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ESPN News Services Dec 19, 2023, 10:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — Ja Morant finished off a stirring, 34-point season debut with a spinning dribble in the lane to set up a game-winning floater as time expired in the Memphis Grizzlies‘ 115-113 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night. The

Baxter Holmes Close Baxter Holmes ESPN Senior Writer 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. Tim MacMahon Close Tim MacMahon ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterDec 18, 2023, 11:32 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 new in-season tournament championship banner unveiled by the Los

ESPN News Services Dec 18, 2023, 04:34 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges is likely to miss Monday night’s game against the Toronto Raptors after he was denied entrance to Canada due to his past legal problems, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Bridges, who pleaded no contest to a felony charge

ESPN News Services Dec 18, 2023, 09:30 AM ET Former North Carolina and NBA big man Eric Montross, who began treatment for cancer in March, died on Sunday at the age of 52, his family announced Monday. “His family is grateful for the tremendous support and the truly overwhelming love expressed by so many people

ESPN News Services Dec 18, 2023, 12:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Stephen Curry‘s 3-pointer streak ended at 268 consecutive games as the Golden State Warriors held off the Portland Trail Blazers 118-114 on Sunday. Curry was 0-for-8 from 3-point range, 2-for-12 overall and scored seven points. He began the streak Dec. 1, 2018, at

ESPN News Services Dec 17, 2023, 06:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Chance Comanche, a G League player with the Stockton Kings, and a 19-year-old woman will face open murder charges in the death of a 23-year-old woman who had gone missing in Las Vegas, police announced Sunday. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said

Kendra Andrews, ESPNDec 17, 2023, 01:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry stepped out on the court two hours ahead of tipoff against the Brooklyn Nets — about 45 minutes ahead of his normal warmup time slot. He went through the exact same routing — pointing up

ESPN News Services Dec 17, 2023, 12:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Keegan Murray made 12 3-pointers, including an NBA-record 11 straight, and scored a career-high 47 points to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 125-104 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night. The 12 3s were two shy of the

Dec 16, 2023, 02:29 PM ET NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been hospitalized after suffering a broken hip when he fell at a concert in Los Angeles, his representative Deborah Morales told multiple outlets Saturday. Abdul-Jabbar, 76, was taken to the hospital Friday night after falling at the undisclosed event and was slated to undergo

ESPN News Services Dec 15, 2023, 10:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid scored 35 points and Tyrese Maxey added 19 as the Philadelphia 76ers dealt the Detroit Pistons their franchise-record 22nd straight loss in a 124-92 victory on Friday night in the second game of a home-and-home series. The Pistons, who

Andrew Lopez, ESPNDec 15, 2023, 10:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — The longest losing streak in San Antonio Spurs franchise history is over. The Spurs snapped that streak on Friday night with a 129-115 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. They had dropped 18 consecutive games, including one to the Lakers on

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterDec 15, 2023, 02:20 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions The Cleveland Cavaliers will be shorthanded for a while. Point guard Darius Garland fractured his jaw in a collision with Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis on

Associated Press Dec 15, 2023, 01:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two-time All-Star Ja Morant said Friday being suspended by NBA commissioner Adam Silver for the first 25 games of the season has been tough, with “some horrible days” as he has worked to focus on himself away from basketball. Morant also

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterDec 15, 2023, 12:19 AM 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 DALLAS — Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert feels “empathy” for his rival Draymond Green in the wake of the Golden State Warriors

Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterDec 14, 2023, 08:00 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Open Extended Reactions DRAYMOND GREEN WAS submerged up to his waist in freezing water. His voice echoed off the gray tile walls of this dimly lit room as he tried to

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterDec 14, 2023, 01:00 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions As the video clip of Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green striking Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic in the face played repeatedly on phones and televisions,

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterDec 13, 2023, 08:22 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 SAN ANTONIO — LeBron James was ruled out of the Los Angeles Lakers‘