11:54 AM ET Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. will undergo a surgical procedure on his lower back Wednesday and miss an indefinite period, his agent, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports, told ESPN on Monday. Porter is expected to make a full recovery, and a timetable for his return will come after surgery, Bartelstein said.
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3:37 PM ET NEW YORK — Falling completely out of the Brooklyn Nets‘ rotation was not something Blake Griffin saw coming. After starting 17 games this season, Griffin has sat the past two games after Steve Nash inserted LaMarcus Aldridge into the starting lineup. “No, I mean listen, [Aldridge] has been playing unbelievable,” Griffin said.
9:58 AM ET Associated Press Tony Brown usually isn’t that excited about being assigned a shift as one of the referees working in the NBA’s replay center. That is, until now. The longtime NBA ref — diagnosed earlier this year with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer — is going back to work Monday for the first
7:35 AM ET The battle for No. 1 in the NBA Power Rankings is on. The Golden State Warriors, winners of seven straight games, take their league-best 18-2 record into Tuesday night’s Western Conference showdown with the Phoenix Suns. Phoenix, meanwhile, hasn’t lost in over a month and is one win shy of matching the
6:44 PM ET Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant avoided a serious knee injury but is expected to miss at least a “couple of weeks,” coach Taylor Jenkins told reporters ahead of Sunday’s game against the Sacramento Kings. Jenkins said Morant avoided any tears or ligament damage to his left knee but added that there was
8:20 PM ET The Atlanta Hawks say Bogdan Bogdanovic will be out at least two weeks after an MRI on Sunday revealed a right ankle sprain. Bogdanovic had to be helped off the floor midway through the second quarter of the team’s 99-90 loss to the New York Knicks on Saturday because of the injury.
9:27 PM ET Associated Press CHIHUAHUA, Mexico — Isaiah Thomas made sure USA Basketball’s road to the 2023 World Cup didn’t begin with a major upset. Thomas scored 21 points, including a sealing 3-pointer with 13.3 seconds left, and the Americans erased a seven-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat Cuba 95-90 on Sunday
8:38 PM ET Stephen Curry was angry at the officials during Sunday’s 105-90 victory over the Clippers in Los Angeles, then made the other team pay for it. The Golden State Warriors star scored 13 of his team-high 33 points in the fourth quarter and caught fire with just over nine minutes left, after a
4:45 PM ET The Milwaukee Bucks are signing four-time All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins, sources told ESPN on Sunday. Cousins, 31, will sign a non-guaranteed deal to join the defending NBA champions, sources said. Teams must guarantee contracts for the balance of the season by January 7. The Bucks have been without center Brook Lopez with
3:41 PM ET Houston Rockets guard John Wall met with general manager Rafael Stone and coach Stephen Silas on Sunday to reiterate his desire to return to the lineup in a feature role — an idea that team officials continue to be reluctant to accept in a possible return to play, sources told ESPN. The