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
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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
4:46 PM ET A federal judge in North Carolina has granted Zion Williamson partial judgment in his lawsuit against a former marketing agent who sued the New Orleans Pelicans star for $100 million in damages claiming breach of contract. In Wednesday’s ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Loretta C. Biggs voided Williamson’s marketing agreement with Gina
3:48 PM ET After witnessing some opposing players disregarding new league rules against unnecessary contact on game nights, the NBA is moving team security into the midcourt area to dissuade violations that include hugging and handshakes, according to a league memo obtained by ESPN on Wednesday. As infections for the coronavirus increased amid a darkening
3:33 PM ET Due to contact tracing within the Memphis Grizzlies, Wednesday’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers has been postponed, it was announced. The Grizzlies did not have the league-required eight available players to proceed with the game, in accordance with the league’s healthy and safety protocols. It becomes the 16th NBA game to
12:40 AM ET The Golden State Warriors reside in San Francisco now, but for many of the players and coaches who brought championships to the Bay Area in recent years, the connection to Oakland — the city where the team played for 47 years and recently went to five straight NBA Finals inside Oracle Arena
4:17 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN New Indiana Pacers wing Caris LeVert roamed the practice facility sidelines Tuesday for the first time as a member of the squad — and after an MRI recently revealed a small mass on his left kidney. Though LeVert is out indefinitely, the 26-year-old sees the situation as something bigger than
6:28 PM ET Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic had surgery on his fractured right wrist and will be reevaluated in six weeks, the team announced Tuesday. Nurkic was injured in last Thursday’s 111-87 loss to the visiting Indiana Pacers. He could be seen holding his wrist after swiping at the ball in the third
2:34 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers said he expects star center Joel Embiid will play against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night in a clash between two of the three teams — along with the Milwaukee Bucks — tied atop the Eastern Conference standings. “I do expect him to go,” Rivers
12:12 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner has a small fracture in his right hand and is expected to miss the next few games, sources confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. Turner, who leads the NBA with 4.2 blocks per game, has met with two hand specialists, will be reevaluated in the next