12:48 AM ET Brianna Williams The Houston Rockets didn’t have an answer for Damian Lillard in the Portland Trail Blazers‘ 131-114 win. Editor’s Picks Lillard set franchise and career highs with 71 points and 13 3-pointers. As evidenced by LeBron James‘ tweet, it was simply Dame Time on Sunday night. ⌚️ — LeBron James (@KingJames)
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6:57 PM ET Quin Snyder has agreed to a five-year contract to become the Atlanta Hawks‘ coach and is expected to make his debut as soon Tuesday at home against the Washington Wizards, sources told ESPN on Sunday. The Hawks announced Snyder’s hiring on Sunday but did not disclose terms of his contract. The Hawks
11:36 AM ET Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will not play Sunday against the Phoenix Suns because of a quad injury, coach Mike Budenholzer said. He will be replaced in the lineup by Bobby Portis. Antetokounmpo sustained the injury Friday night in the first quarter of the Bucks’ 128-99 victory over the Miami Heat. He
7:43 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN NEARING THE END of the NBA offseason this past September and over 5,000 miles from his adopted home of Denver, Nikola Jokic was playing alongside his Serbian national teammates in the EuroBasket tournament when a familiar face took a seat in the O2 Arena in Prague. Jokic thought he was
Feb 24, 2023 Jamal CollierESPN MILWAUKEE — Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo suffered a right knee injury and exited with 1:13 remaining in the first quarter of Friday night’s 128-99 victory over the Miami Heat. Antetokounmpo was hurt when he knocked knees with a Heat player, and the team announced during the second quarter that he
Feb 25, 2023 Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — Klay Thompson doesn’t like to think there are two versions of himself or his game — pre-injuries versus post-injuries — nor does he follow the mindset that he’s “getting back” to who he was. He has found that it doesn’t do him any favors and results in
2:19 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Russell Westbrook received a rousing ovation when he started and finished his LA Clippers debut. Westbrook had as impressive a start as any point guard playing in his first game with the franchise. But the Clippers and Sacramento Kings weren’t done playing when Westbrook picked up his sixth personal
1:07 PM ET The Atlanta Hawks and Quin Snyder are progressing in talks on a deal to make him the franchise’s next coach and a resolution could be reached within days, sources told ESPN on Friday. Since firing coach Nate McMillan on Tuesday, the Hawks have made Snyder the full focus of the coaching search,
11:27 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Lakers‘ first game after the All-Star break got off on the wrong foot for starting point guard D’Angelo Russell. Literally. Russell sprained his right ankle in the first quarter of L.A.’s game against the Golden State Warriors on Thursday and was ruled out for the rest of the
12:19 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — As Joel Embiid missed shot after shot throughout the first half of Thursday night’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies at Wells Fargo Center — ultimately finishing 1-for-8 in the first quarter and 2-for-14 through the first half — he knew that if he was to have his usual
5:18 PM ET PHOENIX — Kevin Durant isn’t ready yet for the curtain to lift on his debut with the Phoenix Suns, but the preparation got serious Thursday as he entered the final stages of his return from a knee injury. Durant took part in all of an intense, two-hour workout and scrimmage in the
7:04 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN PORTLAND, Ore. — Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson finds inspiration in a Kobe Bryant quote, “Greatness isn’t just on the court, it’s everything you do.” It has shaped Thompson as a creature of habit when it comes to his game preparation. He goes through the same warmup routine each
5:31 PM ET Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry is “making good progress” after missing the past five games because of a lower left leg injury, the team said Wednesday. Curry has started individual on-court workouts and will be reevaluated again in one week, the team said. Curry suffered partial tears to his superior tibiofibular
7:00 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN There has been little reason to take the Los Angeles Lakers seriously as a contending team this season. The Lakers sit 13th in the Western Conference, meaning they have to leapfrog at least three teams to get into the play-in tournament. But when LeBron James was asked whether his Lakers
Feb 21, 2023 Jamal CollierESPN CHICAGO — Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball will miss the remainder of the 2022-23 season, the team announced Tuesday morning, as Ball continues to experience discomfort during basketball activities despite arthroscopic knee surgery before the season. Ball did not appear in a game this season and has not played since
10:19 AM ET Brooklyn Nets coach Jacque Vaughn has agreed to an extension that is expected to keep him under contract through the 2026-27 season, sources told ESPN. The Nets announced the new deal Tuesday for Vaughn, who sources said had a team option on his 2023-24 deal, but did not disclose terms. Brooklyn has
5:31 PM ET The Atlanta Hawks fired coach Nate McMillan on Tuesday, clearing the way for an immediate search that will start with leading candidate Quin Snyder, sources told ESPN. The Hawks made assistant Joe Prunty the interim coach of a team that’s 29-30 and in eighth place in the Eastern Conference, but new general
7:00 AM ET A day after trading for combo guards Eric Gordon and Bones Hyland rather than adding a true point guard ahead of the NBA trade deadline Feb. 9, LA Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank described the kind of point guard the team wanted to complement Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. “If