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Associated Press Feb 24, 2024, 08:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was ruled out for Saturday’s home game against the Brooklyn Nets with a left ankle sprain. Gobert injured his ankle in the third quarter of Friday’s 112-107 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Saturday marks just the second

Andre Snellings, ESPNFeb 24, 2024, 08:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Boston Celtics have been the favorites to win the Eastern Conference and co-favorites with the Denver Nuggets to win the championship since the season began. But despite such short odds, the Celtics could still have some betting value in multiple futures markets. Boston’s

Jerry Jiang Feb 24, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Two of the NBA’s most storied franchises will battle each other Saturday as a possible Eastern Conference playoff preview. The surging No. 1 Boston Celtics are coming off a seven-game winning streak, while the New York Knicks sit at No. 4 in the East

Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 24, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions EXACTLY ONE YEAR after his tumultuous 3½-year tenure with the Brooklyn Nets came to a close, Kyrie Irving returned to Barclays Center. It was Feb. 6, and Irving was in town with the Dallas Mavericks, less than a week after his former Nets running

Andrew Lopez, ESPNFeb 24, 2024, 03:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Victor Wembanyama took questions at the podium sitting in front of a San Antonio Spurs banner and was told about the statistical feat he had just pulled off Friday night against the Los Angeles Lakers Wembanyama joined Jamaal Tinsley (2001) as

Feb 23, 2024, 10:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — Miami‘s Jimmy Butler was among four players ejected after a scuffle early in the fourth quarter in the Heat’s 106-95 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night. Heat reserve Thomas Bryant and two Pelicans — Jose Alvarado and Naji Marshall —

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNFeb 23, 2024, 10:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr, an architect of four franchise championships, has agreed on a two-year, $35 million contract extension that will make him the highest-paid coach in NBA history, agents Rick Smith and Dan Eveloff of Priority Sports told ESPN on Friday.

Jamal Collier, ESPNFeb 23, 2024, 05:55 PM ET Chicago Bulls forward Patrick Williams will have season-ending surgery on his left foot, the team said Friday. Williams has been sidelined since Jan. 25 with what was initially diagnosed as acute bone edema. Subsequent imaging revealed the injury worsened to a stress reaction. Williams, 22, was in

Steve Alexander Feb 23, 2024, 01:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Several unexpected players have been returning surprisingly solid fantasy recently and I’m simply going to take a look at what happened on Thursday night after we returned from the All-Star Break. Precious Achiuwa, the Thompson Twins and Keyonte George all came through while Walker

Kevin Pelton, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 23, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system Open Extended Reactions The most consequential long-term development of NBA All-Star Weekend came on Monday after everyone had left Indianapolis, when ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 23, 2024, 02:47 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 SAN FRANCISCO — The Los Angeles Lakers started the final stretch of the

ESPN News Services Feb 23, 2024, 12:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Nikola Jokic became the fourth player in NBA history to record at least one triple-double against every opponent in the league, going 10-for-10 from the floor and finishing with 21 points, 19 rebounds and 15 assists in the Denver Nuggets‘ 130-110

Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 22, 2024, 11:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Kyle Lowry may not have dreamed of playing for his hometown Philadelphia 76ers, but he admitted that stepping onto the court for the first time in a Sixers uniform and receiving a standing ovation Thursday night was a “great moment” in what

Jerry Jiang Feb 22, 2024, 05:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Luka Doncic received a special gift Wednesday. According to Doncic’s Instagram, Real Madrid gifted the five-time All-Star a jersey signed by players on the team, including defender Ferland Mendy and midfielders Federico Valverde, Brahim Díaz, Toni Kroos and Eduardo Camavinga. The jersey featured the

Jamal Collier, ESPNFeb 22, 2024, 04:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart has been suspended three games by the NBA for punching Phoenix Suns center Drew Eubanks at the arena hours before the teams played on Feb. 14. Following the incident, Stewart was arrested by Phoenix police, issued a citation and

Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 22, 2024, 04:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai has discussed the possibility of selling a minority stake in the franchise to the Koch family, sources confirmed to ESPN. The family’s investment vehicle, 1888 Management, could potentially buy a stake in BSE Global, Tsai’s holding company that controls

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 22, 2024, 03:46 PM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. A Georgia judge denied a motion by lawyers for former

Tyler Fulghum Feb 22, 2024, 02:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The All-Star break has come and gone, and every team but the Charlotte Hornets has played 50-plus games this season. We’ve seen plenty of trends develop in the first half of the season that have become quite profitable for bettors. I want to lay