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9:28 PM ET The Dallas Mavericks have stopped playing the national anthem before home games at the direction of owner Mark Cuban, he confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. The Mavericks do not plan to resume the tradition to play the national anthem before games in the future. Cuban, who declined further comment, made the decision

6:07 PM ET The LA Clippers will be without Paul George for at least two more games as he continues to deal with a swollen right toe, coach Ty Lue said Tuesday. George will not join the team on its two-game road swing through Minnesota and Chicago, which begins Wednesday with a matchup against the

1:09 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Heat guard Avery Bradley went nearly two weeks without seeing his wife and children after testing positive for COVID-19, a brutally hard part of his ordeal with the illness. The sacrifice was worthwhile, though: None of them got the virus. Bradley confirmed Tuesday that he tested positive for

12:23 PM ET A judge in Minnesota on Tuesday sentenced Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley to 120 days in jail to be served after the season after he pleaded guilty to one felony count of threats of violence. Beasley’s attorney, Steven Haney, told ESPN that Beasley will be part of a work release program and could

10:23 AM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Safety investigators say the pilot of Kobe Bryant’s helicopter flew through the clouds in an apparent violation of federal standards, and likely became disorientedjust before the helicopter crashed and killed Bryant and eight others. Robert Sumwalt, chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, said Tuesday that pilot

7:00 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN THE ONLY THING standing between Zion Williamson and the rim was Steven Adams. It was the fourth quarter of Williamson’s 10th career NBA game, and the No. 1 overall pick had just caught the ball at the elbow. Adams waited just above the restricted circle, ready for contact. Someone was

3:00 AM ET LOS ANGELES — LeBron James, now 36 years old and in his 18th NBA season, said that seeing a 43-year-old Tom Brady win his seventh Super Bowl title in his 21st season was “inspiring” but not necessarily informative. The Los Angeles Lakers star won’t be planning the final stage of his playing

1:50 AM ET After a 105-100 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night that again saw Stephen Curry on the bench for half of the fourth quarter, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said he will not extend the star guard’s minutes to “chase wins” this season. Kerr noted coming into the season

10:20 PM ET Have a Monday night LaMelo Ball. The Charlotte Hornets‘ rookie point guard tied team records, had some amazing assists and buried a season-high, seven 3-pointers in the Hornets’ 119-94 win over the Houston Rockets. The effort also helped slow down the Rockets, who had won four of their last five road games

6:25 PM ET Indiana Pacers assistant coach Bill Bayno has resigned his job, citing mental health issues, sources told ESPN on Monday. Bayno, 58, began a leave of absence two weeks ago and worked through terms of a departure with the organization in recent days. Bayno has privately described a need to step away from

8:32 AM ET In a season already rich with exciting bench scorers, it’s fitting that the legendary Lou Williams is finally starting to hit his stride for the LA Clippers. While the Clippers lost to the surging Sacramento Kings on Sunday, Williams scored 23 points (to go along with five assists and five rebounds) for

8:54 AM 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

4:37 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets made another addition to their frontcourt Monday by signing Noah Vonleh. The 6-foot-10 forward has played for six previous teams after being the No. 9 pick in the 2014 draft by Charlotte. He has averaged 5.0 points and 5.2 rebounds in 335 games. Vonleh

12:45 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN The Chicago Bulls were hit with another injury blow after an MRI confirmed that forward Lauri Markkanen will miss two to four weeks with a sprained shoulder. The Bulls announced the injury Monday, saying that Markkanen has a sprained right acromioclavicular joint. He originally injured the joint at the top

7:01 AM ET The Milwaukee Bucks have won four straight games and are back within striking distance of the Eastern Conference’s best record — a mark they’ve owned in each of the past two seasons. Meanwhile, the top two teams in the Western Conference, the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers, are on four-game win

12:27 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Lakers All-Star big man Anthony Davis is listed as questionable for Monday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder with tendonosis of his right Achilles tendon, the team announced. A league source told ESPN it is “very likely” Davis will miss the Thunder game as a precaution and Davis, 27,

5:24 PM ET ESPN News Services The Atlanta Hawks will be without De’Andre Hunter for at least another two weeks as the forward will undergo a knee procedure Monday. Hunter will have a lateral meniscus arthroscopic debridement done to help his ailing right knee. The forward has missed the Hawks’ past four games since undergoing

3:51 PM ET The New York Knicks have reached agreement on a trade to acquire Detroit Pistons guard Derrick Rose and reunite him with coach Tom Thibodeau, sources told ESPN on Sunday. The Knicks are sending guard Dennis Smith Jr., and a 2021 second-round draft pick via the Charlotte Hornets to Detroit, sources said. The