1:07 AM ET Chants of “Defense!” echoed through Madison Square Garden when Chris Paul pulled out a cross over, spun and then flung up an 18-foot fadeaway over Julius Randle that silenced the Garden and ultimately snapped the New York Knicks’ nine-game winning streak. The Phoenix Suns’ All-Star point guard scored seven points in the
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12:30 AM ET NBA Defensive Player of the Year front-runner Rudy Gobert blamed himself for the Utah Jazz‘s 105-104 loss at the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night, saying his botched execution that led to D’Angelo Russell‘s game-winning layup made him “feel dumb.” “If I don’t f— up the last play defensively, we end up with
12:27 AM ET It’s good to be King. Even amid the longest injury stretch of his Hall of Fame career, somehow LeBron James still managed to rewrite record books. A 2003-04 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection RPA (rookie patch autograph) parallel LeBron James card, numbered out of 23, was sold privately for $5.2 million with PWCC
12:50 AM ET When LeBron James makes his long-awaited return to the court, he won’t just be forming a dynamic duo with Anthony Davis. With Dennis Schroder‘s emergence during James’ and Davis’ injuries, the Los Angeles Lakers could have something that resembles a Big Three. The Lakers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 114-103
7:07 PM ET Houston Rockets point guard John Wall is expected to be sidelined for the remainder of the season due to a Grade 2 hamstring strain, sources told ESPN. The typical recovery time for such an injury is approximately three weeks, and the Rockets have no intention of rushing Wall back with the team
4:38 PM ET Orlando Magic guard Devin Cannady had season-ending right ankle surgery Monday morning but is expected to make a full recovery, according to the team. Monday’s announcement came a day after Cannady suffered the gruesome-looking injury while attempting to defend a layup attempt in the first quarter against the Indiana Pacers. There was
3:18 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Cavaliers forward Larry Nance Jr. broke his right thumb in Sunday’s loss at Washington and likely will miss the remainder of the season. Nance’s injury was one of several suffered by Cleveland players and will leave the Cavaliers short-handed for Monday night’s game against Toronto in Florida. Guard
1:11 PM ET The LA Clippers are signing center DeMarcus Cousins for the rest of the season, sources tell ESPN. Cousins’ second 10-day contract expired Sunday. He signed his first 10-day contract with the team on April 5. Cousins has averaged 9.3 points and 8 rebounds in 14 minutes in each of the team’s past
1:12 PM ET Ten NBA referees, including veteran officials typically assigned to the NBA Finals, are sidelined because of issues related to COVID-19 and, in one case, an injury, a league official told ESPN. That figure represents the highest of its kind to date in a season during which 24 referees have missed at least
7:00 AM ET If the NBA season ended today, Madison Square Garden would be hosting Game 1 of a first-round playoff series. The New York Knicks have won nine straight games for the first time since the 2012-13 season, the year they finished as the Eastern Conference’s No. 2 seed. While Julius Randle & Co.