1:32 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — The short-handed Wizards signed free-agent centers Alex Len and Jordan Bell on Saturday, trying to fill out a roster decimated by COVID-19 and injuries. The Wizards have scrapped six games since a win over the Phoenix Suns on Jan. 11 made them 3-8. They are scheduled to play
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12:14 PM ET MADRID — Former Dallas Mavericks guard J.J. Barea has signed a contract to play in Spain’s top division with Estudiantes, the Madrid-based club said Saturday. The 36-year-old Barea played for the Mavericks for 11 seasons, helping the team win the NBA title in 2011. The Mavericks released him in December. Barea played
1:41 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN As Friday night’s game between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers wore on, Ben Simmons was nowhere to be seen. Through three quarters, Simmons had eight assists but only four points on just three shots, and he appeared well on his way to a fifth straight game with single-digit shot
12:45 AM ET After a 125-113 loss to the Cavaliers on Friday night, the Brooklyn Nets leave their road trip to Cleveland 0-2 and have a slew of defensive breakdowns to review in their next film session. “This was two humbling losses,” Kyrie Irving said after Friday’s game. Scoring wasn’t an issue for the Nets,
8:22 PM ET Rachel MarcusESPN Editor Close ESPN Editor Joined ESPN in 2013 Maryland native, Syracuse graduate If you are a fan of the Sacramento Kings and high fashion, then this is your moment to enjoy the internet. The Kings and New York Knicks face off Friday night in Sacramento, and both teams will wear
2:41 PM ET Free-agent forward Norvel Pelle is planning to sign a deal with the Brooklyn Nets once he clears health and safety protocols, his agents, BJ Bass and Tod Seidel, told ESPN. Pelle, 27, is a limited all-around big man but an electric shot-blocker who has shown an ability to control space near the
4:57 PM ET Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. will be active and play against the Phoenix Suns on Friday night, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Porter, 22, has been out due to the league’s Health and Safety protocol since Dec. 29 and has missed Denver’s last 10 games. Nuggets coach Michael Malone said Thursday
3:48 PM ET The NBA has rescinded Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green‘s second technical foul from Thursday night’s loss to the New York Knicks, a league source told ESPN, confirming multiple reports. The quick reversal does not come as a surprise given that Warriors coach Steve Kerr said after the game that Ben Taylor,
1:37 PM ET Brooklyn Nets‘ star Kevin Durant has been ruled out of Friday night’s game at the Cleveland Cavaliers for Achilles injury rehab. Durant played more than 50 minutes in the Nets’ double-overtime loss to the Cavaliers on Wednesday, tallying 38 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists. Friday is also the first night of
7:00 AM ET Jorge Sedano DURING A STORIED 14-year NBA career, Tony Allen was named to six All-Defensive teams and earned the nickname “The Grindfather” for his abilities as one of the league’s most hard-nosed perimeter defenders. But on Feb. 22, 2005, he was a 24-year-old rookie guard staring at one unenviable task: Shut down