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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterApr 9, 2024, 08:55 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis was ruled out of the Los Angeles Lakers‘

ESPN News Services Apr 9, 2024, 07:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey missed Tuesday night’s game against the Detroit Pistons due to left hip tightness while De’Anthony Melton made his return for the first time since late February. Maxey was sidelined two nights after scoring a career-high 52

Apr 9, 2024, 05:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Karl-Anthony Towns has been cleared for full-contact, 5-on-5 basketball activities and is progressing toward his return to play, the Minnesota Timberwolves announced Tuesday. Towns underwent surgery for a meniscus tear in his left knee four weeks ago. He last played on March 4. Editor’s Picks He

Open Extended Reactions Kentucky freshman guard Rob Dillingham will enter the 2024 NBA draft and forgo his remaining college eligibility, he announced on ESPN’s “NBA Today” on Tuesday. Dillingham has signed a representation agreement with Klutch Sports Group agency. “This was a decision I made with my family,” Dillingham told ESPN on Monday. “I felt

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterApr 9, 2024, 02:30 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Corrections to the Kobe Bryant statue outside of Crypto.com Arena

Field Level Media Apr 9, 2024, 01:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Point guard Isaiah Thomas signed a contract to remain with the Phoenix Suns through the end of the season, the team announced Tuesday. Thomas signed a string of 10-day contracts with the Suns starting March 20 and has played in four games, averaging

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterApr 9, 2024, 12:47 PM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. Open Extended Reactions In a win for Ja Morant, a

Chris Herring, ESPN Senior WriterApr 8, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions WITH HIS DESPERATE, 10th-place Lakers down 18 points to the LA Clippers in the fourth quarter, LeBron James went to work in a way he almost never has. Off a pass from D’Angelo Russell in transition, James pump-faked Norman Powell out of

Andrew Lopez, ESPNApr 11, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Before the San Antonio Spurs moved into the practice facility at their new $500 million campus complex this season, they still had a bit of business to take care of at the old facility. The same building where Tim Duncan, David Robinson, Tony Parker,

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNApr 8, 2024, 07:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Sacramento Kings G League coach Lindsey Harding will interview for the Charlotte Hornets’ head-coaching job, sources told ESPN on Monday. In her first season as coach of the Stockton Kings, Harding was voted the 2024 G League Coach of the Year and advanced her

ESPN News Services Apr 8, 2024, 05:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Six weeks after having left pinkie surgery, Atlanta Hawks star guard Trae Young was cleared to return to practice, the team announced Monday. Young tore a ligament in the finger on Feb. 23 during a game against the Toronto Raptors and underwent surgery

Associated Press Apr 8, 2024, 05:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The NBA has acknowledged two officiating mistakes — one wrong call, one missed call — in the final minute of Miami’s 117-115 loss at Indiana on Sunday, a defeat that helped send the Heat into the No. 8 spot in the

Field Level Media Apr 8, 2024, 03:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA fined the New York Knicks $25,000 for violating league injury reporting rules, the league announced Monday. The fine concerns the Knicks’ failure to “accurately disclose” the status of 7-footer Mitchell Robinson ahead of their meeting with the Toronto Raptors on March

Open Extended Reactions A total solar eclipse will pass through North America Monday for the first time since 2017. An estimated 31.6 million people live in the path of totality this year, compared to 12 million in 2017. An additional 150 million people live within 200 miles of the path of totality according to NASA.

Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterApr 8, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Open Extended Reactions WITH 6:56 LEFT in the third quarter of what should have been a fairly routine game in early March, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander knocked down an 18-foot jumper to give

Apr 8, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA regular season has now entered the final week, but there’s still plenty of play ahead of Sunday’s last slate of games and the ensuing play-in tournament — which goes from April 16 to 19. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Several teams are still fighting to

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterApr 7, 2024, 11:48 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis aggravated a left eye injury and was ruled

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterApr 7, 2024, 09:56 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving exchanged an exhausted embrace as the final seconds ticked off the clock, walking with their