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2:48 AM ET ESPN News Services SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Julius Randle hit eight 3-pointers and scored 17 of his career-high 46 points in the third quarter as the New York Knicks rallied from a 20-point deficit and beat the Sacramento Kings 131-115 on Monday night. One night after beating the LA Clippers in a win

11:39 PM ET ESPN News Services SAN ANTONIO — Gregg Popovich is just one win away from becoming the NBA’s all-time winningest coach. Popovich tied Don Nelson’s NBA record with his 1,335th career victory as a coach in the San Antonio Spurs‘ 117-110 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night. And he did

9:11 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN DENVER — Draymond Green is targeting March 14 as his return date from the lower back injury that has held him out since January. “Next Monday, the 14th, against the Wizards. That is the date I am targeting,” Green said on his podcast, “The Draymond Green Show.” “I am excited

7:20 PM ET SAN ANTONIO — LeBron James will not play Monday against the San Antonio Spurs because of “significant” soreness in his left knee coming off his 56-point effort against the Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel said before the game. James, 37, missed five games because of the knee from

6:03 PM ET ESPN News Services Miami Heat guard Victor Oladipo is set to return to the court for the first time in nearly a year in Monday’s home game against the Houston Rockets, coach Erik Spoelstra said. Oladipo last appeared in an NBA game on April 8, 2021. He has been sidelined since going

4:53 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN CAMDEN, N.J. — DeAndre Jordan said he was excited about the prospect of reuniting with James Harden on the Philadelphia 76ers, saying he’s better at setting up easy baskets than anyone in the NBA. “I mean, for a big, or anybody trying to get easy baskets, he’s the best guy

2:54 PM ET ESPN News Services Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star center Jarrett Allen suffered a fractured finger during the first quarter of his team’s 104-96 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday. Allen will be sidelined indefinitely by the injury to the middle finger on his left (non-shooting) hand, the team announced. Allen also suffered a

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8:00 AM ET Which NBA teams are making the biggest moves after an action-packed weekend? On Saturday, the Miami Heat toppled the Philadelphia 76ers in a matchup of the top two teams in the Eastern Conference. James Harden didn’t suit up — he was held out in the second leg of a back-to-back — but

12:47 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN As Nikola Jokic sat at the podium for his postgame news conference, his Denver Nuggets teammate Bones Hyland briefly popped in the room to let his thoughts be known. “MVP! MVP! MVP!” The comments came after the reigning MVP put up an excellent case for why he should get another

8:56 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — Kristaps Porzingis finally made his debut for the Washington Wizards — and didn’t need much time to make a big impact. Porzingis scored 25 points in his first game for Washington, and the Wizards beat the Indiana Pacers 133-123 on Sunday night. Porzingis returned from a right

6:59 PM ET BOSTON — As Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving waits for New York City Mayor Eric Adams to roll back the city’s vaccination mandate so that he will be allowed to play in home games once again, he does so believing that Adams is “on my side.” “Shoutout Eric Adams, man,” Irving said

4:37 PM ET Associated Press Knicks forward Julius Randle was fined $50,000 by the NBA on Sunday for shoving Phoenix Suns forward Cameron Johnson, making contact with a referee who was trying to break up the altercation and refusing to participate in its ensuing investigation. Randle and Johnson were both called for technical fouls after

6:33 PM ET BOSTON — Brooklyn Nets star forward Kevin Durant became just the 23rd player in NBA history to hit the 25,000-point mark during Sunday’s 126-120 loss to the Boston Celtics. Durant, who finished with a team-high 37 points, offered an honest assessment of his latest record after the game. “It’s pretty cool,” Durant

5:28 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Victor Oladipo is questionable. After three years of dealing with rehab and challenges, that’s a breakthrough. The Miami Heat are listing Oladipo as questionable for their Monday night game against the Houston Rockets. Officially, that means there’s a 50-50 chance of the two-time All-Star playing for the first

4:48 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Jayson Tatum scored a season-high 54 points — 34 of them in the second half — and the Boston Celtics overcame a rare appearance of both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in the Nets lineup, beating Brooklyn 126-120 on Sunday. Durant played in his second game since mid-January

12:25 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — The Celtics‘ Jaylen Brown started Sunday afternoon’s game against the Brooklyn Nets after successfully testing out his sprained right ankle before tipoff. Celtics coach Ime Udoka had said earlier Sunday that Brown’s status would be determined by a pregame workout, and that the ankle sprain — which Brown

2:40 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors played the foil in the most notable bounceback of LeBron James‘ career back in the 2016 NBA Finals. On Saturday, they were subjected to another classic “desperation” performance by James. James scored 56 points, his highest-scoring game ever with the Los Angeles