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7:19 AM ET In terms of NBA beef, Paul George vs. Damian Lillard seemed to be an unlikely rivalry — at least one that seemingly came out of nowhere. But with one wave goodbye three seasons ago, the George-Lillard conflict was born. It’s got everything an NBA dispute needs — on-court trash talk, antics and

1:18 AM ET Steve Kerr sat down in front of the computer screen and tried to spin the kind of positivity that has been hard to feel throughout 2020. After watching his young team grind through an underwhelming 116-106 win over an undermanned Detroit Pistons squad on Tuesday night, the basketball lifer tried to let

11:48 PM ET With their 144-97 win on Tuesday night, the Milwaukee Bucks didn’t just beat the Miami Heat on Tuesday night, they showered them with an unprecedented flurry of 3-point shots, setting the NBA record with 29 long baskets made in their 51 attempts. They tied the old record of 27 with just under

10:49 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Snow might have been falling from the sky back in Milwaukee, but in Miami on Tuesday night, the Bucks were making it rain from beyond the arc. Milwaukee set the single-game NBA record for 3-point field goals made, with 29 in a 144-97 victory over the Heat. The only Bucks

9:13 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The LA Clippers will attempt to rebound from their most lopsided loss in franchise history without Kawhi Leonard. Leonard will not suit up against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night as the All-Star forward misses his second straight game due to a mouth laceration. Leonard suffered the injury midway

4:56 PM ET Memphis Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant has a Grade 2 left ankle sprain and is expected to miss 3-5 weeks, the team said Tuesday. An MRI on Tuesday revealed the severity of the sprain after initial X-rays on Monday night showed no fracture. Morant was hurt in Memphis’ 116-111 overtime win

3:17 PM ET Dallas Mavericks big man Kristaps Porzingis was a full participant in practice Tuesday for the first time since undergoing surgery in October to address a lateral meniscus injury in his right knee. No definitive timetable has been set for Porzingis to play in games, but coach Rick Carlisle said he anticipates that

12:13 PM ET Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love will miss at least the next three to four weeks with a calf injury. Love suffered a calf strain in the preseason, but aggravated the injury in Sunday’s 118-94 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. The Cavs said Love will get treatment and rehab the injury, but will

12:55 AM ET Sometime around 4:30 p.m. local time Monday, Rudy Gobert walked out of the 21c Museum Hotel in the west end of downtown Oklahoma City and stepped onto a bus to make the seven-block trip over to Chesapeake Energy Arena. Nine and a half months ago, Gobert walked out of that same hotel

8:52 PM ET NEW YORK — Memphis Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant left the Barclays Center court area in a wheelchair Monday night after spraining his left ankle in the second quarter. The team announced he would not return to the game. Morant went up to attempt to block Brooklyn forward Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot‘s shot

9:46 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Alex Caruso will miss Monday’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers because of the league’s COVID-19 health and safety protocol, Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel said before the game. Caruso, who played 11 minutes in the Lakers’ 127-91 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday, was considered questionable

2:25 PM ET Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey has been fined $50,000 for violating the NBA’s anti-tampering policy, the league office announced Monday. The fine is in response to a Dec. 20 tweet about Houston Rockets superstar James Harden. The tweet, which was deleted several minutes later, celebrated the one-year anniversary of

1:41 PM ET NEW YORK — Kevin Durant will not play in the second game of the Brooklyn Nets‘ first back-to-back of the season. Durant is listed as being out for injury recovery against the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night. Durant missed a year and a half after tearing his Achilles in June of 2019.

12:31 PM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie has been diagnosed with a partially torn right ACL, the team announced on Monday. He is scheduled to have surgery next week. Dinwiddie was injured in the third quarter of Sunday night’s game against the Charlotte Hornets when he drove against Bismack Biyombo and

7:20 AM ET The LA Clippers, thanks to an impressive 2-0 start — a season-opening win over the Los Angeles Lakers and a Christmas Day triumph against the Denver Nuggets — might have had the inside track for No. 1 in our latest NBA Power Rankings. Then Sunday happened. In a matinee showdown, the Dallas

12:55 AM ET Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry is confident that he can carry the momentum he found in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 129-128 win over the Chicago Bulls with him as continues to shake the rust off after being off for the last nine months. Curry, who is shooting an uncharacteristic

11:31 PM ET Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young took issue with a play by Memphis Grizzlies guard Grayson Allen from Saturday’s game, apparently feeling Allen tried to intentionally trip him. Young was coming off a screen as Allen trailed behind and their feet tangled, with Young stumbling a bit on the play. “Damn… tell me

8:29 PM ET Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony didn’t make the trip to Los Angeles for Monday’s game against the Lakers because of “health and safety” protocols, the team announced Sunday. Anthony, 36, is averaging 10 points in 22.5 minutes per game as the Blazers are off to 1-1 start. He scored five points