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10:34 AM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Brian Windhorst Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books The Cleveland Cavaliers are no longer planning to play Andre Drummond as they work to trade

7:01 AM ET Not much can stop the Utah Jazz right now. The owners of the best record in the NBA have won 18 of their past 19 games heading into Monday’s heavyweight showdown with the Eastern Conference-leading Philadelphia 76ers. Speaking of the East, the Boston Celtics continue to slide both in the standings and

12:21 AM ET DALLAS — Luka Doncic, who is in the midst of the most prolific scoring run in Dallas Mavericks history, couldn’t have asked for a better look with the game on the line Sunday night. And he couldn’t believe he didn’t make it, clutching his temples with both hands and staring at the

12:08 AM ET Los Angeles Lakers star big man Anthony Davis aggravated tendonosis in his right Achilles, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, and was held out of the second half of Sunday’s 122-105 loss to the Denver Nuggets. Davis missed two games earlier this week with the injury. The Lakers officially termed it as

8:31 PM ET LOS ANGELES — LA Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard was ruled out due to a left lower leg contusion for Sunday night’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Clippers started the first game of a home back-to-back without their two stars. Leonard joined Paul George (swollen right toe) on the sideline. George missed

8:01 PM ET Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant will miss at least the next two games with a mild left hamstring strain, the team announced Sunday. The Nets are scheduled to play the Sacramento Kings on Monday and the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday. Durant has missed nine of the Nets’ 28 games this season. Six

6:06 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN After the Boston Celtics suffered their worst loss of the season Sunday afternoon — a 104-91 drubbing at the hands of the Washington Wizards, who entered Sunday with the worst record in the Eastern Conference — star Kemba Walker had a simple diagnosis for his team’s malaise. “[We] just need

3:16 PM ET Valentine’s Day is here, and with it a profusion of flowers, chocolates, and sweet nothings whispered into ears across the land. Whether you’re celebrating with your sweetheart, sending hopeful messages to a love interest, or lamenting the lack thereof, this specific holiday is often memorable. Here’s hoping you remembered it. You didn’t

2:24 AM ET As the Brooklyn Nets ‘Big Three’ of Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving continue to work on building their on-court chemistry, Irving and Harden had a brief conversation at practice this week to clarify their roles. “We established that maybe four days ago now,” Irving said after the Nets’ 134-117 win

11:01 PM ET The Brooklyn Nets annihilated the Warriors in Kevin Durant‘s return to the Bay Area on Saturday night, defeating Golden State 134-117. It was Brooklyn’s league-high seventh 130-point game. Before the game, Nets coach Steve Nash said that while he believes this game against his former team carries extra weight for Durant, the

9:35 PM ET NBA veteran and Brooklyn native Carmelo Anthony made some off-court news Friday, sharing where his son Kiyan And for basketball fans, the news about where Kiyan plans to go high school — Christ the King High School in Queens, New York. For basketball fans, the news about where Kiyan plans to go

7:36 PM ET LeBron James and Kyle Kuzma both received warnings for violating the NBA’s anti-flopping rule in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 115-105 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday, the league announced. The NBA said James’ violation occurred with 2 minutes, 33 seconds remaining in the second quarter when James, positioned between Dillon Brooks

1:52 PM ET New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson will undergo surgery on his fractured right hand and is expected to miss four to six weeks, sources tell ESPN. Robinson suffered a fracture of the fourth metacarpal on the hand, sources said. Dr. Michelle Carlson at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York will

6:34 AM ET Inside the Golden State Warriors‘ practice facility in Oakland, California, Kevin Durant sat at the podium and responded to the first question of the 2018-19 season: How would he handle all the attention focused on his looming free agency that coming offseason? “Wake up in the morning, come to practice and go

1:46 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo certainly didn’t enjoy suffering a 129-115 loss to the Utah Jazz at Vivint Arena on Friday night, but he couldn’t help but admire how “simple” the game looked to them. More important, the Jazz earned his respect: Antetokounmpo says they’re the “best team in the

12:00 AM ET Steve RichardsESPN Three of the brightest young stars in the NBA put on a show Friday night as Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis of the Dallas Mavericks and Zion Williamson of the New Orleans Pelicans posted an array of dazzling numbers. Doncic had a career-high 46 points and 12 assists, Porzingis had

9:27 PM ET Brooklyn Nets star James Harden apologized for how his Houston Rockets tenure ended, telling ESPN’s Rachel Nichols he felt as though the lead up to last month’s blockbuster trade could have gone smoother. “I don’t like it at all because that’s not who I am,” Harden said when asked to reflect on

9:24 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson suffered a fractured right hand during Friday night’s 109-91 win over the Wizards in Washington, D.C. Robinson was dominant in the first half, finishing with 10 points, 14 rebounds, an assist and two steals while going 5-for-6 from the field in 20 minutes of