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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

7:34 PM ET Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo suffered a sprained ligament in his right wrist, and he will undergo treatment with the expectation that he’ll be able to return to the lineup once the pain subsides, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Monday night. Antetokounmpo was examined in New York on Monday after playing

7:20 AM ET PARIS — IT’S LATE MORNING on a gray winter day just outside the French capital, and Victor Wembanyama hasn’t been awake very long. This makes several people in his life quite happy. The small arena located a little over 2 miles from the Arc de Triomphe that Wembanyama is calling his basketball

10:40 AM ET After completing a contract buyout, nine-time All-Star guard Russell Westbrook plans to sign with the LA Clippers, his agent, Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports, told ESPN. Once Westbrook and the Utah Jazz complete the buyout on the remaining $47 million owed on his expiring deal, the former NBA MVP will clear waivers

11:10 PM ET SALT LAKE CITY — Team Giannis had Giannis Antetokounmpo for only one play because of his sprained right wrist. Team LeBron only had LeBron James for one half because of a right hand contusion and a plan to save the 20-year veteran’s legs for the Los Angeles Lakers‘ post-break playoff push. And

11:22 PM ET ESPN staff The 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend kicked off Friday with the celebrity game and Rising Stars Challenge, but now it is nearly time for the marquee event — the All-Star Game. For the first time ever, the NBA will use a playground draft format that includes team captains LeBron James and

11:06 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN SALT LAKE CITY — As the final shots ticked down in Saturday’s 3-point contest for Damian Lillard, he thought he had to make them to tie Buddy Hield in order to win it. Then, when he looked up at the video board after knocking down his final few shots, he

11:08 PM ET SALT LAKE CITY — It’s safe to say people know who Mac McClung is now. Once the poster boy for the NBA All-Star slam dunk contest’s path toward irrelevance, sporting a field of obscure participants rather than the certified stars of the past, McClung stole the show as if he were Michael