ESPN News Services Dec 22, 2024, 02:08 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Victor Wembanyama scored 30 points and tied a career high with 10 blocks as the San Antonio Spurs rolled to a 114-94 victory against the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday night. Wembanyama added seven rebounds while playing just 30 minutes, sitting out the
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Associated Press Dec 22, 2024, 12:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics started slowly, tussling early with the Chicago Bulls. But the defending NBA champions came on and prevailed 123-98 on Saturday night, with Tatum’s 43-point, 16-rebound and 10-assist effort earning the five-time All-Star comparisons to former Celtics
Associated Press Dec 21, 2024, 11:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — Add Moritz Wagner to Orlando‘s rapidly expanding injury list. The Magic’s backup center and the older brother of injured forward Franz Wagner went down with a potentially serious left knee injury with 2:33 left in the first quarter of Saturday night’s
Associated Press Dec 21, 2024, 11:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A lead of at least 22 points with 12 minutes left means victory in the NBA. Over the last five years, including playoffs, there had been 796 instances of a team having such a lead entering the fourth quarter. Their record: 796-0. Their record
Associated Press Dec 21, 2024, 07:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Utah‘s Jordan Clarkson was fined $35,000 by the NBA on Saturday, and Detroit‘s Ron Holland II and Paul Reed were also penalized for their roles in an altercation between the Jazz and Pistons. Clarkson received the largest penalty for escalating an
Associated Press Dec 21, 2024, 06:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler was ruled out of Saturday night’s game at the Orlando Magic with an illness, the team announced late Saturday afternoon. Butler left Friday night’s home game against Oklahoma City in the first quarter with what appeared
Associated Press Dec 21, 2024, 12:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Joe Mazzulla’s Christmas greetings were costly. The NBA fined the Boston Celtics coach $35,000 on Saturday “for aggressively pursuing and directing inappropriate language toward a game official” at the end of his team’s loss to the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night.
Associated Press Dec 21, 2024, 01:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The NBA fined Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton $25,000 on Saturday for throwing the ball into the stands during a game in Toronto. Claxton was assessed a technical foul and ejected after the incident, which occurred with 8:46 remaining in the
Dec 20, 2024, 07:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Sixers star Joel Embiid was in top form in his return to the starting lineup Friday night, scoring a game-high 34 points to lead Philadelphia to a 108-98 victory over the visiting Charlotte Hornets. Embiid, sporting a black protective mask after a one-game absence due to
ESPN News Services Dec 20, 2024, 09:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — Jimmy Butler appeared to turn his left ankle and left Miami‘s game against Oklahoma City in the first quarter Friday night. Butler was ruled out before the start of the second quarter because of illness, the team said. There was no
ESPN News Services Dec 20, 2024, 08:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Phoenix Suns All-Star guard Devin Booker has been ruled out for the next two games because of left groin soreness, the team announced on Saturday. Booker will miss Saturday’s game vs. the Detroit Pistons and Monday’s game at the Denver Nuggets. The team
Field Level Media Dec 20, 2024, 08:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Phoenix Suns All-Star guard Devin Booker has been ruled out of Saturday’s home game against Detroit Pistons due to left groin tightness. Booker, 28, missed practice Friday, one day after suffering the injury in the third quarter of a 120-111 loss to the
Dec 20, 2024, 07:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid was back in the starting lineup Friday night against the Charlotte Hornets after a one-game absence due to a sinus fracture. Sporting a black protective mask, Embiid returned to the court after sitting out the Sixers’ 121-108 victory over the Hornets
Steve Alexander Dec 20, 2024, 03:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Emirates NBA Cup has caused the schedule to be a little unusual in recent weeks, but that hasn’t slowed down a handful of players who have been on fire. Others are struggling mightily, though, and we will detail them below. Risers and fallers
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterDec 20, 2024, 02:39 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 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After LeBron James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the all-time leader
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterDec 20, 2024, 01:26 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
Jamal Collier, ESPNDec 19, 2024, 02:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Karl-Anthony Towns arrived at Target Center on Thursday morning before the rest of his New York Knicks teammates. He said he wanted to take some time for himself and reminisce over his first nine seasons in Minnesota. Being back in the city
Michael C. Wright, ESPN Staff WriterDec 20, 2024, 01:41 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — Finger by finger, Devin Vassell counted the “wow” moments executed by Victor Wembanyama in his 42-point gem Thursday night that carried