6:58 PM ET Associated Press Orlando Magic coach Steve Clifford has tested positive for coronavirus, though he and the team are waiting on re-tests before determining if he will have to miss time. Clifford does not expect to be cleared in time for Sunday’s home game against the Indiana Pacers, though no final determination has
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3:41 PM ET Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Joel Embiid was ruled out shortly before tipoff against the Milwaukee Bucks due to a shoulder injury on Saturday. Sixers coach Doc Rivers said Embiid had to test his shoulder before the game. The All-Star warmed up on the floor and was initially reported as available and in the
3:08 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry paid Draymond Green the ultimate compliment after watching the forward tie a career high with 19 assists in Friday’s 118-97 win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night, calling him the “smartest basketball player I’ve played with.” “When he gets in a groove
11:58 PM ET Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox has been placed in the league’s health and safety protocols and is expected to miss at least 10-14 days, sources told ESPN on Friday. The Kings, winners of two out of their last three games to stop the bleeding following a nine-game losing streak, enter the weekend
11:38 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Celtics guard Evan Fournier struggled Friday night in his first game since recovering from COVID-19, missing all seven shots he took in 22 minutes of Boston’s 109-104 loss to the Eastern Conference-leading Brooklyn Nets in New York. Fournier, who hadn’t played since April 4, talked afterward about the difficulty he
10:46 PM ET Denver Nuggets guard Will Barton suffered a right hamstring injury less than a minute into Friday night’s 118-97 loss to the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco and did not return. Nuggets head coach Michael Malone told ESPN during the game broadcast that Barton told him he felt something pop in the
7:24 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — The Atlanta Hawks already were without point guard Trae Young when they learned that center Clint Capela would not be available Friday night against Miami. Capela, the NBA’s leading rebounder and the team’s third-leading scorer, has a back contusion. The Hawks announced Thursday that Young, their leading scorer
4:06 PM ET Marc J. Spears Phoenix Hillcrest Prep senior forward Michael Foster told The Undefeated on Instagram Live on Friday that he will be joining the G League Ignite next season. Foster is currently the seventh ranked high school player in the 2021 ESPN Class of 100. The 6-foot-8, 215-pounder chose joining the G
6:44 PM ET Longtime Houston Rockets CEO Tad Brown announced Friday that he will resign from his position at the end of the season. “It’s time to move on, and it’s time to take on other adventures that we’re looking forward to,” said Brown, who joined the Rockets organization as a vice president of corporate
11:20 PM ET There were 67 days, 30 missed games and five missed shots for Anthony Davis before he could finally officially stamp his return from injury with a bucket Thursday against the Dallas Mavericks. After the Los Angeles Lakers star’s 19-foot stepback jump shot fell through the net with 4:51 remaining in the first