Andrew Lopez, ESPNMar 1, 2024, 12:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — In front of their home fans for the first time in 26 days, the San Antonio Spurs and rookie Victor Wembanyama put on quite the show. After giving up a 12-point third-quarter lead and falling behind in the fourth, the Spurs
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Field Level Media Feb 29, 2024, 02:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro has been ruled out of Thursday’s 2023 NBA Finals rematch against the Nuggets in Denver due to a left knee injury. Herro is not alone on the sideline for the undermanned Heat, who will be without center Thomas
ESPN News Services Feb 29, 2024, 02:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Atlanta Hawks waived veteran guard Patty Mills on Thursday. Mills, 35, was averaging 2.7 points, 1.1 rebounds and 10.6 minutes in 19 games off the bench this season. He is shooting 37.3% from the floor and 38.2% from 3-point range. The Hawks
Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 29, 2024, 02:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CAMDEN, N.J. — Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid spoke to the media Thursday afternoon for the first time since he suffered a knee injury a month ago and said he hopes he will be able to return sometime before the regular season is over.
Open Extended Reactions The Miami Heat and the Nuggets will meet in Denver on Thursday in a rematch of the 2023 NBA Finals. Editor’s Picks Denver defeated Miami in five games for its first NBA championship in June. A rematch in the 2024 NBA Finals is not entirely out of the question — the Nuggets
Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNFeb 29, 2024, 09:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Charlotte Hornets are planning to hire Brooklyn Nets executive Jeff Peterson as the franchise’s next head of basketball operations, and the sides expect to reach a contractual agreement soon, sources told ESPN on Thursday. At 35 years old, Peterson is completing a meteoric
Kendra Andrews, ESPNFeb 29, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions WHEN THE Golden State Warriors celebrated inside the home locker room following Stephen Curry‘s latest heroics, Klay Thompson sat alone at his locker with a towel draped over his head. It was Feb. 10, and Curry had just hit a last-second, game-winning 3-pointer to
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 29, 2024, 03:33 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — LeBron James authored a 21-point fourth-quarter comeback by the Lakers
ESPN News Services Feb 28, 2024, 10:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Luka Doncic had 30 points, 16 assists and 11 rebounds on his 25th birthday for his 11th triple-double of the season and the Dallas Mavericks beat the host Toronto Raptors 136-125 on Wednesday night. Doncic, the NBA’s leading scorer, is the first player
Associated Press Feb 28, 2024, 09:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — The NBA will allow suspended Miami Heat center Thomas Bryant to briefly be in Denver’s arena Thursday night so he can receive his 2023 championship ring from the Nuggets in a pregame ceremony. Suspended players are typically not allowed to be present
Jerry Jiang Feb 28, 2024, 06:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler showed his “emo Jimmy” alter ego yet again. The look Butler debuted during media day sessions before the 2023-24 NBA season appeared in his cameo in popular rock band Fall Out Boy’s music video titled, “So Much (For) Stardust.”
Field Level Media Feb 28, 2024, 04:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA on Wednesday denied the game protest lodged by the New York Knicks in the aftermath of their 105-103 loss at the Houston Rockets earlier this month. The Knicks filed the protest with the league to dispute the Feb. 12 loss, citing
Anthony Gharib, ESPNFeb 27, 2024, 10:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Dallas Mavericks 121-119 Tuesday night in miraculous fashion, catching the attention of Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce in the process. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Down by one point with 2.1 seconds remaining, Max Strus swished
Feb 28, 2024, 08:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Lakers vs. LA Clippers might not be the NBA’s most storied rivalry, but there is always buzz whenever these two teams meet in downtown L.A. That’s partly due to the teams having shared a home arena since the 1999-2000 season. Whether you call it
Feb 28, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With less than two months left in the 2023-24 NBA regular season and coming out of All-Star Weekend, teams are zeroing in on their playoff aspirations. And the stakes are rising each night. The postseason race in the Eastern Conference is heating up, with the Cleveland
Kendra Andrews, ESPNFeb 28, 2024, 12:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Golden State Warriors guard Chris Paul pointed twice during a possession late in the third quarter of Tuesday’s win over the Washington Wizards, directing his teammates where to go. In response, Klay Thompson slowly walked to the left side of the 3-point
ESPN News Services Feb 28, 2024, 12:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton exited Tuesday night’s 106-96 home loss to the Miami Heat because of a sprained right hand. Coach Chauncey Billups said that X-rays on Ayton’s hand came back negative after he was involved in a collision with Miami’s
ESPN News Services Feb 27, 2024, 10:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Max Strus drilled a 59-footer as time expired, his fifth made 3-pointer in the final four minutes, to give the Cleveland Cavaliers a wild 121-119 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night. After the Mavericks took the lead on P.J.