10:27 PM ET LA Clippers forward Marcus Morris Sr. was ejected in the third quarter against the Memphis Grizzlies following a flagrant foul two on All-Star Ja Morant. Morant, who would get up and remain in the game after the foul, was flying toward the rim at high speed when Morris took the Grizzlies’ star
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9:26 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN In continuation with the league’s celebration of its 75th anniversary season, the NBA revealed its list of the 15 greatest coaches in history on Tuesday. The list includes four active NBA coaches: San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers and Golden
8:50 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN The NBA announced the participants for the three events that will take place on All-Star Saturday Night in Cleveland — the 3-point contest, slam dunk contest and a revamped skills challenge that will feature three teams of three players. The new skills challenge format will allow Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis
7:40 PM ET Charlotte Hornets forward Gordon Hayward will be out indefinitely after an MRI showed sprained ligaments in his left ankle, the team announced Tuesday. X-rays on Hayward’s ankle were negative, the team said. Hayward suffered the injury in the first quarter of Monday night’s 116-101 loss to the Toronto Raptors. He has struggled
5:16 PM ET Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal will miss the rest of the season due to surgery needed on his left wrist, the team announced on Tuesday. The Wizards earlier this month said Beal was diagnosed with an injury to the scapholunate ligament and would be reevaluated in one week. That process revealed the
5:25 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SALT LAKE CITY — Golden State Warriors center James Wiseman participated in contact drills on Tuesday afternoon for the first time in 10 months, taking part in a three-on-three scrimmage after practice in Salt Lake City. This marks the clearing of a major hurdle for Wiseman, who has been out
4:18 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte Hornets rookie guard James Bouknight attributed his sideline confrontation with coach James Borrego on Saturday night to a “misunderstanding,” saying it was about two competitive people trying to win. “We talked through it and it’s all good,” Bouknight said following Tuesday’s practice in his first public
1:30 PM ET Marc J. Spears The Basketball Africa League announced on Tuesday the 12 teams slated to play during the 2022 season, the entire schedule and other changes to its season format. Reigning BAL champion Egypt Zamalek, Angola Petro de Luanda, Morocco AS Sale, Rwanda’s Rwanda Energy Group, Senegal Dakar Université Club and Tunisia
1:43 PM ET The Indiana Pacers are trading two-time All-Star center Domantas Sabonis to the Sacramento Kings for a package that includes guard Tyrese Haliburton, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The Pacers are including Jeremy Lamb, Justin Holiday and a 2027 second-round pick in exchange for Haliburton, guard Buddy Hield and center Tristan Thompson, sources
12:31 PM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden will not play against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night because of left hamstring tightness, he told ESPN after Tuesday’s shootaround. This will be the third consecutive missed game for Harden, and it remains unclear when he’ll be able to return the floor. Harden,
11:06 AM ET The Portland Trail Blazers have agreed to trade CJ McCollum, Larry Nance Jr. and Tony Snell to the New Orleans Pelicans, sources tell ESPN. In return, the Pelicans are sending Josh Hart, Tomas Satoransky, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Didi Louzada, a future first-round pick and two future second-round picks to the Blazers, sources said.
12:28 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN OKLAHOMA CITY — As the Golden State Warriors took on the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday, Klay Thompson said he tried not to think of the night six years ago when he torched OKC, knocking down 11 3-pointers in the Western Conference Finals. But as he knocked down two back-to-back
7:45 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — While much of the discourse about this season’s Los Angeles Lakers has centered around the acquisition of Russell Westbrook and how the point guard has not been an ideal fit, LeBron James insists there is no one player responsible for the team still scuffling along below .500 as
4:41 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball and San Antonio Spurs guard Dejounte Murray will make their NBA All-Star Game debuts after being named as injury replacements by commissioner Adam Silver on Monday. Ball will take the spot of Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant, while Murray will sub for Golden State Warriors
Feb 6, 2022 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
8:00 AM ET With the NBA trade deadline just days away (Thursday, 3 p.m. ET), teams around the league are looking to make deals. Sunday saw Caris LeVert traded from the Indiana Pacers to the Cleveland Cavaliers, as LeVert joins a team in Cleveland that has continued to defy expectations this season despite significant guard
6:35 AM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Ramona Shelburne Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News When Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey reached out to Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks
1:56 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Norman Powell had just had his new furniture delivered and was still getting settled into his Portland home when he found out he was being traded to the LA Clippers. In his LA debut on Sunday, Powell showed he could very well be a nice multi-purpose addition to the