12:47 PM ET The Dallas Mavericks are planning for Luka Doncic to make his return from a sprained right ankle on Thursday against the San Antonio Spurs, sources told ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. Doncic has missed the past four games and is listed as questionable. He ranks third in the NBA with 29.3 points and 8.9
Month: December 2019
ORLANDO, FL – AUGUST 11: Mike Conley of the Utah Jazz speaks with the media during the Boys Jr. NBA Global Championship on August 11, 2019 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting
2:01 AM ET LOS ANGELES — A collision with Patrick Beverley in the first quarter of the Lakers‘ 111-106 loss Wednesday night to the Clippers caused LeBron James to aggravate a nagging groin injury and could cause the Lakers star to miss some game time moving forward. “I felt healthy going into the game,” James
The New York Knicks are playing better basketball of late. They’re 3-3 under interim head coach Mike Miller and they’ve won three of their last four games. They also recently added former EuroLeague and Cleveland Cavaliers coach David Blatt as a basketball operations consultant. That, naturally, is an improvement on the usual state of affairs,
11:39 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN DENVER — If it were up to Zion Williamson, he would have already made his NBA debut for the New Orleans Pelicans. That’s what the No. 1 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft told ESPN’s Jorge Sedano prior to the Pelicans’ Christmas night game against the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday.
Nobody wants birds. Here are FanSided’s 12 Days of Christmas, in accordance with the gifts our favorite sports and movies have given us this holiday season. As Andrew Bernard learned the hard way, most of the gifts given in the famous “12 Days of Christmas” are just birds. In fact, if there are any wealthy
Are the Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat are more serious threat in the Eastern Conference than most expected heading into the 2019-20 NBA season? Before the season began, it seemed like there were three or four inner-circle contenders in the Eastern Conference. There were the Milwaukee Bucks, who won 60 games last season and nearly
2:09 PM ET Indiana Pacers All-Star guard Victor Oladipo is hopeful to return to the lineup by early February — and perhaps as soon as late January — from a ruptured right quad tendon, league sources tell ESPN. Oladipo’s looming return to the Pacers — which will partner him with All-Star candidate Malcolm Brogdon in
There’s a certain variation of comfortability in rookies who make the transition to the NBA. The Memphis Grizzlies have two from this past year’s draft: No. 2 overall pick Ja Morant and No. 21 Brandon Clarke. Both have been impactful, both have shown flashes of the potential — yet each impacts the game in different
4:13 PM ET Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone has signed a contract extension through the 2022-2023 season, league sources tell ESPN. The Nuggets made official an agreement on Tuesday. Malone, 48, was awarded his second extension in consecutive years, reflecting a steady climb into Western Conference contention under his watch. Denver reached the playoffs for
The Kings, Suns and Timberwolves are all theoretically in the playoff hunt in the Western Conference. Who needs that spot the most? So it looks like the NBA draft lottery works! Three teams who miserably tripped over themselves en route to top-10 picks repeatedly over the course of a decade are right in the playoff
6:25 PM ET PLAYA VISTA, Calif. — It will be 65 days since the Los Angeles Lakers and LA Clippers last faced each other. And when the two teams take to the Staples Center floor again on Christmas, Kawhi Leonard expects both to look very different than they did on opening night. “It was just
There’s a certain variation of comfortability in rookies who make the transition to the NBA. The Memphis Grizzlies have two from this past year’s draft: No. 2 overall pick Ja Morant and No. 21 Brandon Clarke. Both have been impactful, both have shown flashes of the potential — yet each impacts the game in different
1:49 PM ET DALLAS — Luka Doncic was a full participant in the Dallas Mavericks‘ Christmas Eve practice — his first since spraining his right ankle almost two weeks ago — and could return as soon as Thursday’s home game against the San Antonio Spurs. “He seems to be doing better every day,” Mavs coach
Christmas gifts can be incredible, or they can be downright disappointing. For the holiday season, our FanSided staff decided to compare our favorite sports teams, athletes, movies and TV shows to what might be waiting under the tree. From articles of clothing to gift cards to more exciting and unique presents, Christmas gifts can be
