7:30 PM ET LOS ANGELES — LA Clippers forward Nicolas Batum missed Sunday’s game and could be out for the next several days while in the league’s health and safety protocols. Batum was set to play before being ruled out not long before tipoff of the Clippers’ 97-91 win over the Dallas Mavericks. The Clippers
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1:05 PM ET The Sacramento Kings fired coach Luke Walton on Sunday, sources told ESPN. The Kings have lost seven of eight games and dropped to 6-11 on season — leaving them 12th in the Western Conference. Kings associate head coach Alvin Gentry — a five-time head coach in the NBA — is expected to
2:09 AM ET BOSTON — LeBron James‘ return from an extended absence couldn’t cure the inconsistent play that has plagued his team on both ends and was on full display in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 130-108 loss to the Boston Celtics on Friday. The defeat dropped L.A. — one of the oddsmakers’ favorites to win
8:16 PM ET Jamal Collier MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said the organization would “continue to fight for better” in the aftermath of a jury’s verdict Friday that Kyle Rittenhouse, who fatally shot two men and wounded another during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last year, was acquitted of all charges. The Bucks performed
8:21 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — The Denver Nuggets were without reigning MVP Nikola Jokic on Friday night against the Chicago Bulls because of a sprained right wrist. Jokic appeared to hurt the wrist the night before in a home loss to Philadelphia. The Nuggets big man is averaging 26.4 points, 13.6 rebounds and
7:17 PM ET ESPN News Services LeBron James returned from a two-week absence for the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night at the Boston Celtics. James has been sidelined since Nov. 2 due to an abdominal strain. L.A. lost 109-102 to the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday to fall to 4-6 without James this season but
9:28 PM ET ESPN News Services CLEVELAND — Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton‘s season is over after surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. Sexton, 22, hurt his knee on Nov. 7 in a game against the New York Knicks. The Cavs didn’t provide an update until Friday, when they said Sexton underwent
1:57 PM ET The NBA has suspended New Orleans Pelicans guard Didi Louzada 25 games without pay for violating the NBA/NBPA’s anti-drug program. Louzada tested positive for drostanolone and testosterone. In a statement to ESPN, Louzada, 22, described the source of unknowingly ingesting the banned substances as an offseason trip back to his Brazilian home
2:04 PM ET The Golden State Warriors will be very short-handed against the Detroit Pistons on Friday night. Star guard Stephen Curry (hip contusion), Draymond Green (right thigh contusion), Andre Iguodala (right knee soreness) and Otto Porter Jr. (left foot) will all sit out on the second night of a back-to-back. Curry said after Thursday’s
1:07 PM ET Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has been ruled out of Friday night’s home game against the Orlando Magic because of a right shoulder sprain, the team announced. Durant said Sunday that he had been getting treatment on his shooting shoulder but had been playing through the issue. Friday will mark Durant’s first