4:36 PM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving says he does not care what the outside world thinks about his decision not to get the COVID-19 vaccination — and is steadfast in his belief that he made the “right decision for me.” “I can really say that I stood firm on what
4:13 PM ET France’s Ousmane Dieng, a 6-foot-10 projected lottery pick, will enter the 2022 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Friday. He’s the first European star to make the leap to Australia as part of the NBL’s Next Stars program, and is ranked No. 12 in the ESPN 100 rankings of draft prospects. Dieng,
3:36 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls will be without two assistant coaches for at least their playoff opener against the Milwaukee Bucks after Chris Fleming and Damian Cotter tested positive for COVID-19, coach Billy Donovan said. Donovan said the team found out Friday morning that Fleming — Chicago’s lead assistant —
2:07 PM ET Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star center Jarrett Allen plans to go through pregame warm-ups with the intention of playing against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday but will make a final decision at game time, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Allen has not played since breaking his left middle finger March 6 against the Toronto
2:34 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Tim MacMahon Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM DALLAS — Mavericks superstar guard Luka Doncic will miss Saturday’s Game 1
4:38 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors are listing star Stephen Curry as “probable” heading into the first game of their series against the Denver Nuggets. “We expect him to play,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “We’ll see how he’s feeling tomorrow.” Whether Curry comes back on Saturday or later
12:37 PM ET LA Clippers star Paul George has entered health and safety protocols after testing positive for COVID-19 and will miss Friday night’s play-in game against the New Orleans Pelicans, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Tim Bontemps. The winner of Friday’s game earns the No. 8 seed and a first-round meeting with the
2:09 PM ET Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic said on Friday he will leave the Premier League club at the end of the season, bringing an end to his five-year spell at Old Trafford. Serbian international Matic, who is under contract at United until 2023, has made 26 appearances across all competitions for the club
1:21 PM ET Barcelona president Joan Laporta says the club will change its ticket policy for European games after around 30,000 Eintracht Frankfurt fans gained entry to Camp Nou for Thursday’s Europa League game. Frankfurt were given 5,000 tickets for the game by Barca but thousands more secured seats in the home end to see
8:59 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Police were called to Manchester United‘s training ground on Friday after a group of supporters arrived to protest against the club’s owners, the Glazer family. United were forced to lock the front gates at Carrington and divert visitors to a back entrance after a group of around 30 fans carrying