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Jamal Collier, ESPNNov 24, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — THERE’S 1:10 left in the fourth quarter, and the Milwaukee Bucks trail the New York Knicks by two points, in danger of falling below .500 for the first time in two years. Coming out of a timeout, the Bucks inbound the ball

Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderNov 23, 2023, 03:20 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Open Extended Reactions Amid several significant injuries, the Memphis Grizzlies are signing guards Shaquille Harrison and Jaylen Nowell to 10-day hardship exceptions, sources told ESPN on Thursday. The NBA awarded the Grizzlies the exceptions with

Tim Bontemps, ESPNNov 23, 2023, 12:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo and coach Adrian Griffin appeared to have a heated exchange when Antetokounmpo checked out of Wednesday’s game midway through the third quarter, but neither had much to say about it following the Bucks’ 119-116 loss to the

Kendra Andrews, ESPNNov 22, 2023, 11:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Add another incident to the long-lived conflict between Golden State Warriors guard Chris Paul and referee Scott Foster as Paul was ejected from Wednesday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns after Foster slapped him with two quick technical fouls. This was Paul’s

Andrew Lopez, ESPNNov 22, 2023, 09:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — Spurs coach Gregg Popovich grabbed the PA announcer’s microphone during Wednesday night’s game against the LA Clippers and asked the home fans to stop booing while former Spurs standout Kawhi Leonard shot a pair of free throws. Leonard stepped to the

Associated Press Nov 22, 2023, 04:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Ben Simmons will miss at least another week with a pinched nerve in his lower back, while Cam Thomas is improving from an ankle injury that has forced the Brooklyn Nets‘ leading scorer to miss the past five games. The Nets

Tim Bontemps, ESPNNov 22, 2023, 01:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Jrue Holiday says he doesn’t have a chip on his shoulder as the Celtics guard enters his first matchup with the Bucks but noted that a heads-up in September from Milwaukee that he was going to be traded would have been appreciated.

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterNov 22, 2023, 12:28 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 — The Los Angeles Lakers are one step closer to Las

ESPN Insiders Nov 21, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Tuesday marks exactly four weeks since the 2023-24 NBA regular season began. Most teams have played somewhere between 12 and 14 games — not quite a large enough sample to make definitive declarations about how they’ll finish this season, but more than enough to

Tim Bontemps, ESPNNov 21, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions As the NBA was preparing to launch its first in-season tournament, something the league and commissioner Adam Silver repeatedly stressed was that introducing a cup tournament like those held in Europe would present teams with an opportunity to win something besides the Larry O’Brien

Associated Press Nov 20, 2023, 08:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Nikola Jokic and Nuggets coach Michael Malone were ejected in the first half of Denver’s game at Detroit on Monday night. Jokic received his first technical for arguing a call in the first quarter. Malone was ejected for going onto the court

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterNov 20, 2023, 04:54 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 In a court filing Monday, the New

Andrew Lopez, ESPNNov 20, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jeremy Sochan, the second-year San Antonio Spurs power forward-turned-point guard, gathers the ball with a 1-point lead and 2:30 left in the second quarter of a Nov. 14 road game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. As Sochan rushes up the court, he doesn’t look

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterNov 20, 2023, 03:12 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 — The night before LeBron James scored a season-high 37 points

Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderNov 17, 2023, 05:29 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Open Extended Reactions The NBA is requiring Charlotte Hornets All-Star guard LaMelo Ball to cover a tattoo below his left ear that the league insists violates rules against exposing commercial logos on players’ bodies —

Kendra Andrews, ESPNNov 19, 2023, 02:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Down by three with 1.6 seconds left in the fourth quarter, the Oklahoma City Thunder were looking for just a little bit of luck to extend the game five minutes longer Saturday night against the Golden State Warriors. Josh Giddey inbounded

Nov 18, 2023, 07:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Warriors star Stephen Curry is expected to play Saturday against the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State coach Steve Kerr told reporters. Curry participated in a walk-through, and he will take the court barring a setback during pregame warmups, Kerr said. Following a hard fall on

ESPN News Services Nov 17, 2023, 06:17 PM ET MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Grizzlies guard Marcus Smart will miss three to five weeks with a sprained left foot, adding to Memphis’ already lengthy injury list. The Grizzlies provided more details about Smart’s injury Friday. The guard and the 2022 NBA Defensive Player of the Year, acquired