7:36 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Trae Young was fined $15,000 by the NBA on Friday for making contact with a referee. The star guard was penalized for his actions with 6:41 left in the second quarter of Atlanta’s 122-111 loss to Washington on Thursday. Young was driving left and bumped by defender
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2:15 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Celtics star Jaylen Brown said he’s still feeling the after-effects of COVID-19, saying that at times he feels like he’s played three games in one. “I think so,” Brown said after Boston’s practice Friday, when asked if he’s still recovering from his positive diagnosis earlier this month. “I’ve
9:35 AM ET The Washington Wizards surged to 4-1 with a win over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday, marking the first time the team has opened a season this successfully through five games since the 2014-15 campaign. Once again, Montrezl Harrell was a fantasy force with his third career game with at least 25 points,
11:51 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Trae Young paused in the middle of his postgame comments, perhaps wondering if he was going too far — or sensing that he already had. “I don’t want to get fined too much, but it’s frustrating,” the Atlanta star said. There’s no telling how the league will receive
2:33 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN After bringing an NBA championship to the Milwaukee Bucks for the first time in 50 years, Giannis Antetokounmpo is looking to spotlight yet another 50-year-old milestone this fall. The reigning NBA Finals MVP is teaming with Mattel to celebrate the 50th anniversary of longtime card game UNO with a Nike
1:31 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — Russell Westbrook said, “It’s my fault, it’s on me,” when asked about his double-digit turnovers in the Lakers‘ 123-115 loss to the Thunder on Wednesday. But he stood by his actions that led him to be ejected in the final seconds, marring his return to OKC. “How I play
12:31 AM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden said he is regaining his confidence but that his offensive game is limited right now as he makes his way back from an offseason spent rehabbing his hamstring injury. Harden’s slow start to the season continued Wednesday night when he finished with 14 points,
10:46 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — Washington Wizards center Daniel Gafford had to be helped off the court and was brought straight to the locker room during Wednesday night’s 116-107 win over the Boston Celtics. The team announced he had a right quadriceps contusion. He will undergo an MRI on Thursday, a source
5:28 PM ET After medical testing Wednesday, there was no structural damage found in Denver Nuggets center and reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokic‘s knee, a source confirmed to ESPN. Jokic suffered a right knee contusion late in the second quarter Tuesday night against the Jazz and was held out of the remainder of the 122-110
2:18 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will not play against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night as he sits out a second straight game due to a sore right ankle, the team announced. Anthony Davis, who went down with a right knee injury late in the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s overtime