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ESPN News Services Mar 20, 2024, 12:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former baseball star Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore have lost the financial backing of the Carlyle Group with one payment left to claim majority ownership of the Minnesota Timberwolves, according to current owner Glen Taylor. That payment was set to close a process

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterMar 19, 2024, 03:42 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions Team USA men got a reasonable draw Tuesday for the Olympics, avoiding what might be the most competitive pool in the event’s history as they seek

Mar 19, 2024, 01:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell will miss at least one week after having surgery Tuesday to repair a nasal fracture. In a statement, the Cavs said Mitchell was injured Saturday in a loss to the Houston Rockets and missed Monday night’s road win over the Indiana

Jamal Collier, ESPNMar 19, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DOWN BY ONE with 2:31 remaining in the fourth quarter on March 8 against the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena, the Milwaukee Bucks‘ star duo went to work. Giannis Antetokounmpo inbounded the ball to Damian Lillard and trailed him up the court. Lillard

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMar 19, 2024, 02:53 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 LOS ANGELES — After Lakers point guard D’Angelo Russell made history in Monday’s

Associated Press Mar 19, 2024, 01:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SALT LAKE CITY — One thunderous dunk provided a perfect snapshot of Anthony Edwards‘ second-half dominance Monday night. Edwards threw down a monster slam over John Collins of the Utah Jazz in the third quarter, helping the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 114-104 victory but

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMar 18, 2024, 11:27 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 — Lakers forward Christian Wood will undergo an arthroscopic procedure on

Tim Bontemps, ESPNMar 18, 2024, 11:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Everyone in Wells Fargo Center Monday night saw Kyle Lowry — the 18-year NBA veteran playing against his former team, the Miami Heat, for the first time since being traded away from the Heat two months ago — go flying head-long over

Associated Press Mar 18, 2024, 11:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento Kings guard Kevin Huerter left Monday night’s game against Memphis with a left shoulder injury and was later ruled out. Huerter was attempting a layup 1:51 into the first quarter when Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane made contact with his left

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMar 18, 2024, 08:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby has had a post-surgical flare-up in his right elbow and is expected to miss more than just Monday night’s game against the Golden State Warriors, sources told ESPN. Anunoby — who returned for three games following a Feb.

Associated Press Mar 18, 2024, 07:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum missed Monday night’s game against the Detroit Pistons because of a right ankle injury. It’s the fourth time the team’s leading scorer will be sidelined this season. Editor’s Picks Tatum, who is averaging a team-best 27.1 points

Mar 18, 2024, 06:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Washington Wizards rookie Bilal Coulibaly will miss the remainder of the regular season after being diagnosed with a right wrist fracture, the team announced on Monday. Coulibaly suffered the injury after a fall in Saturday’s loss to the Chicago Bulls. Washington has 14 games left in

Jim McCormick, Special to ESPN.comMar 18, 2024, 01:04 PM ET Close Jim McCormick is a fantasy football and fantasy basketball analyst for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Working the waiver wire is pivotal to succeeding in fantasy basketball. With so many games, injuries and endless shifts in rotations throughout the marathon campaign, we’ll need to source

Associated Press Mar 18, 2024, 12:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Missing three regular starters with injuries, the Cleveland Cavaliers signed forward Marcus Morris Sr. to a 10-day contract on Monday to give them some depth. Morris played in 37 games earlier this season for Philadelphia before being traded to San Antonio on

Kendra Andrews, ESPNMar 18, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DRAYMOND GREEN STAYED away from the Golden State Warriors facility following his second suspension of this season, spending time in his Los Angeles home while he participated in counseling sessions and virtual meetings to fulfill his reinstatement obligations. Green missed 16 games after he

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterMar 18, 2024, 02:37 AM 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

Andrew Lopez, ESPNMar 17, 2024, 11:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AUSTIN, Texas — The San Antonio Spurs put on quite the show Sunday night in one of their homes away from home. Playing at the Moody Center just 80 miles up Interstate 35 from the Frost Bank Center, the Spurs stormed back from a

Jerry Jiang Mar 17, 2024, 10:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions As sports fans geared up for March Madness, the NBA and college basketball world understood the memo. On Selection Sunday, while many schools were celebrating their tickets getting punched into the NCAA basketball tournament, fans of the Miami Heat and the Dallas Mavericks were