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12:38 AM ET MIAMI — Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving remains hopeful that the New York City vaccination mandate will eventually get overturned and he will be able to participate in home games this season. Irving, who is not vaccinated against COVID-19, has not been able to play for the Nets inside Barclays Center and

10:07 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — No player in league history has scored more points while wearing an NBA uniform than LeBron James. The Los Angeles Lakers star, who came into Saturday night needing 19 points to pass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most combined regular season and postseason points, made a 3-pointer less than five

7:56 PM ET The San Antonio Spurs and Goran Dragic are expected to negotiate a contract buyout in the coming week, clearing the way for a formidable list of free-agent suitors for Dragic that now includes the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors, sources told ESPN. The Lakers and Warriors are planning to join

8:52 PM ET MIAMI — Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant says he doesn’t feel that former teammate James Harden owes him an explanation for wanting to leave the organization. Harden was the centerpiece of a blockbuster trade to the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday that sent Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond and two future first-round

7:25 PM ET Hawks forward John Collins is expected to miss all three of Atlanta’s remaining games before All-Star break after an MRI on Saturday revealed a right foot strain. Collins left the 136-121 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Friday with pain in his right heel. The Hawks are set to play the

1:29 PM ET MIAMI — Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has started doing more on-court work as he inches his way back from a sprained left MCL injury, but there still is no firm timetable for his return, coach Steve Nash said Saturday. For the first time since suffering the injury on Jan. 15, Durant

12:40 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid said he’s glad to be done answering questions about “that subject” now that the Ben Simmons saga is officially in the past for the 76ers. “Yeah, I’m happy that I’m not going to be answering any more questions about that subject,” Embiid said after finishing with

10:09 PM ET ESPN News Services INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Pacers fans welcomed back Caris LeVert with a loud ovation during pregame introductions. His newly former team even honored him with a highlight reel during the first timeout of the game. Then, he went out and did what he does best — play winning basketball. LeVert

8:56 PM ET Hoping to turn the page after a week of uneasiness leading up to the trade deadline was met with poor play on the court, the Los Angeles Lakers held a practice in San Francisco on Friday, ahead of their game against the Golden State Warriors. “It’s a new day,” said Lakers coach

6:30 PM ET Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — The Cleveland Cavaliers will be playing without All-Star guard Darius Garland on Friday night at the Indiana Pacers. Coach J.B. Bickerstaff confirmed the decision about 90 minutes before tipoff. Garland is listed on the injury report with a sore back. He averages 19.9 points and 8.1 assists. Garland’s

1:40 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — James Harden may officially be a 76er, but his debut will have to wait. The newly acquired superstar guard will not play Friday against the Oklahoma City Thunder or Saturday against the Cleveland Cavaliers, as he is expected to arrive in Philadelphia this weekend and get looked over

2:14 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks said that the blockbuster trade that sent James Harden to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Ben Simmons was a difficult one to make, but one that ultimately will allow both Harden and the Nets to get the fresh start they needed. “Make no

11:57 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens says the acquisition of guard Derrick White from the San Antonio Spurs was a case of being presented with an opportunity that was too good to pass up. “We’ve thought for years that Derrick was a really good fit with our best

1:21 AM ET WASHINGTON — As the Brooklyn Nets closed the book on James Harden‘s brief tenure with the franchise, coach Steve Nash acknowledged he couldn’t help but wonder what might have been had circumstances worked out differently for Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and Harden over the past two seasons. Speaking after Thursday’s 113-112 loss

1:26 AM ET DALLAS — Hours after the Mavericks traded their other player on a maximum contract, Luka Doncic sizzled as Dallas’ lone star, scoring a career-high 51 points in a 112-105 win over the LA Clippers on Thursday. As fans filled the American Airlines Center, where workers had to remove giveaway posters of Kristaps

1:47 AM ET Jamal CollierESPN Milwaukee Bucks wing Pat Connaughton fractured the fourth metacarpal in his right hand during Thursday’s 131-107 loss at the Phoenix Suns. Connaughton suffered the injury during the third quarter while committing a shooting foul on Suns guard Chris Paul. He left the game with 3:34 remaining in the third and

7:39 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Before serving as a captain in the NBA’s All-Star Game draft Thursday night, Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant said he was “happy we got guys who want to be part of this” in the blockbuster trade that saw James Harden go to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Ben Simmons.

7:25 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Despite the Lakers looking nothing like the championship contender they were built to become and free falling in the standings, losers of six out of their past eight games, L.A. did not pull the trigger on any moves at the trade deadline Thursday. “We were aggressive in a lot