7:43 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte Hornets swingman Cody Martin will miss at least four weeks after having arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Friday. Martin injured his left quad in the team’s regular-season opener and has not played since. He had also been bothered by a left knee injury in the
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2:54 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr has run out of words to describe the play of Stephen Curry to start the season. Earlier this week, he said Curry was “breathtaking.” After Friday night’s 106-101 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, Kerr used “spectacular.” Curry scored 40 points against
7:43 PM ET Miami-Dade County and the Miami Heat are ending their arena naming rights deal with bankrupt cryptocurrency firm FTX. The county, which owns the arena, signed a 19-year, $135 million deal for the bayfront Heat homecourt’s name in 2021. After an initial balloon payment of $14 million, FTX was scheduled to make a
12:56 PM ET Suspended Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving has met with team, league and union officials on “several occasions” in recent days and there’s optimism for a resolution “very soon,” the National Basketball Players Association told its membership Friday in an email obtained by ESPN. Even with the fifth of a minimum five-game suspension
9:14 PM ET NBA commissioner Adam Silver said he has “no doubt” that Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving is not antisemitic after the two had what Silver called “a direct and candid conversation” earlier this week at the league’s headquarters in New York. Silver, who is Jewish, discussed Irving in an interview with The New
5:07 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — LeBron James did not suffer a tear in his groin late in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ loss to the LA Clippers on Wednesday, an MRI revealed Thursday. Lakers coach Darvin Ham said James is day-to-day going forward. The team has officially listed him as out for Friday’s game
10:33 AM ET Associated Press The relationship between Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving and Nike is likely severed for good, the shoe giant’s co-founder told CNBC. “I would doubt that we go back,” co-founder Phil Knight said in an interview that aired Thursday. “But I don’t know for sure.” Nike announced last Friday that it
12:49 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Lakers star LeBron James left Wednesday’s 114-101 loss to the LA Clippers midway through the fourth quarter with he said was a groin injury and did not return. Team doctors will evaluate James on Thursday and administer medical imaging on his groin to determine the extent of the injury.
12:19 PM ET NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets officially named Jacque Vaughn head coach Wednesday. Vaughn’s promotion comes with a deal through the 2023-24 season, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Vaughn had been serving as interim head coach since replacing former coach Steve Nash on Nov. 1. The move comes as a surprise given
8:00 AM ET The Utah Jazz have the best record in the Western Conference, and that is only one of many surprises that have percolated throughout the first month of the 2022 NBA season. The ascending 8-2 Cleveland Cavaliers had a chance at a 9-1 start and a share of first place in the Eastern
6:02 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — The NBA’s Last Two Minute report confirmed a missed foul call on Klay Thompson as time expired in the Golden State Warriors‘ 116-113 win against the Sacramento Kings on Monday night, announcing that Thompson did make contact with Kevin Huerter‘s arm, which affected his jump-shot attempt, on
9:38 AM ET Phoenix Suns forward Cameron Johnson had surgery Tuesday that removed part of the meniscus in his right knee, a procedure that should allow him to return in one to two months, sources told ESPN. It was unclear until the operation whether Johnson would need a more extensive repair that could’ve ended his
8:00 AM ET Brian Windhorst and a team of ESPN’s Insiders sort out life and the news from in and around the NBA world. A few minutes before the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ home opener last month, owner Dan Gilbert addressed the players in the locker room. He spoke about the excitement for the season before turning
3:35 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry had never been happier about a win in the 11th game of the regular season than he was about the Golden State Warriors‘ 116-113 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday night. Coming off a five-game losing streak, the Warriors considered this to be as
2:03 PM ET LeBron James will not play against the Utah Jazz on Monday because of left foot soreness, the Los Angeles Lakers announced. It is the second leg of a back-to-back. In addition to the foot soreness, James is overcoming an illness that affected him last week. James scored 27 points on 13-of-23 shooting
8:00 AM ET ANTHONY DAVIS SIZED up a 3-point shot from the top of the key. Before he could even begin his shooting motion, a jeer cut across the Crypto.com court from an aisle seat a few rows behind the basket. “Stop shooting 3s!” “AD! Take it to the hole!” After another second-half possession that
8:22 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis attempted just two shots in the second half of the Lakers‘ 114-100 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday, dropping Los Angeles to 2-7 on the season. “Obviously, it starts with AD and getting him more touches,” LeBron James said afterward. “Our focal point is and always
5:18 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — In what Klay Thompson called a “road trip from hell,” the Golden State Warriors made history as the first defending champion to start the season 0-6 on the road. But as they return home to San Francisco, they are maintaining a positive attitude. Warriors coach Steve Kerr