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Associated Press Apr 7, 2024, 08:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Khris Middleton left the Milwaukee Bucks‘ game against the New York Knicks on Sunday after getting hit in the mouth midway through the second quarter. Middleton fell to the floor after New York’s Donte DiVincenzo inadvertently hit him in the face. As

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterApr 7, 2024, 08:45 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is

Apr 7, 2024, 07:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is out for Sunday night’s home game against the Minnesota Timberwolves due to flu-like symptoms. The Lakers, in a battle for playoff seeding with several other Western Conference teams, enter the matchup having won nine of their past 10 games.

Apr 7, 2024, 02:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid is out for Sunday’s game against the San Antonio Spurs due to left knee injury recovery. It’s the first game Embiid has missed since returning to the court on Tuesday in a win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. He had

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterApr 6, 2024, 08:52 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 — The Lakers are playing their best basketball in months as

Associated Press Apr 6, 2024, 07:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — On the schedule, it was Game 78. It was something far more meaningful for Brooklyn Nets forward Dorian Finney-Smith. Finney-Smith’s father, Elbert Smith, was at Barclays Center on Saturday night for the Nets’ game against the Detroit Pistons. It marked the

Associated Press Apr 5, 2024, 08:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — Zion Williamson, New Orleans’ leading scorer, missed the Pelicans’ game against the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night because of a bruised left finger. Williamson, averaging 22.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists this season, injured the hand while trying to

Jamal Collier, ESPNApr 5, 2024, 08:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Knicks guard OG Anunoby is in the starting lineup for Friday’s game against the Chicago Bulls, returning for his first game since March 16. Anunoby had missed the last nine games with lingering discomfort in his right elbow. The Knicks are 15-2

Associated Press Apr 5, 2024, 05:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Damian Lillard is available and Giannis Antetokounmpo is doubtful for the Milwaukee Bucks‘ game against the Toronto Raptors on Friday night. Lillard is set to return after missing the Bucks’ past three games. The seven-time all-NBA guard sat out a Saturday victory

Andre Snellings, ESPNApr 5, 2024, 01:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions While the Boston Celtics remain favorites to win both the East (-140 on ESPN BET) and the NBA championship (+185), the return of Joel Embiid from knee injury on Tuesday and the announcement Thursday that Julius Randle (shoulder surgery) is out for the season

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNApr 5, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions USC freshman guard Bronny James will enter the 2024 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility and will also enter the transfer portal, he said Friday on Instagram. James had been expected to have a major impact on USC after earning McDonald’s All-American honors

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterApr 5, 2024, 10:00 AM 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 SABRINA IONESCU COULDN’T wait for the start of the NBA season. Specifically, the WNBA All-Star circled the Boston Celtics‘ season opener as

Kendra Andrews, ESPNApr 5, 2024, 12:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Golden State Warriors players Draymond Green and Klay Thompson stood, faced the crowd in Houston, and yelled “Warrrriors, come out to play!” The phrase was the same one Rockets forward Tari Eason wore on his shirt pregame. But after the Warriors beat

Tim Bontemps, ESPNApr 5, 2024, 01:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — The Philadelphia 76ers began this week firmly entrenched in eighth place in the East and unsure when Joel Embiid would return. Now, after pulling off a dramatic comeback and beating the Miami Heat 109-105 on Thursday night at Kaseya Center, winning a

Apr 4, 2024, 02:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson is considered day-to-day because of a finger injury on his left hand after X-rays and scans came back negative, coach Willie Green told reporters Thursday. “Everything structurally was fine, just some soreness in his finger,” Green said. Williamson missed the

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNApr 4, 2024, 02:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Charlotte Hornets have secured permission to interview several top assistant coaches for the franchise’s head-coaching opening, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Hornets coach Steve Clifford is moving into a front office role at the end of the season, allowing for new executive vice

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterApr 4, 2024, 09:48 AM 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 “Hi, everybody,” one video began. “Michael Jordan

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNApr 4, 2024, 10:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After two months of rehabilitation to attempt a return to the New York Knicks, All-NBA forward Julius Randle will undergo season-ending right shoulder surgery, the team announced Thursday. Randle, who has been out since dislocating his shoulder on Jan. 27, had been relentlessly rehabilitating