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ESPN News Services Mar 30, 2024, 12:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell looked different wearing a protective mask. With the All-Star guard finally back, so did the Cavaliers. Mitchell returned after missing six games with a broken nose and made two free throws with 12.8 seconds left as Cleveland edged the

Anthony Gharib, ESPNMar 29, 2024, 11:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Indiana Pacers followed up their 109-90 win against the Los Angeles Lakers Friday night with a teary-eyed troll. Editor’s Picks Pascal Siakam led the Pacers to victory with 22 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, while Tyrese Haliburton added 21 points and eight

Associated Press Mar 29, 2024, 11:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama had a career-high 40 points and added 20 rebounds and seven assists, and the San Antonio Spurs overcame Jalen Brunson’s career-best 61 points to beat the New York Knicks 130-126 in overtime on Friday night. Brunson finished one point

Associated Press Mar 29, 2024, 08:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Jamal Murray has been ruled out for the Denver Nuggets‘ showdown against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night as he continues to deal with a sprained left ankle and a swollen right knee. The winner will hold the top seed in the

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMar 29, 2024, 04:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Sacramento Kings guard Kevin Huerter will undergo season-ending left shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports told ESPN on Friday. Huerter is expected to make a full recovery for the start of the 2024-25 season, Bartelstein told ESPN. Huerter’s

Steve Alexander Mar 29, 2024, 03:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Injuries are the rules of the road these days and we’ll stick with finding some injury replacement, under-the-radar guys, as well as look at some big names who appear to have hit a wall. Risers Donte DiVincenzo, SG, Knicks (60.5% rostered in ESPN leagues):

Mar 29, 2024, 01:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia 76ers coach Nick Nurse and guard Kelly Oubre Jr. were each fined $50,000 by the NBA on Friday for their reactions to a missed call that cost Philadelphia in a one-point loss to the LA Clippers on Wednesday. After no foul call was made on

Field Level Media Mar 29, 2024, 11:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Cleveland Cavaliers signed forward Marcus Morris Sr. for the rest of the season, the team announced Friday. Morris signed a 10-day contract with the Cavaliers on March 18 in the wake of injuries to guard Donovan Mitchell (nasal fracture), forward Evan Mobley

Ramona Shelburne Close Ramona Shelburne ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Adrian Wojnarowski Mar 28, 2024, 02:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor is no longer selling his controlling stake in the franchise to minority owners Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez,

Anthony Olivieri, ESPN.comMar 28, 2024, 01:45 PM ET Former G League player Chance Comanche, who was charged with the murder of a woman whose body was found near Las Vegas, will not face the possibility of the death penalty if he were to be found guilty at trial, his lawyer told ESPN on Thursday. “Today

Kalan Hooks, ESPNMar 28, 2024, 02:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions On Wednesday, Boston Celtics guard Jayson Tatum said he feels for fans when he doesn’t hit their parlays. “I guess I do feel bad when I don’t hit people’s parlays. I don’t want them to lose money,” Tatum told reporters at the Celtics’ shootaround.

Mar 28, 2024, 12:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Golden State star Draymond Green on Thursday expressed regret for again being ejected — this time, less than four minutes into the game — in the Warriors’ victory against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night. “It just can’t happen,” Green said on “The Draymond Green Show”

Mar 28, 2024, 10:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball will not play again this season as he continues to rehab a right ankle injury, the team announced Wednesday. Ball has been out since Jan. 27, when he did not play in the second game of a back-to-back. The 22-year-old missed

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMar 28, 2024, 02:07 AM 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 MEMPHIS — LeBron James says he will prioritize his health over the chase

ESPN News Services Mar 28, 2024, 02:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. said Wednesday night that he’s sure younger brother Jontay would never do anything to jeopardize his budding NBA career. Jontay Porter, a forward for the Toronto Raptors, is under investigation by the NBA following multiple instances of

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterMar 28, 2024, 02:10 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 OKLAHOMA CITY — Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta, front office personnel and members of the support staff lined the hallway outside the

Tim Bontemps, ESPNMar 28, 2024, 12:38 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Following the LA Clippers‘ 108-107 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night, crew chief Kevin Scott said in a pool report that there should have been a foul called on a drive by 76ers forward Kelly Oubre Jr. on the game’s

Kendra Andrews, ESPNMar 27, 2024, 07:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — Since Draymond Green returned from his indefinite suspension in January, the Golden State Warriors have applauded the way he has maintained his fire while managing not to cross the line. He would bark at officials and play with physicality, but did