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Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterMar 22, 2024, 06:13 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

Steve Alexander Mar 22, 2024, 12:55 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 looking at some big names who appear to have hit a wall. Note: Stats are as of Wednesday night. Risers Grayson Allen,

Mar 22, 2024, 10:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Brandon Ingram will miss at least the next two weeks after hyperextending his left knee in the New Orleans Pelicans‘ Thursday night loss to the Orlando Magic. In a statement, the Pelicans said Ingram will be reevaluated in two weeks after an MRI showed a bone

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterMar 21, 2024, 10:48 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 For decades, San Antonio Spurs head coach

Associated Press Mar 21, 2024, 10:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — DeMar DeRozan and Dillon Brooks were both ejected after being involved in an on-court scrum in Thursday’ night’s game between the Chicago Bulls and Houston Rockets. With 6:02 remaining in the third quarter and the Rockets leading 84-75, Jalen Green was bringing

Associated Press Mar 21, 2024, 07:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The G League Ignite will not play after this season. The league made the announcement Thursday, saying it was shutting down the Henderson, Nevada-based Ignite because of “the changing basketball landscape, including the NCAA’s Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) policy and

Associated Press Mar 21, 2024, 07:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo is back in the Milwaukee Bucks‘ starting lineup Thursday against the Brooklyn Nets after missing two games with a left hamstring issue. Antetokounmpo, a two-time MVP, had been out with what the team described as tendinopathy in his hamstring. Tendinopathy

Associated Press Mar 21, 2024, 06:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Kings guard Kevin Huerter will be sidelined with a dislocated left shoulder and labral tear. Huerter has been out since getting injured Monday night in the first quarter of a win against Memphis. The team said Thursday that treatment options are

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterMar 21, 2024, 05:17 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 An ex-Minnesota Timberwolves employee is out of

Field Level Media Mar 21, 2024, 02:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson has been ruled out of Thursday’s road game against the Phoenix Suns with a right ankle injury. Johnson, 22, is in the midst of a breakout season with 16.1 points per game and 8.6 rebounds in 51 contests

ESPN News Services Mar 20, 2024, 10:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions One day after Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore’s bid to acquire majority control of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx lost the $300 million investment of a private equity firm, the pair found a new financial backer and filed paperwork with the NBA to

Associated Press Mar 20, 2024, 08:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cleveland Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff revealed he received threats from gamblers last season and reported it to the NBA. While being asked Wednesday night about sports gambling following comments made by Pacers All-Star Tyrese Haliburton, who said he sometimes feels like a “prop,” Bickerstaff

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterMar 20, 2024, 07:18 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 A Minnesota Timberwolves employee was fired, arrested

Field Level Media Mar 20, 2024, 05:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Detroit Pistons rookie forward Ausar Thompson will miss the remainder of the season while being treated for a blood clot, the team announced Wednesday. The bad news didn’t end there for the Pistons, who announced center Isaiah Stewart will sit out the rest

Jamal Collier, ESPNMar 20, 2024, 12:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Bucks two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss Wednesday’s game against the Boston Celtics with a left hamstring injury, sources confirmed to ESPN. Antetokounmpo was not with the team at shootaround Wednesday morning and did not travel to Boston. He will rejoin the

Associated Press Mar 20, 2024, 01:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns have signed two-time All-Star guard Isaiah Thomas to a 10-day contract. Thomas, 35, hasn’t played in the NBA since 2022 but recently appeared in four games with the Salt Lake City Stars in the NBA G League, averaging 32.5

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterMar 20, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions With LeBron James and Stephen Curry expected to play for Team USA and top international players like Nikola Jokic and Victor Wembanyama also set to feature,

Mar 20, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With less than a month remaining in the regular season, teams are beginning to punch their tickets to the postseason while simultaneously fighting fatigue to prepare for a potential deep playoff run. The dominant Boston Celtics became the first team to clinch a playoff spot last