3:18 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Cavaliers forward Larry Nance Jr. broke his right thumb in Sunday’s loss at Washington and likely will miss the remainder of the season. Nance’s injury was one of several suffered by Cleveland players and will leave the Cavaliers short-handed for Monday night’s game against Toronto in Florida. Guard
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1:12 PM ET Ten NBA referees, including veteran officials typically assigned to the NBA Finals, are sidelined because of issues related to COVID-19 and, in one case, an injury, a league official told ESPN. That figure represents the highest of its kind to date in a season during which 24 referees have missed at least
1:11 PM ET The LA Clippers are signing center DeMarcus Cousins for the rest of the season, sources tell ESPN. Cousins’ second 10-day contract expired Sunday. He signed his first 10-day contract with the team on April 5. Cousins has averaged 9.3 points and 8 rebounds in 14 minutes in each of the team’s past
7:00 AM ET If the NBA season ended today, Madison Square Garden would be hosting Game 1 of a first-round playoff series. The New York Knicks have won nine straight games for the first time since the 2012-13 season, the year they finished as the Eastern Conference’s No. 2 seed. While Julius Randle & Co.
3:01 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry‘s record-setting month of April rolled on Sunday night against the Sacramento Kings, as Curry hit seven 3-pointers in a 117-113 Warriors victory to set a new NBA record for most 3s in a calendar month with 85 and counting. The previous record was held by Brooklyn’s James
10:04 PM ET Orlando Magic guard Devin Cannady had to be stretchered off the court Sunday after a gruesome ankle injury. Cannady attempted to defend a layup attempt late in the first quarter against the Indiana Pacers and landed awkwardly on his right leg. He went down immediately, screaming in pain. There was blood on
10:46 PM ET ESPN News Services NBA stars Kevin Durant of the Brooklyn Nets and Mike Conley of the Utah Jazz were among the executive producers for “Two Distant Strangers,” which was awarded the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film during Sunday night’s Academy Awards ceremony. According to IMDb, Durant and Conley were two
7:23 PM ET After missing the past three games because of a bruised thigh, Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant returned on Sunday and erupted for 33 points in 28 minutes in a 128-119 victory over the Phoenix Suns. “It’s like riding a bike,” Durant said. “You get your footing right and just get your rhythm
1:00 PM ET ESPN staff In May, Kevin Garnett will officially become a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. But before his trip to Springfield, Massachusetts, the 2004 NBA MVP’s most notable accomplishment in retirement came via Hollywood, as the Big Ticket appeared in Adam Sandler’s anxiety-inducing 2019 film “Uncut Gems” (if
10:37 AM ET After testing positive for the coronavirus, Orlando Magic coach Steve Clifford will miss multiple games, starting with Sunday night’s game against Indiana, sources told ESPN. Clifford has been asymptomatic, but after receiving a positive test Sunday morning — his third positive in a four-day span — he will be forced to enter
10:34 AM ET Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant is planning to return to the lineup for Sunday’s game against the Phoenix Suns, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarwoski. Durant missed three games with a left leg contusion. He injured himself early in the first quarter of the Nets game against the Miami Heat last weekend. Durant
2:07 AM ET There’s only a dozen games left in the regular season for the Los Angeles Lakers after Saturday’s 108-93 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. And even though the defending champions have been playing together for more than four months since the start of training camp, Lakers star Anthony Davis said the critical juncture
8:48 PM ET The already-depleted Denver Nuggets will be without starting guard Will Barton for “the foreseeable future,” according to head coach Michael Malone. Barton suffered a right hamstring strain early in Friday night’s 118-97 loss to the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco. The veteran guard pulled up awkwardly after driving to the basket,
6:58 PM ET Associated Press Orlando Magic coach Steve Clifford has tested positive for coronavirus, though he and the team are waiting on re-tests before determining if he will have to miss time. Clifford does not expect to be cleared in time for Sunday’s home game against the Indiana Pacers, though no final determination has
6:58 PM ET Orlando Magic coach Steve Clifford tested positive for the coronavirus, but results have shown to be inconclusive, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Clifford could coach the Magic’s next game against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night if he tests negative twice prior to tip-off. Clifford has been vaccinated and has been asymptomatic.
5:13 PM ET After missing the Brooklyn Nets‘ last three games with a left thigh contusion, Kevin Durant is probable to return on Sunday against the Phoenix Suns. Durant injured himself early in the first quarter of the Nets game against the Miami Heat last weekend. Durant was driving toward the basket when he collided
3:41 PM ET Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Joel Embiid was ruled out shortly before tipoff against the Milwaukee Bucks due to a shoulder injury on Saturday. Sixers coach Doc Rivers said Embiid had to test his shoulder before the game. The All-Star warmed up on the floor and was initially reported as available and in the
3:08 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry paid Draymond Green the ultimate compliment after watching the forward tie a career high with 19 assists in Friday’s 118-97 win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night, calling him the “smartest basketball player I’ve played with.” “When he gets in a groove