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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJan 12, 2024, 09:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions As Charlotte Hornets All-Star guard LaMelo Ball returns from a six-week absence, the NBA will allow him to keep uncovered a tattoo below his left ear that previously had been considered a violation of league rules against commercial logos, sources told ESPN on Friday.

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJan 12, 2024, 01:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After missing six weeks with an ankle injury Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball is planning to make his return against the San Antonio Spurs on Friday, sources told ESPN. The Hornets, beset with injuries, have lost 17 of 20 games without Ball on the

ESPN News Services Jan 11, 2024, 11:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, Josh Giddey had a triple-double and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled past the Portland Trail Blazers 139-77 on Thursday night, a 62-point victory that matched the fifth-largest rout in NBA history. “It was almost like

Jan 11, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NBA trade deadline is Feb. 8, and expect to see plenty of movement as teams look to shake up their rosters. Which moves will impact the landscape of the NBA heading into the 2024 playoffs? And what deals will affect teams looking to rebuild

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJan 11, 2024, 12:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA is finalizing plans to turn the 2024 draft into a two-night event in Brooklyn, sources told ESPN on Thursday. The draft would split into first and second rounds on successive nights — June 26-27 — but the league must still get final

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterJan 11, 2024, 03:43 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

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterJan 10, 2024, 02:03 PM 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

Jan 10, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We’re about a month away from the 2024 NBA trade deadline (Feb. 8, 3 p.m. ET), and things are starting to heat up around the league. The Minnesota Timberwolves remain at the top of a competitive Western Conference, but the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJan 9, 2024, 09:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra has agreed on an eight-year contract extension worth more than $120 million, the most committed money in North American coaching history, sources told ESPN on Tuesday night. Spoelstra, 53, has established himself as one of the most respected and

NBA Insiders Jan 9, 2024, 05:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Monday’s announcement that Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant will undergo season-ending surgery on his right shoulder completes a turbulent stretch for one of the NBA’s brightest young stars. The 24-year-old Morant entered into the 2023-24 season with a 25-game NBA suspension for brandishing a

ESPN News Services Jan 9, 2024, 11:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton has avoided serious injury, with an MRI revealing that he suffered just a Grade 1 left hamstring strain, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Tuesday. Haliburton’s status is expected to be reevaluated in approximately two weeks, but there’s

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJan 8, 2024, 10:08 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant will undergo season-ending surgery on his right shoulder, the team announced Monday night. Morant suffered a subluxation

ESPN News Services Jan 8, 2024, 09:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Indiana Pacers star guard Tyrese Haliburton left Monday night’s 133-131 win over the visiting Boston Celtics in the second quarter due to a left hamstring strain. He will undergo an MRI on Tuesday, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Haliburton was driving to the

Associated Press Jan 8, 2024, 11:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Damian Lillard will miss the Milwaukee Bucks’ Monday night game with the Utah Jazz. The Bucks’ injury report for Monday’s game lists the seven-time all-NBA guard as out for personal reasons. The Bucks also won’t have reserve guard Cam Payne available because

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJan 8, 2024, 02:56 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 — Clippers guard Norman Powell‘s last-second 3-pointer rimmed out at the

Kendra Andrews, ESPNJan 7, 2024, 07:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State forward Draymond Green participated in the Warriors’ walk-through Sunday afternoon as he returned to their facilities for the first time since his indefinite suspension. Green was reinstated by the league on Saturday from a suspension that lasted 12 games.

Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderJan 7, 2024, 12:06 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Open Extended Reactions After undergoing surgery to repair a fracture in his left hand this week, Golden State Warriors guard Chris Paul is expected to miss four to six weeks, sources told ESPN on Sunday.

Associated Press Jan 7, 2024, 12:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Alperen Sengun scored 21 points and the Houston Rockets overcame 48 points from Giannis Antetokounmpo to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 112-108 on Saturday night. Antetokounmpo shot 16-of-25 from the field and added 17 rebounds in his seventh straight double-double. But the Bucks