6:37 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Two Los Angeles County firefighters could be fired and a third suspended after some first responders took and shared graphic photos from the site of the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, his teenage daughter and seven others, court documents say. The court documents were filed
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8:38 PM ET Dallas Mavericks shooting guard JJ Redick will miss at least the remainder of the regular season because of right heel soreness that has bothered him for much of the season, coach Rick Carlisle said. Redick aggravated the heel while defending during Tuesday’s 133-104 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, putting the 36-year-old’s availability
6:29 PM ET NEW YORK — James Harden returned to the Brooklyn Nets‘ lineup on Wednesday against the San Antonio Spurs after missing more than a month with a hamstring strain. Still, the Nets will have to wait, once again, to see their Big Three in action. Kyrie Irving was not playing in Wednesday’s game
5:04 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James says he’s “getting close” to returning from an ankle injury, but he will not be in the lineup against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. “Getting close but I won’t be in the lineup tonight but more importantly I will be there to put that CHAMPIONSHIP
12:57 PM ET As his team wraps up the regular season with the NBA’s worst record, Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta emphasized his excitement about the franchise’s future, declaring confidence in the leadership the team has in place after a year of extreme turnover. “I never thought I could feel this good after winning only
2:59 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Already missing All-Star forward Jaylen Brown because of a serious wrist injury, the Boston Celtics also will be without Kemba Walker and Marcus Smart when they play the reeling Cavaliers on Wednesday night in a game with playoff implications. The Celtics said Walker will sit out as he
10:35 AM ET Alperen Sengun, the No. 14 prospect in the ESPN Top 100, has submitted paperwork to the league office to make himself eligible for the 2021 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Wednesday. “At the beginning of the season, I didn’t think my performance would be this high, but with every passing game
10:55 PM ET With the addition of play-in games to the 2021 NBA playoffs, the scramble for seeding is wilder — and more important — than ever, with almost every game down the stretch having significant postseason implications. Play-in matchups following Tuesday’s games Play-in games to be held May 18-21 • How the play-in tournament
3:25 AM ET LOS ANGELES — The final few possessions that Talen Horton-Tucker was involved in during the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 101-99 overtime win against the New York Knicks on Tuesday mimicked the situation his team finds itself in as the regular season winds down. Things might not have gone as planned up to this
2:21 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — After the Golden State Warriors wore a proverbial target on their back for years thanks to five straight NBA Finals appearances, Draymond Green said he is enjoying the prospect of going into next week’s play-in tournament with relatively low expectations from pundits across the league. “For a second there