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12:39 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN MILWAUKEE — As Giannis Antetokounmpo popped up from his customary routine pregame nap Saturday, the NBA’s defending champion Toronto Raptors were on his mind. In their first matchup since last year’s Eastern Conference Finals matchup, the reigning MVP helped Milwaukee hold on to beat Toronto, 115-105, after nearly blowing a
As the young NBA season rolls into November, storylines have swirled in every which way. The Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors have flip-flopped, the Boston Celtics look to be real and Joel Embiid and Karl-Anthony Towns are clearly not friends. There is a buzz, some good, some bad, around almost every team, with plenty
With homecomings becoming more of a trend in sports today, Derrick Rose says that he would be open to returning to the Chicago Bulls in the future. Before LeBron James announced that he was “coming home” when he returned to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2014, Derrick Rose had risen to national prominence as the hometown
7:00 AM ET It’s only the second week of the NBA season, but front offices are already contemplating their shortcomings. There are a handful of teams who know they might have to make a significant roster move during the season. The market is mostly quiet now — trade season doesn’t really begin until Dec. 15,
NBA Betting Tip Sheet is a daily rundown of NBA betting lines and key factors that could impact the numbers in Las Vegas. All NBA odds are courtesy of The Action Network. Tonight’s lines: New Orleans Pelicans (+3, +130 ML) @ Oklahoma City Thunder (-3, -150 ML) (O/U 227.5) Notes: Zion Williamson (knee) remains out
3:53 AM ET DALLAS — When Luka Doncic played against LeBron James for the first time as an NBA rookie last season, he asked for the Lakers star’s jersey after the game. On Friday, in far less ceremonial fashion, James came into Doncic’s building and took a win away from the Mavericks‘ rising phenom. James
The calendar year of 2019 may be coming to a close, but the NBA regular season is still young. Just days old as the month flips over to November That said, there has been plenty of time for players and teams to surprise us. Every season has its share of early surprises. But, while some
12:11 AM ET NEW YORK – The fate of Friday night’s game between the Houston Rockets and Brooklyn Nets was all but decided when coach Kenny Atkinson whipped a large cue card and held it above his head with two hands. The commentators on the broadcast took notice of the sign, ball boys in the
As the NBA season moves through its second week, a new Nylon Notebook looks at Kawhi Leonard’s playmaking and other statistical outliers. Kawhi’s playmaking Kawhi Leonard has long since established himself as one of the most potent offensive players in the NBA but this season he’s working on another tier. Through five games, Leonard has a
3:35 PM ET Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry underwent surgery on his broken left hand/second metacarpal Friday and will miss at least three months, the team announced. Curry had the surgery the Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles. The Warriors said he is expected to make a full recovery and will update his status
We are now about two weeks into the NBA regular season and things have been far from boring. Both teams in Los Angeles are rolling and, among other things, the Phoenix Suns might be good at basketball again. If you thought this would another boring season in which a transcendent franchise floated to the Finals
2:21 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Kawhi Leonard came off a pick-and-roll and delivered a bounce pass to a diving Ivica Zubac for what appeared to be an open runner. The LA Clippers got a ghoulish dose of trick or treat, though, as Zubac’s shot bounced three times before softly resting on the back of
The Utah Jazz are finally off to a fast start in 2019-20, and it’s all due to their elite defense, rebounding and ability to force turnovers. For the first time in seemingly forever, the Utah Jazz are off to a great start to the season. Things looked a little iffy when they struggled to win
10:26 PM ET Undrafted point guard Kendrick Nunn has begun his Miami Heat career on a record pace, scoring more points in his first five games than anyone but Kevin Durant and Jerry Stackhouse in the last 25 years. His 28 point performance against the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night pushed his points total to
Listen, if you’ve found yourself here at this exact moment in late October and/or/potentially early November, there’s likely only one thing on your newly-refined, basketball-obsessed minds: hot takes. Make ‘em as hot as you can. And none of that Cholula weak sauce spiciness either — no, let’s sear some taste buds off and shoot them
2:49 PM ET Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner is listed as week-to-week after spraining his right ankle Wednesday, the team announced. The injury occurred in the first quarter of Indiana’s 118-108 road win against the Brooklyn Nets. The team’s 2015 first-round draft pick is averaging 14.8 points and 6.8 rebounds in four games this season.
Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images In the spirit of Halloween, it’s time to play Trick-or-Treat with one major early season trend for each and every NBA team here in 2019-20. Every year, thousands of young children go from door to door in their neighborhoods, ringing the doorbell and shouting “Trick-or-Treat!” in the hopes of being
Pascal Siakam stepping up to fill the Kawhi Leonard void was expected for the Toronto Raptors, but Fred VanVleet looks ready to soak up a larger role as well. When Kawhi Leonard decided to leave the defending NBA champions and return home to Los Angeles, it was only natural to expect Pascal Siakam to assume his mantle
7:47 AM ET Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner is expected to miss Friday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers because of a sprained right ankle. Turner, 23, suffered the injury in the first quarter of Wednesday’s victory over the Nets in Brooklyn and did not return to the contest. The Pacers have not provided a specific
We are now officially one week into this NBA season and so far, so good. With the Hamptons Five disbanded, we believed that this was the most parity in the history of the NBA. The season may still be young, but this newfound competitiveness has definitely shown itself. We have some standouts, of course, and,
12:14 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry left Wednesday’s game against the Phoenix Suns after suffering an injury in the area of his left wrist. The play happened with 8:31 left in the third quarter when Curry drove to the rim and collided with Suns big man Aron Baynes, who
Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images Max Scherzer ready for the spotlight of World Series Game 7 by David Salituro The latest episode of Fastbreak Breakfast reviews the first week of the NBA season and loudly wonders if is ok. Well, the good news is the Jazz are undefeated in games where Mike Conley
3:28 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors big man Willie Cauley-Stein and veteran swingman Alec Burks will make their respective season debuts on Wednesday night against the Phoenix Suns. Cauley-Stein, who signed with the team over the summer, missed all of training camp and the first three regular-season games after injuring his left
We are now officially one week into this NBA season and so far, so good. With the Hamptons Five disbanded, we believed that this was the most parity in the history of the NBA. The season may still be young, but this newfound competitiveness has definitely shown itself. We have some standouts, of course, and,
8:09 AM ET SALT LAKE CITY — Constellations of All-Star talent light up the rosters of a Western Conference that is as wide open as it has been for at least half a decade. Just look at all the All-Stars on the teams that could contend in the West. Kawhi Leonard convinced Paul George to
Tim Donaghy was an NBA referee until he was banned for betting hundreds of thousands of dollars and for making calls that affected the point spread. Tim Donaghy watches himself on the screen, making those same mistakes. Betting hundreds of thousands of dollars on games that he worked, making calls that affected the point spread.
For the second year in a row, the Phoenix Suns opened their season with a dominant home win. Here’s why this time actually feels different. Last year, the Phoenix Suns opened their 2018-19 season at home with an impressive 21-point win over the Dallas Mavericks. With a new head coach at the helm, veterans on
From potential training camp cut to backup point guard and late-game finisher, Jevon Carter has been an unexpected revelation for the Phoenix Suns. Four games is a microscopic sample size, and the Phoenix Suns still have a long way to go in proving their promising start is for real. But for Jevon Carter, the team’s
11:56 PM ET Kevin WangESPN.com Six-time NBA All-Star forward Amar’e Stoudemire has signed a deal to play for Fujian Sturgeons in the Chinese Basketball Association this season, the team announced. The announcement came approximately a week after Stoudemire departed from the United States for Hong Kong, where he was greeted by team officials and then