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10:25 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN In a season full of dominant performances for Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid, none have been more dominant than the display he put forth Friday night against the Chicago Bulls. Embiid finished with a career-high 50 points to go along with 17 rebounds, five assists, two steals, four blocks and

8:37 PM ET The LA Clippers will have their superstar duo available when they face the league-leading Utah Jazz on Friday night, with both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George set to return from injuries. George hasn’t played since Feb. 3 due to a swollen right toe while Leonard has missed the last three games with

6:56 PM ET Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Isaiah Thomas scored 19 points in his first competitive game in more than a year, helping the U.S. to a 93-77 victory over the Bahamas on Friday in a FIBA AmeriCup qualifying game. The 32-year-old Thomas is a two-time NBA All-Star who scored 28.9 points

4:39 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — The game between the Houston Rockets and the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night has been postponed because of continued utility shortages in the area from this week’s winter storm. It’s the second straight home postponement for the Rockets. Friday’s game against Dallas was called off on Thursday. The

2:06 PM ET The NBA is expected to share with teams a draft of the league’s second-half schedule as early as this weekend, or likely next week, sources told ESPN. The NBA released only the first half of the schedule in order to build in flexibility to make up games postponed due to health and

3:23 AM ET Ten days ago, a brutal loss to the Detroit Pistons forced the Brooklyn Nets to refocus. Since then, the Nets have been a riding a wave of wins, the latest a 109-98 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. Brooklyn has taken a step toward solving their defensive Rubik’s cube

1:10 AM ET ESPN NBA reporters The Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers entered Thursday’s game with plenty of star power even with the Nets missing Kevin Durant and the Lakers without Anthony Davis. Besides Davis, LeBron James and the Lakers were also without starting point guard Dennis Schroder Thursday night. James faced Kyrie Irving,

1:19 AM ET Los Angeles Lakers star forward Anthony Davis had his injuries reevaluated by team doctors Thursday night and will be out four weeks, head coach Frank Vogel said. Sources had told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski earlier this week that Davis would be reevaluated in two to three weeks after suffering a calf strain and

11:30 PM ET LeBron James is another milestone higher on his climb up the NBA’s all-time scoring list. In the first half of Thursday’s game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets, James became the third player in league history to reach 35,000 points, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone. Abdul-Jabbar tops the all-time

9:45 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Dennis Schroder will miss the Lakers’ game against the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday because of the NBA’s health and safety protocols, the team announced about an hour before tipoff. Schroder has started all 29 of the Lakers’ games this season, averaging 14.2 points, 4.3 assists and 3.6 rebounds. Wesley

7:27 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant were named the captains for next month’s NBA All-Star Game on Thursday night. James and Durant will pick their respective teams from the remaining 22 All-Stars between now and the All-Star Game, which the NBA officially announced earlier

1:25 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The NBA officially announced Thursday that it will be holding the All-Star Game on March 7 in Atlanta and will partner with the NBPA to give more than $2.5 million to HBCUs as well as to support awareness around equity and access to COVID-19 care, relief and vaccines. Due to

3:13 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry couldn’t buy a basket. After spending the first half of the season full of knocking down shots from all over the floor, while re-inserting himself into the MVP conversation, Curry came into the fourth quarter of Wednesday night’s 120-112 overtime win over the Miami Heat having already

1:15 AM ET NBA Insiders The NBA will announce the starters for the 2021 All-Star Game on Thursday, and there has been plenty of debate about who should be on its rosters. But Wednesday night, some of the league’s up-and-coming stars took to the court to make their case for a spot in the big

1:18 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — Another night, another clutch performance from Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard. Sure, this one featured another game-sealing bucket from Lillard — his 25th game-tying or go-ahead field goal in the final 20 seconds of the fourth quarter or overtime, most in the NBA since he entered

6:46 PM ET Kevin Durant will not play against the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday, missing his third consecutive game with a left hamstring strain. Durant traveled with the Nets on their five-game road trip and continues to get treatment on his hamstring. Brooklyn initially said Durant would miss at least two games. The team

5:09 PM ET ESPN News Services As the decision to bench center Andre Drummond while the team pursues a trade has drawn criticism — most notably from Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green — Cleveland Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff said “nobody’s decision should be muted.” Bickerstaff said Drummond was not with the team Wednesday, and

4:53 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Kevin Love took part in most of practice for the Cavaliers on Wednesday, moving the five-time All-Star closer to playing after missing most of the season with a calf injury. Love has been out since Dec. 27, when he aggravated a calf strain he initially incurred in the