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6:42 PM ET Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant, in an interview Wednesday, said he realized how much he is risking with his pattern of poor off-court decisions during the week and a half since the incident that resulted in his eight-game suspension from the NBA. Hours after the Grizzlies played the Nuggets in Denver on

4:17 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Injured star Karl-Anthony Towns is expected to return to action “in the coming weeks,” the Minnesota Timberwolves announced Wednesday. Minnesota’s game against Boston on Wednesday night marks the 49th consecutive game missed by the three-time All-Star big man with a severely strained right calf muscle. Towns suffered the

12:51 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Sacramento Kings forward Trey Lyles was suspended one game without pay and Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez was fined $25,000 for their involvement in an altercation at the end of a game Monday night, the NBA announced Wednesday. Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo was dribbling out the clock in

2:41 PM ET After leaving a counseling program in Florida, Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant met with NBA commissioner Adam Silver in New York on Wednesday and now awaits the league’s findings in a probe into his handling of a firearm at a suburban Denver nightclub earlier this month, sources told ESPN. Once the league

10:50 AM ET ESPN Fantasy The fantasy basketball playoffs started this week for most fantasy managers, but what about those who have Kevin Durant and/or Ja Morant on their roster? Is it worth holding out hope that they return in time for a boost in the weeks ahead? Or is it time to move on

7:25 AM ET AS THE LA CLIPPERS‘ charter plane took off from the Los Angeles International Airport runway on a cloudy afternoon on Feb. 25, several players were napping when the Denver-bound flight took a sudden veer toward the left seconds into the air just above the Pacific Ocean. The Clippers’ plane began to shake

7:35 AM ET It’s crunch time in the NBA regular season, as players on contenders fight through late-season fatigue to put their teams in the best position possible for the playoffs. The Eastern Conference is currently a three-team race at the top between the Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers, with the young postseason

12:45 AM ET ESPN News Services TORONTO — Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone was critical of his team’s effort following Tuesday night’s 125-110 loss to the Toronto Raptors, saying that being in first place for so long has made them complacent. The slumping Nuggets (46-23), who have lost four straight but maintain a four-game lead

12:55 AM ET NEW ORLEANS — After a massive performance in a must-have 123-108 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday, Los Angeles Lakers star big man Anthony Davis will sit out Wednesday’s game against the Houston Rockets, according to coach Darvin Ham. “He’s not going to play,” Ham said after Davis put up

6:24 PM ET Meyers Leonard is signing with the Milwaukee Bucks for the rest of the season, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Tuesday. Leonard’s second 10-day deal with the Bucks expired on Monday and Milwaukee decided to retain the 7-footer through the playoffs. Leonard, 31, has played sparingly for the Bucks thus far, appearing

5:48 PM ET Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic will miss his third consecutive game because of a left thigh strain, having been ruled out Wednesday against the San Antonio Spurs. Fellow All-Star guard Kyrie Irving, who was sidelined by right foot soreness the past two games, is listed as questionable. The Mavs lost twice to

3:38 PM ET Scoot Henderson, the projected No. 2 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, will not play the final five games of G League Ignite’s season, a league official told ESPN. The initiative to shut down Henderson comes from G League executives who feel Henderson has shown enough with his play this season. The

6:33 AM ET Marc J. Spears SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown wasn’t exactly sure what happened in a skirmish between both teams toward the end of a 133-124 loss to the visiting Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night. But Brown had a message for any NBA team hoping to test his Kings as

8:35 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Adrian Wojnarowski Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Tim MacMahon Close Tim MacMahon ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant has entered a

6:09 PM ET Andre SnellingsESPN Here are a few Monday thoughts from the Hoops Lab, as we prepare for Week 22 of the fantasy basketball season — for many of you, that means the start of the fantasy playoffs, so good luck. Let’s jump right into my five things for the week ahead. Nuggets swoon

Mar 12, 2023 Dallas Mavericks stars Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving will miss their second consecutive game Monday because of injuries. Doncic was ruled out of the home game against the Memphis Grizzlies a day before due to the left thigh strain that has been bothering him for a few weeks. Irving was downgraded from

5:38 PM ET ESPN News Services The NBA on Monday fined Marcus Smart $25,000, with head of basketball operations Joe Dumars saying the veteran Boston Celtics guard initiated an on-court altercation and pulled Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young to the floor during the teams’ game over the weekend. With 1:25 remaining and Boston leading 129-121,

1:59 PM ET Working the waiver wire is pivotal to succeeding in fantasy basketball. With so many games, injuries and endless shifts in rotations throughout the marathon campaign, we’ll need to source stats from free agency to maximize imaginary rosters. A willingness to entertain competition for the last few spots on your fantasy hoops roster