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Mar 12, 2024, 05:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns underwent surgery to repair a lateral meniscus tear in his left knee, the team announced Tuesday. The Timberwolves characterized the surgery as a success and said Towns will be reevaluated in four weeks, at which point further updates will be

Kendra Andrews, ESPNMar 12, 2024, 04:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry has been cleared to resume on-court workouts after spraining his ankle last week. Curry will start his individual workouts in the Bay Area before rejoining the team for group practice in Los Angeles on Friday, the Warriors said

Field Level Media Mar 12, 2024, 03:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Forward Otto Porter Jr., who was waived by the Utah Jazz on Monday, has announced his retirement from the NBA after 11 seasons. “For the past 11 years, I had the chance to live my lifelong dream of playing in the NBA,” said

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMar 12, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Amid a considerable franchise turnaround, Orlando Magic coach Jamahl Mosley has agreed to a four-year contract extension that will take him through the 2027-28 season, sources told ESPN on Tuesday morning. Mosley, 45, has overseen a Magic revival that has delivered the franchise’s young

ESPN News Services Mar 12, 2024, 12:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Luka Doncic came through with yet another triple-double. About the only thing he didn’t do was keep his record streak going. Doncic had 27 points, recording another triple-double — but doing so without scoring 30 for the first time in seven games —

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMar 11, 2024, 06:48 PM ET Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun escaped serious injury to his lower right leg, suffering a severely sprained ankle and a bruised knee, sources told ESPN on Monday. After getting wheeled off the court late in Houston’s win over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night, Sengun underwent postgame

Mar 11, 2024, 03:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia 76ers star Tyrese Maxey has cleared the NBA’s concussion protocol and will return against the Knicks in New York on Tuesday, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Monday. Maxey has missed four straight games while in the protocol. Editor’s Picks Maxey suffered the concussion in

Associated Press Mar 11, 2024, 01:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Atlanta Hawks forward Saddiq Bey will miss the rest of the season after tearing the ACL in his left knee, another major blow to the injury-plagued team. The Hawks already have been playing without two starters — top scorer Trae Young and

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMar 11, 2024, 02:20 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 Kobe Bryant statue unveiled last month outside of Crypto.com

Mar 11, 2024, 01:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The season is over for Atlanta Hawks forward Saddiq Bey. Sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that Bey suffered a torn ACL in his left knee. It happened Sunday in the Hawks’ 116-103 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. Bey left the game early in the fourth

Jim McCormick, Special to ESPN.comMar 11, 2024, 12:21 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

Andrew Lopez, ESPNMar 11, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions VICTOR WEMBANYAMA TOOK his seat behind a small table inside the Phoenix Suns visiting media room. The San Antonio Spurs had just given up a 27-point lead to the Suns before Wembanyama himself led a furious effort in the final four minutes to secure

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMar 11, 2024, 02:09 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 — Anthony Davis put up a historic stat line — his

Tim Bontemps, ESPNMar 10, 2024, 11:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Friday night, the Knicks became the first team to hold an opponent under 75 points in more than three years when they beat the Orlando Magic. Sunday night, New York became the second, when the Knicks managed to put only 73

ESPN News Services Mar 10, 2024, 08:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Houston Rockets beat the Sacramento Kings on Sunday but lost leading scorer Alperen Sengun to injury. The star big man hurt his right knee injury when he landed awkwardly while challenging a shot by the Kings’ Domantas Sabonis with under a minute

Associated Press Mar 10, 2024, 04:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Detroit Pistons general manager Troy Weaver had an expletive-laced response to a heckling fan in the stands and pointed the man out to security at Little Caesars Arena. The heated exchange, video of which was shared on social media, occurred during Detroit’s 142-124 loss

Associated Press Mar 10, 2024, 03:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are sitting out Sunday when the LA Clippers host the Milwaukee Bucks in their second early-afternoon game in two days. The NBA scheduled the Clippers to tip off at noon Pacific time on Sunday after they

ESPN News Services Mar 10, 2024, 02:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA on Sunday fined Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert $100,000 for making a money gesture at an official and criticizing officiating on Friday night. NBA executive vice president and head of basketball operations Joe Dumars announced that “… the fine takes into