIX — Devin Booker left the Phoenix Suns‘ big matchup against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night with a left hamstring injury and did not return. He suffered the injury during the second quarter, grabbing his leg after a drive six minutes before halftime. He left the game moments later. Booker
12:15 AM ET NEW YORK — The Knicks‘ Julius Randle and coach Tom Thibodeau walked off the Barclays Center floor on Tuesday night talking to each other and “pissed” at the officiating during their 112-110 loss to the Brooklyn Nets. Randle had 24 points, nine rebounds and eight assists but went to the line only