5:28 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NBA has fined Minnesota Timberwolves forward Taurean Prince $15,000 for making an obscene gesture on the court. The league announced the fine Sunday. It stemmed from an incident that occurred at the end of the third quarter during the Timberwolves’ 116-95 victory over the Dallas Mavericks
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2:35 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN The New Orleans Pelicans have listed Brandon Ingram as probable for Sunday’s matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers, setting up the forward to end a 10-game absence by returning against his former team. Ingram has been out since March 8 with a strained right hamstring. After missing the Pelicans’ most
6:21 AM ET ESPN News Services Portland Trail Blazers forward Trendon Watford will be sidelined at least a week with a hyperextended knee and bone bruise suffered in Saturday’s loss to the Houston Rockets. Watford led the Blazers with 15 points and 10 rebounds before suffering the injury with 3:01 remaining in the 115-98 loss.
9:16 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors‘ game against the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night was suspended in the second quarter and the arena evacuated because of a fire in a speaker hanging over the stands. Players headed to their locker rooms with 4:05 left in the second quarter and the Raptors
9:16 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors‘ game against the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night restarted at 9:30 p.m., about 70 minutes after it was suspended in the second quarter and the arena evacuated because of a fire in a speaker hanging over the stands. Players headed to their locker rooms with
1:04 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN MIAMI — When news first broke on Wednesday that the New York City mandate that prevented unvaccinated athletes from playing in home games has been lifted, Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving said he had to keep pinching himself to make sure it was real. On Thursday, New York City mayor
7:44 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — If it were up to Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel, LeBron James would be adding a fifth MVP award to his career accomplishments after this season. “He is as deserving for MVP consideration as anybody in the league,” Vogel said after practice Friday. “I know how the
5:52 PM ET Golden State Warriors center James Wiseman has been ruled out for the rest of the season and will continue rehabilitating his right knee, sources told ESPN on Friday. Wiseman has been recovering from a meniscus repair that he had in April 2021, and recent swelling in his right knee precluded him from
4:40 PM ET MIAMI — Kyrie Irving is finally allowed to play at home games inside Barclays Center and the Brooklyn Nets couldn’t be happier about it. New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday that the mandate for unvaccinated athletes and performers has been lifted, clearing the way for Irving, who hasn’t been able
6:00 AM ET James Harden would like to think he knows an MVP when he sees one, having won the award himself in 2018 and played alongside two others in Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. And in Harden’s book, his new teammate, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid, “deserves” to win the award this season. “He
12:00 AM ET Associated Press DENVER — Chris Paul returned from a broken right thumb to help the Phoenix Suns wrap up the top seed in the NBA playoffs with a 140-130 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night. Devin Booker led Phoenix with a season-high 49 points, and Paul had 17 points —
7:59 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN Chicago Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan will not play in Thursday night’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans due to a mild groin strain. DeRozan had recently been feeling some tightness in his groin, and it got worse during the Bulls’ loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday, Bulls coach Billy
7:46 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN The Kobe Bryant Estate has reached a new long-term contract with Nike to continue producing both footwear and apparel from Bryant’s Zoom Kobe series, Vanessa Bryant and Nike announced on Thursday. The news comes nearly a year after Kobe Bryant’s initial endorsement deal with Nike expired. “We’re excited to announce
6:45 PM ET The Memphis Grizzlies say star Ja Morant will be reevaluated in two weeks as he continues to deal with knee soreness that has sidelined him for the past week. Speaking before a game against the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night, Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins said the team expects Morant back before the
4:31 PM ET Chris Paul is set to return to the Phoenix Suns‘ lineup Thursday night in what is expected to be his first action since fracturing his right thumb last month. The Suns are listing their star point guard as probable for their Western Conference showdown against the Denver Nuggets. Paul hasn’t played since
3:09 PM ET PLAYA VISTA, Calif. — Paul George participated in his first LA Clippers practice in more than three months Thursday as he tries to return prior to the start of the postseason. The Clippers said George, who has not played since Dec. 22, is in the next phase of his rehab program as
1:04 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton won’t be playing Thursday night when the Milwaukee Bucks host the Washington Wizards. Middleton will miss a second straight game because of a sore left wrist. Antetokounmpo will be out for the second time in the past three games because of a sore
11:55 AM ET NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday that the mandate for unvaccinated athletes and performers has been lifted. “This is about putting New York athletes on a level playing field,” Adam said during a news conference at Citi Field. “We were treating our performers differently because they live