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ESPN News Services Feb 14, 2024, 10:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Payton Pritchard scored 28 points and the NBA-leading Boston Celtics routed the Brooklyn Nets 136-86 on Wednesday night to become just the third team in league history to post multiple 50-point wins in a season. The victory also was Joe Mazzulla’s

ESPN News Services Feb 14, 2024, 09:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Phoenix Suns center Drew Eubanks said Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart punched him Wednesday at the arena hours before the teams were due to play each other. Eubanks told reporters before the game that the altercation happened as he was coming

Field Level Media Feb 14, 2024, 03:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA fined Atlanta Hawks All-Star guard Trae Young $35,000 on Wednesday for directing an “inappropriate and unprofessional gesture” toward an official. The incident occurred with 3:58 remaining in the fourth quarter of Atlanta’s 136-126 home loss against the Chicago Bulls on Monday.

ESPN News Services Feb 14, 2024, 02:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday that Las Vegas is “definitely on our list” of cities under consideration for expansion franchises. Las Vegas has been mentioned as an NBA destination many times before and the timetable for when the league will

Associated Press Feb 14, 2024, 12:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — The Suns announced Wednesday that they have acquired the rights to a G League franchise that will begin play next season, meaning all 30 NBA teams now own or operate a team in the developmental league. The Suns said the new team

Feb 14, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With the 2023-24 NBA trade deadline behind us, the race for the postseason is heating up. In the West, the battle for the No.1 seed is closer than ever with the Minnesota Timberwolves recently reclaiming the top spot by only one game. Day by day, teams

Adrian Wojnarowski Ramona Shelburne Close Ramona Shelburne ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Feb 14, 2024, 07:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Over a clandestine 24-hour window prior to the trade deadline on Thursday that included owner to owner conversations, the Golden State Warriors made

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 14, 2024, 02:57 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 will not play Wednesday on the second night

ESPN News Services Feb 14, 2024, 02:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Suns guard Bradley Beal will not play Wednesday against the visiting Detroit Pistons after suffering a left hamstring injury Tuesday night versus the Sacramento Kings, Suns coach Frank Vogel said. Vogel, speaking after Phoenix’s 130-125 win, said Beal would definitely sit

Michael Voepel, ESPN.comFeb 13, 2024, 10:52 PM ET Close Michael Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. Open Extended Reactions Sabrina Ionescu grew up in the Bay Area in California and enjoyed going to Golden

ESPN News Services Feb 13, 2024, 10:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to convert rookie guard Craig Porter Jr.’s two-way contract into a standard four-year deal, according to multiple reports. Porter has been an unexpected contributor this season for the Cavs, who have gone 22-5 since Dec. 16 and moved

ESPN News Services Feb 13, 2024, 08:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — Shaquille O’Neal was Orlando’s first in lots of ways. First No. 1 overall draft pick. First player to make an All-Star team in a Magic uniform. First rookie of the year. First All-NBA selection. And the first big-time superstar to

Field Level Media Feb 13, 2024, 06:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Atlanta Hawks center Onyeka Okongwu will be sidelined 7-10 days due to a sprained left big toe suffered in Monday’s loss to the Chicago Bulls. The Hawks said Okongwu underwent an MRI on Tuesday that confirmed the ailment. Editor’s Picks Okongwu had 11

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNFeb 13, 2024, 07:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Knicks filed a protest with the NBA to dispute the 105-103 loss to the Houston Rockets on Monday night, sources told ESPN. The Knicks decided to file Tuesday evening, highlighting the NBA’s Last Two Minute Report and game crew chief Ed

Anthony Gharib, ESPNFeb 13, 2024, 07:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Draymond Green and Jusuf Nurkic went back-and-forth with one another on social media Tuesday. The exchange continued a spat that began in December when Green hit Nurkic during a game, leading to the indefinite suspension of the Golden State Warriors forward. Editor’s Picks 1

ESPN News Services Feb 13, 2024, 05:49 PM ET SAN ANTONIO — Former NBA player Bryn Forbes has been arrested on a family violence charge. Bexar County arrest records show Forbes was arrested Tuesday and jailed on a charge of assaulting a family member by choking/strangulation, a third-degree felony. Forbes, 30, was still in the

Adrian Wojnarowski Tim Bontemps Feb 13, 2024, 05:07 PM ET The Mecklenburg County (North Carolina) Superior Court dismissed three criminal counts against Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges on Tuesday due to “insufficient evidence to warrant prosecution,” per a court filing obtained by ESPN. The court filing states that, due to conflicting statements stemming from an

Feb 13, 2024, 12:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Spencer Dinwiddie is going to get paid if the Los Angeles Lakers win a championship. One dollar, to be exact. That’s because of a peculiar incentive in his contract, which the Lakers signed him to after he cleared waivers Saturday. Dinwiddie will be paid $1,554,654 for