2:58 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — The Minnesota Timberwolves lost their 11th straight game in a 113-104 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Monday. After it was over, both players and coaches wore a look of frustration while trying to describe what it will take to get the group back on track, besides getting
There’s a certain variation of comfortability in rookies who make the transition to the NBA. The Memphis Grizzlies have two from this past year’s draft: No. 2 overall pick Ja Morant and No. 21 Brandon Clarke. Both have been impactful, both have shown flashes of the potential — yet each impacts the game in different
11:20 PM ET The Utah Jazz are signing G League guard Rayjon Tucker to a multi-year contract, agents Reggie Brown and Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports tell ESPN. Tucker, and undrafted rookie out of Arkansas-Little Rock, had been a dynamic performer for the Wisconsin Herd of the G League this season. The Jazz are also
The Golden State Warriors have plummeted to the bottom of the NBA, but Steve Kerr is finding new motivation for this season and beyond. Steve Kerr exited State Farm Arena in early December, holding his game suit in one hand and a Modelo Especial in the other. The Golden State Warriors had just been blown
8:34 PM ET TORONTO — For a brief moment, Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse considered waving the white flag before the fourth quarter Sunday afternoon, as his injury-depleted squad was down 23 points to the Dallas Mavericks in the first game of a back-to-back. Then Nurse’s mind flashed to the Raptors’ Dec. 8 loss in
The New York Knicks are playing better basketball of late. They’re 3-3 under interim head coach Mike Miller and they’ve won three of their last four games. They also recently added former EuroLeague and Cleveland Cavaliers coach David Blatt as a basketball operations consultant. That, naturally, is an improvement on the usual state of affairs,
2:33 AM ET LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles Lakers season that started with a loss to the LA Clippers and then skyrocketed to a first-place perch in the Western Conference standings for weeks has hit a bit of a snag heading into the Christmas Day rematch with their Staples Center cohabitants. Sunday’s 128-104 loss
Vince McMahon is preparing to save football with the relaunched XFL this spring. Can he please consider fixing professional basketball while he’s at it? Dear Mr. McMahon, You probably don’t remember me. I used to work for you for, like, a month. Hope I still have the high score on the pinball machine on the
7:43 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — With his name called first in the starting lineups, the LA Clippers‘ Paul George was greeted with a very loud, extended ovation in his return to Oklahoma City on Sunday. As George was introduced, the Thunder public address announcer greeted him by acknowledging George’s time with the franchise, as
Carmelo Anthony’s return to the NBA last month caused a major divide among viewers. When he signed with the Portland Trail Blazers, optimists believed that Carmelo never really got a fair shot when he was with the Houston Rockets last season and would thrive in a different scheme. Pessimists believed that Carmelo’s struggles both with
1:31 PM ET Two fans who were part of a confrontation with Washington Wizards guard Isaiah Thomas during Saturday’s game in Philadelphia have been banned from the Wells Fargo Center for a year, a 76ers spokesperson told multiple outlets. Thomas was ejected from the 76ers’ 125-108 win in the fourth quarter after he went into
Russell Westbrook, despite co-starring with James Harden on the Houston Rockets this year, is still the same player as before. Why can’t he change? We all like to believe that we are capable of change, able to become a better person than the one we are today. The whole self-help industry is founded upon this
11:05 PM ET Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — The crowd in San Antonio turned on Kawhi Leonard again, showering the Clippers forward with deafening boos and angry shouts. Leonard shrugged — and dominated. Leonard earned his first victory in San Antonio since his exodus from the franchise, getting 26 points, nine assists and seven rebounds
The New York Knicks are playing better basketball of late. They’re 3-3 under interim head coach Mike Miller and they’ve won three of their last four games. They also recently added former EuroLeague and Cleveland Cavaliers coach David Blatt as a basketball operations consultant. That, naturally, is an improvement on the usual state of affairs,
10:53 PM ET Washington Wizards guard Isaiah Thomas was ejected late in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s 125-108 road loss against the Philadelphia 76ers after going into the stands and verbally confronting a fan at Wells Fargo Center. After he made one of two free throws with 3 minutes, 6 seconds left, Thomas said he
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