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Associated Press Oct 25, 2024, 09:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PORTLAND, Ore. — New Orleans forward Zion Williamson was in the lineup Friday night against the Portland Trail Blazers after missing the Pelicans’ opener. Williamson, who averaged 22.9 points last season, was scratched from the team’s game Wednesday night against the Chicago Bulls because

Associated Press Oct 25, 2024, 09:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — J.B. Bickerstaff was prepared for whatever Cleveland fans had in store for him. He knows them as well as anyone. Often criticized for his rotations, in-game strategies and blamed for playoff losses during four-plus seasons coaching the Cavaliers, Detroit’s first-year coach wasn’t

Associated Press Oct 25, 2024, 08:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — The Charlotte Hornets will be without guard Brandon Miller, one of the team’s top players, for at least a week because of a strained left glute. After sustaining the injury, Miller sat out the second half of the Hornets’ 110-105 victory at

Oct 25, 2024, 02:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James is expected to travel on the team’s upcoming road trip from Oct. 28-Nov. 6 and then begin shuttling between the active roster and the franchise’s South Bay G League affiliate, sources told ESPN on Friday. The

Steve Alexander Oct 25, 2024, 10:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We’re only two days into the fantasy basketball season, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t players already surging, getting injured and struggling in their first game. Dejounte Murray suffered a devastating hand injury on Wednesday, while Dyson Daniels piled up stats for the Atlanta

Chris Herring, ESPN Senior WriterOct 25, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions IN EARLY AUGUST, after Jalen Brunson was named the New York Knicks‘ first captain in five years, the franchise unveiled a video compilation congratulating its star floor general. The first message in the video, which was filled with praise from the city’s

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterOct 25, 2024, 12:13 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Klay Thompson folded the box score placed on the table in front of him into a paper airplane during the

Michael C. Wright, ESPN Staff WriterOct 25, 2024, 12:41 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M Open Extended Reactions DALLAS – Playing a total of 39.8 minutes in two of San Antonio’s five exhibition outings, Victor Wembanyama acknowledged the team’s 120-109 season-opening loss

ESPN News Services Oct 24, 2024, 11:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Golden State‘s blowout win at Portland on Wednesday got a little better Thursday. One point better, to be precise. The NBA found a scoring error, one where the Warriors weren’t credited with a free throw that De’Anthony Melton made with

Associated Press Oct 24, 2024, 11:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — There was a video tribute celebrating Dikembe Mutombo‘s big accomplishments on and off the court. Then, Denver Nuggets fans stood and applauded for 55 seconds — his number. The late Mutombo was remembered by the franchise in the first quarter of the

Oct 24, 2024, 05:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Indiana Pacers center James Wiseman has suffered a torn left Achilles tendon, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Thursday. The team and Wiseman are working collaboratively to determine treatment options. Wiseman suffered the injury in Indiana’s season-opening 105-109 win at the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night.

Associated Press Oct 24, 2024, 06:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Hawks guard Kobe Bufkin has partially dislocated his right shoulder for the second time, the team announced Thursday. Bufkin sustained a shoulder subluxation during practice last weekend and didn’t play in Atlanta’s victory over Brooklyn to open the season. The Hawks said

Associated Press Oct 24, 2024, 04:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The toughest call Lauren Holtkamp-Sterling made as an NBA referee was the last one she made in her career. That is, the one where she decided to retire. Holtkamp-Sterling, who was just the third female full-time official in NBA history when she was promoted

Oct 24, 2024, 05:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Paul George will miss at least two more games as he continues to recover from a bone bruise in his left knee. The Philadelphia 76ers updated George’s recovery Thursday, saying he’s making progress from an injury he suffered in a preseason game Oct. 14 against the

Baxter Holmes Close Baxter Holmes ESPN Senior Writer 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. Ramona Shelburne Close Ramona Shelburne ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterOct 24, 2024, 02:16 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions The NBA oddsmaking team at Caesars Sportsbook wanted to keep it simple — Bronny James over/under 0.5 points in Tuesday’s opener between the Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves. It would

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterOct 23, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterOct 24, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions WHEN RESERVE GUARD Frank Ntilikina checked in with 3:28 remaining in the third quarter of the Dallas Mavericks‘ 2021-22 season opener, he