7:49 PM ET Houston Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni remains uncertain of when or if All-Star guard Russell Westbrook will be available during the team’s first-round series against the Oklahoma City Thunder. D’Antoni said before Tuesday’s 123-108 Game 1 win that Westbrook’s strained right quadriceps is healing, but the team does not have a specific timetable
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1:30 PM ET Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward will miss around four weeks due to a Grade III sprain of his right ankle suffered in Monday’s win over the Philadelphia 76ers. Hayward, who scored 12 points on 5-for-13 shooting with 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals in 34 minutes, was trying to box out
4:11 PM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Calif. — The Los Angeles Lakers will commemorate Aug. 24 — 8/24 on the calendar — by honoring Kobe Bryant with special “Black Mamba” uniforms, according to the NBA’s “Lockervision” website. Bryant and his daughter Gianna were among nine people who died in a helicopter crash in January. This
6:20 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN When the world viewed Orlando as heavy underdogs, Magic head coach Steve Clifford saw optimism entering Game 1 of their playoff matchup against the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks may have closed as 13.5-point favorites over the Magic at Caesars Sportsbook, but were stunned after a 122-110 loss Tuesday. Orlando’s
5:22 PM ET Doc Rivers admits he has some agitators on his squad but says the LA Clippers were not trying to purposely instigate anything with Luka Doncic in Game 1 against the Dallas Mavericks. Following the Clippers’ 118-110 victory, Kristaps Porzingis said the Clippers provoked him into drawing a second technical and automatic ejection
5:59 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — One of two men convicted in the murder of Michael Jordan‘s father in 1993 will be released from prison in three years, state officials said Tuesday. The N.C. Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission announced in a three-paragraph statement that it has granted parole to Larry Demery, who
1:24 PM ET The Charlotte Hornets suspended radio broadcaster John Focke indefinitely after he used a racial slur in a tweet about Monday’s playoff game between the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz. Focke used the N-word instead of “Nuggets” in the tweet, which was later deleted. He apologized in a later tweet. “Earlier today I
6:30 PM ET Montrezl Harrell never hides his emotions. But on Tuesday, the LA Clippers forward was subdued as he spoke with reporters for the first time since leaving the team on July 17. A visibly shaken Harrell couldn’t hide the sadness in his eyes as shared he grief he’s been feeling after the death
2:00 AM ET NBA Insiders Playoff basketball is the NBA’s reason for being. It’s where players build their legends, various stakeholders cash in on revenue potential and fans record memories. It’s why the NBA went to extremes to deliver the postseason, investing more than $150 million in a bubble. The road there wasn’t without its
6:30 AM ET NBA Insiders In early July, a couple of days before the Los Angeles Lakers boarded a plane for Orlando, Florida, hoping their trip would extend to the NBA Finals in October, Jared Dudley made a prescient remark. “[LeBron James] is ready for this moment, you can tell,” Dudley said. “You can see