4:23 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Paul George is not used to boos. He’s one of the most affable, polite, likable players in the league. His game is aesthetically pleasing. It’s efficient. It’s complete. He plays hard, he plays smart, he plays together. There’s really not much reason to not like him. Unless (A) you’re
3:02 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma will undergo a MRI on Thursday to look at his lower back contusion, Los Angeles coach Luke Walton said after his team’s 107-100 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday. Kuzma, the Lakers’ second-leading scorer this season with an 18.3 points per game average,
8:28 AM ET Memphis Grizzlies teammates Garrett Temple and Omri Casspi got into a physical altercation during a postgame meeting in the locker room on Wednesday, sources confirmed to ESPN. The incident occurred following a 101-94 home loss to the Detroit Pistons. It was Memphis’ third consecutive defeat. The scuffle was “heat-of-the-moment stuff,” a source
1:11 AM ET NEW YORK — The New Orleans Pelicans have lost seven of their past nine games. They’re in 14th place in the Western Conference. Superstar Anthony Davis said that all of the losing isn’t sitting well with anyone in the organization. “We’re a better team than our record shows. Everyone is frustrated. Players,
ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop sifts through all the latest transfer rumours surrounding N’Golo Kante, Callum Wilson and many more in Transfer Rater. The transfer window for Europe’s biggest clubs is open again. Transfer Talk has been scouring the world’s media and setting our correspondents loose to see who could be heading to/out of your club
The FC guys answer your tweets on a potential swap deal between Milan and Chelsea, Alberto Moreno’s treatment at Liverpool by Jurgen Klopp and more. The transfer window for Europe’s biggest clubs is open again. Transfer Talk has been scouring the world’s media and setting our correspondents loose to see who could be heading to/out
12:00 AM ET Patrick Mahomes had a season for the ages in his first year as the Kansas City Chiefs‘ starting quarterback. He wound up as the second player in NFL history to throw for 50 touchdowns and 5,000 yards, and he led the Chiefs to a 12-4 record, the AFC West championship and AFC’s
11:51 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — After Gordon Hayward missed his first two shots in Wednesday night’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves — on the heels of missing all six shots he took while going scoreless for the first time in more than six years in Monday’s loss against the San Antonio Spurs —
Australia’s quest to become the fifth nation to successfully defend an Asian Cup title will hinge on the depth of their squad when the tournament kicks off in the United Arab Emirates this weekend. To hoist the trophy aloft on home soil in 2015, Australia needed to overturn an average run of form in which
Manchester City won a crucial match against league leaders Liverpool to close the gap to four points and reignite the title race. Manchester City won a crucial match against league leaders Liverpool to close the gap to four points and reignite the title race. Manchester City won a crucial match against league leaders Liverpool to