12:05 PM ET NEW YORK — Ben Simmons was officially introduced as a member of the “scary” Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, but questions about his exit from the Philadelphia 76ers linger as he tries to turn a new page in his career. Simmons said he doesn’t “have a date yet” for his Nets debut, but
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10:00 AM ET One of the most underrated archetypes in fantasy basketball is the player who can do a little bit of everything. The Portland Trail Blazers‘ Josh Hart is one of these jack of all trades; capable of building out solid rebounding, scoring, passing, and defensive production in any given game. In last night’s
2:42 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN LOS ANGELES — Warriors coach Steve Kerr’s voice was far more hoarse than usual following Golden State’s 119-104 loss to the LA Clippers on Monday night. “I was doing a lot of yelling,” Kerr said. For a brief second, a half-grin spread across his face. But it quickly disappeared as
11:51 PM ET NEW YORK — The sense of relief was palpable for the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night as they snapped an 11-game losing streak with a 109-85 win over the Sacramento Kings. As the victorious players made their way back to the locker room, their cheers and excitement were felt and heard through
12:20 AM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Josh Giddey and Tre Mann, Oklahoma City’s two first-round picks from the 2021 NBA draft were looking forward to playing at Madison Square Garden. They certainly won’t forget the career nights they enjoyed. Giddey had a triple-double with a career-high 28 points, 12 assists and 11
9:23 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley has agreed to a one-year, $13 million contract extension, his agent Kevin Bradbury of Rep1 Basketball told ESPN on Monday night. Beverley has been in the final season of a three-year, $40 million contract, so the new agreement will take him through the 2022-2023 season. After arriving
8:01 PM ET NEW YORK — While it remains unclear exactly when Ben Simmons will return to the floor and join the Brooklyn Nets, the 25-year-old swingman is in a “good place mentally,” according to Nets coach Steve Nash, as he makes his way back after being away from the game for over nine months.
5:11 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen was named as a replacement in Sunday’s All-Star Game by NBA commissioner Adam Silver on Monday afternoon. Allen will replace Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden, who will miss the game because of his hamstring strain. The 76ers announced Harden was going to miss the team’s
6:43 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo won’t play Monday night against the Portland Trail Blazers because of a sore left ankle. The two-time MVP had been listed as probable early in the day before getting downgraded to doubtful. Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said at his pregame media availability that Antetokounmpo
5:41 PM ET After a two-year ban for violating the NBA/NBPA anti-drug program, guard Tyreke Evans has been reinstated to play in the league. Evans, 32, is eligible to begin negotiating with teams immediately and can sign a contract as soon as Friday at noon ET, the league announced on Monday. Evans is considered to
3:06 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Philadelphia 76ers announced Monday that superstar guard James Harden will miss the team’s final two games before the All-Star break — Tuesday at home against the Boston Celtics and Thursday in Milwaukee against the defending champion Bucks — as well as the All-Star Game in Cleveland this weekend as
12:00 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
Thursday’s trade deadline is in the books, and the NBA looks quite a bit different entering this week than it did to start the last. The Philadelphia 76ers can finally move on from the Ben Simmons saga, adding a former MVP alongside Joel Embiid. Simmons will join a Brooklyn Nets team that is left wondering
6:13 PM ET The LA Clippers have lost yet another top player indefinitely this season after recently-acquired Norman Powell was diagnosed with a fractured bone in his left foot on Sunday. Powell suffered the injury last Thursday when he scored 19 points in 34 minutes during a 112-105 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. Powell sat
2:41 PM ET Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton will undergo surgery to repair a fractured fourth metacarpal in his right hand on Monday and is expected to return to the lineup before the end of the regular season, sources told ESPN on Sunday. Connaughton suffered the injury on Thursday in a loss to the Phoenix
11:19 AM ET Chicago Bulls All-Star guard Zach LaVine is traveling to Los Angeles to get further evaluation on his left knee but still hopes to participate in next Sunday’s All-Star Game, sources told ESPN. LaVine has been experiencing discomfort in the knee for several weeks, and although a January MRI showed no structural damage,
12:51 AM ET Jamal CollierESPN CHICAGO — Chicago Bulls star DeMar DeRozan scored 38 points Saturday night to lead the Bulls to 106-101 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder, the fifth consecutive game he has finished with at least 35 points. DeRozan became just the second player in Bulls history to record at least five
1:27 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — The final stretch of the Golden State Warriors‘ Saturday night game against the Los Angeles Lakers felt eerily similar to the game they played against the New York Knicks just two days before. The Warriors were having trouble with the Lakers’ size. There was too much ball-watching.