1:03 AM ET Anthony Davis might have performed better as a facilitator in crunch time than he ever has before in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 113-106 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday, but the All-Star big man was still hypercritical of his play. “Right now, to be hard on myself, man, I think I
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10:56 PM ET The Houston Rockets are acquiring Cleveland Cavaliers wing Kevin Porter Jr. for a future protected second-round pick, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Cleveland was looking to trade Porter following an incident last week that involved a screaming match with team officials, sources confirmed to ESPN. Porter hasn’t played for Cleveland this
11:54 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was ejected from Thursday night’s game against the New York Knicks after appearing to yell at rookie teammate James Wiseman. Green, who picked up his first technical of the game with 4 minutes, 2 seconds left in the first quarter after arguing too
2:33 PM ET Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. is nearing a return and listed as questionable to play Friday night against the Phoenix Suns. Porter has been cleared from the NBA’s health and safety protocols and returned to the team, a league source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Nuggets coach Michael Malone said that Porter
11:38 AM ET The Memphis Grizzlies, who already had Wednesday’s game postponed, will miss the next three games due to having “unavailable players” and because of contact tracing related to COVID-19, the NBA announced Thursday. The NBA is erring on the side of caution with what still appears to be isolated COVID-19 exposure within the
2:44 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE — Hornets starting center Cody Zeller is expected to return to action Friday night against the Chicago Bulls after missing four weeks with a broken bone in his left hand, he said Thursday. Zeller went through a scrimmage on Wednesday and coach James Borrego on Thursday listed him as
7:00 AM ET STEPHEN CURRY KNOWS exactly how far he has left to go. Now that he’s on the verge of passing Reggie Miller for second place on the NBA’s career 3-pointer list — he’s nine away from passing the Pacers great — Curry needs just 422 more to eclipse Ray Allen to become the
2:52 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — James Wiseman wore the look of a young man who knew he was headed to the principal’s office. The Golden State Warriors‘ 19-year-old big man was in the midst of the best game of his brief career during Wednesday night’s 121-99 win over the San Antonio Spurs. But with
11:07 PM ET The NBA postponed Friday’s Washington Wizards–Milwaukee Bucks game not long after a concerned Bradley Beal said the Wizards were “fighting the league” on playing the game with only eight players available and six others sidelined by the league’s health and safety protocol. It’s the 17th NBA game postponed this season because of
6:45 PM ET The Detroit Pistons say rookie guard Killian Hayes will be out at least another eight weeks because of a right hip injury. According to the team, Hayes had further evaluation of the injury, which indicated the origin was a subluxation — a partial dislocation — that will require rest and rehab. The