2:26 PM ET The Brooklyn Nets continue to be undermanned. They announced that Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin and LaMarcus Aldridge will be out Wednesday night against the 76ers, in addition to star James Harden remaining sidelined. The good news for Brooklyn is that Kyrie Irving is available to play after missing Tuesday’s game against the
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3:14 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum said Tuesday night that he is still dealing with the after-effects of contracting for COVID-19 three months ago and has been using an inhaler before games as a means to combat them. “Close,” he said, after scoring 32 points, along with nine rebounds and five
7:03 AM ET LUKA DONCIC HITS the brakes, changes directions with a behind-the-back dribble, then picks up the ball and steps back to his left before launching a 3-pointer. It’s March 31 inside Boston’s TD Garden, and Celtics guard Marcus Smart, one of the NBA’s premier on-ball defenders, has just gone from within breathing distance
1:26 AM ET The Los Angeles Lakers‘ 101-93 win over the Charlotte Hornets gave L.A. — still without superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis — a 4-3 record to finish a seven-game road trip, but something was missing in the middle. Andre Drummond, picked up off the buyout market last month, scored just four points
12:19 AM ET Paul George‘s throbbing toe was not only limiting his performance on the court recently, but the LA Clippers guard could feel it dragging him down mentally. So the All-Star reset his mentality, and the result has been the best week-plus stretch of the season for him and the Clippers. “The injury allowed
6:58 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors announced Tuesday that Brandon Schneider will become the president and C.O.O. at the end of the season. Schneider, 41, will replace Hall of Famer Rick Welts, who is transitioning to an advisory role within the organization. As a Bay Area native and lifelong Warriors fan,
6:21 PM ET ESPN News Services OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder have signed Gabriel Deck to a multi-year contract, the team announced on Tuesday. Deck’s deal is for four years and $14.5M, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Deck, a 6-foot-8 forward who played for Argentina at the 2016 Olympics, spent the last three
12:44 PM ET Hours after Luka Doncic criticized the idea of the NBA’s play-in tournament, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban told ESPN that the concept is “an enormous mistake,” especially due to this season’s compressed schedule. “I get why the NBA is doing it,” Cuban said in a series of messages to ESPN. “But if
1:51 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN Isaiah Thomas‘ 10-day contract with the New Orleans Pelicans has expired and the team does not have immediate plans to sign him to a second deal, a source told ESPN on Tuesday morning. Thomas, however, could be in the Pelicans’ plans at a later date. New Orleans has two weeks
5:00 PM ET As the Minnesota Timberwolves and Brooklyn Nets resume play after Monday’s game was postponed in the wake of the police shooting of Daunte Wright, Wolves president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas said he hoped playing Tuesday would “give our guys a platform to show and say what they feel.” “We live here,”