Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports The Los Angeles Lakers are off to a poor start this season, unable to find a rhythm or lineup that works. Here are five moves they can make to save their season. At this point, the Los Angeles Lakers seem to be treading water. It’s unclear if any move they make
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8:00 AM ET EVAN MOBLEY CROUCHES his thin frame into a defensive stance on the perimeter, a place few 7-footers have ever been as comfortable as the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ 21-year-old franchise cornerstone. It’s midway through the first quarter of the Cavs’ season opener, and on this play, Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam gets a step
Steph Curry’s historic 2015-16 unanimous MVP campaign has been eclipsed by his incredible start to this season. In 2015-16, Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors turned in one of the best performances by a point guard in NBA history. He was crowned MVP unanimously, the first ever. Seven years later at age 34, however,
12:33 AM ET DALLAS — The full list of 40-point triple-doubles in the NBA this season: Luka Doncic 3, the rest of the league 0. “It’s getting boring,” Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said after Doncic’s 41-point, 12-rebound, 12-assist performance in Tuesday’s 116-113 win over the Golden State Warriors. “I mean, let’s see something different.
Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports Christian Pulisic makes ultimate sacrifice to put USMNT ahead: Best memes and tweets by Mark Powell Did USMNT get screwed on Tim Weah offside call? by Mark Powell Brook Lopez has been a strong interior defender for the Bucks for several seasons and the Vegas sportsbooks are finally taking notice. Brook
1:48 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star forward Karl-Anthony Towns is expected to miss four to six weeks with a right calf strain, sources told ESPN. After initial fears of a significant injury when he left Monday night’s 142-127 loss to Washington in the third quarter, Towns underwent imaging on Tuesday in Minneapolis. The expectation exists
We’re putting a different spin on our NBA Power Rankings, looking at the best 1-on-1 scorers in the league so far this season. Team offense can be a beautiful thing, five players working in concert to pull apart a defense, manipulate open space and find a prime scoring opportunity. But there’s also something infinitely compelling
8:00 AM ET Brian Windhorst and a team of ESPN’s Insiders sort out life and the news from in and around the NBA world. One of the most famous hands in televised poker history took place in 2007 on a show called “High Stakes Poker,” which featured high-end cash games. In the heat of play,
John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports If the Philadelphia 76ers made any of these five moves, it could erase a disappointing start to their season The Philadelphia 76ers are currently sitting at 11-9, in sixth place in the Eastern Conference. For many teams, this might be prime position in a competitive conference with two clear favorites
9:11 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star forward Karl-Anthony Towns will undergo an MRI on his right calf on Tuesday, but there is early optimism that he might have avoided a substantial injury to his lower right leg, sources told ESPN on Monday night. Towns suffered a noncontact injury turning to run down the floor on
The Brooklyn Nets have not lived up to expectations. Here are three moves that the Nets can make to turn their season around. The Brooklyn Nets are off to an underwhelming 10-11 start, and they sit in ninth place in the Eastern Conference. At the moment, the Nets appear far off from their championship aspirations,
Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images A superstar, injuries, and flawed greatness — that is the story of the 2019 NBA Draft so far. Seldom has there been a stronger consensus on the No. 1 pick than there was in the 2019 NBA Draft. That was the year of Zion Williamson. He blew minds at Duke.
9:04 AM ET The Dallas Mavericks intend to sign veteran guard Kemba Walker to address their glaring need for another creator in Luka Doncic‘s supporting cast, sources confirmed to ESPN. Dallas will waive reserve point guard Facundo Campazzo, whose contract is nonguaranteed, to create an open roster spot for Walker, sources said. Walker, 32, a
Veteran forward Anthony Davis missed Saturday night’s game with a left calf contusion, could be back on Monday as the strength of the Lakers’ schedule progressively ramps up. The Los Angeles Lakers faced the San Antonio Spurs for the third time in less than a week on Saturday. That game closed a back-to-back mini-series played
Trade rumors are heating up and we’ve cooked up a few debatable NBA trade ideas including Myles Turner, John Collins, Jae Crowder and more. NBA trade rumors are basically a year-round phenomenon but they definitely ebb and flow. Over the past week or two, as the relative strengths and weaknesses of each team have come
Kevin Durant surpassed Michael Jordan’s feat by scoring 25 points in 17 consecutive games to start a season… and is now chasing Elgin Baylor, Rick Barry, and Wilt Chamberlain. On the night that saw Kyrie Irving come back from his Nets-imposed suspension, Kevin Durant decided it was a good time to enter the history books of
8:00 AM ET After the Indiana Pacers play the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday at Crypto.com Arena and continue on the road to Sacramento, center Myles Turner might have mixed feelings about boarding the team plane instead of staying in L.A. Last month, after trade talks between the Pacers and Lakers fizzled just before training
Everything seemed to be in place for the Phoenix Suns and Jae Crowder to part ways, but no trade has been announced yet. Why is that? Last week arrived with Jake Fischer reporting a nearly-finalized trade between the Milwaukee Bucks (seemingly offering Grayson Allen) and the Phoenix Suns involving forward Jae Crowder. More than a week
Jaylen Brown appeared to co-sign a religious movement rooted in anti-Semitic beliefs that showed up to show support to Kyrie Irving in Brooklyn. Kyrie Irving is slated to return to the Brooklyn Nets after serving an eight-game suspension on Sunday. Irving was suspended for sharing a movie that contained anti-Semitic themes and ideas and refusing
9:23 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN MINNEAPOLIS — Warriors forward Draymond Green was not happy when he got slapped with a technical foul in the waning seconds of Golden State’s 137-114 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday evening. Green, who finished the game with 19 points and 11 assists for his first double-double of the
A career night for Jerami Grant under the bright lights of Madison Square Garden as he goes for 44 points on his way to re-write Portland’s history books. After putting together a positive 3-2 record through their most recent road trip, and after a five-day rest throughout the week, the New York Knicks returned home
Nov 25, 2022 LOS ANGELES — The LA Clippers will continue to be without Kawhi Leonard and Paul George through at least Sunday. Clippers head coach Ty Lue said Leonard, George and Luke Kennard remain out for Sunday’s game against Indiana due to injuries. Lue, though, added that he doesn’t believe the Clippers will be
Gordon Hayward missed Friday’s game with a “shoulder contusion” but his wife shed light on his ongoing issues claiming he’s actually suffered a fracture on an IG story If you read the headline and thought this was just another clickbait article, think again. The Charlotte Hornets fended off the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday to win
2:02 AM ET SAN ANTONIO — Russell Westbrook had blood covering his face after taking a flagrant foul to his forehead when LeBron James intervened to pull the Los Angeles Lakers point guard away from the fray and cover the cut with a towel in the third quarter Saturday. It wasn’t the flashiest sequence the
7:31 PM ET SAN ANTONIO — The Los Angeles Lakers expect star big man Anthony Davis to return Monday night against Indiana, sources told ESPN. The eight-time All-Star sat out the 143-138 win Saturday night over the San Antonio Spurs because of a left calf contusion. “He was kicked at some point in the second
11:35 PM ET Charlotte Hornets forward Gordon Hayward has been diagnosed with a fractured left shoulder and his timeline for a return will be on a week-to-week evaluation, his agent Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports told ESPN on Friday night. Hayward missed eight consecutive games with what was believed to be a shoulder bruise earlier
7:14 PM ET SAN ANTONIO — Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James returned Friday night against the San Antonio Spurs following a five-game absence because of a left groin strain and teamed with Anthony Davis to take control in the fourth quarter. “The fourth quarter has always been my favorite quarter,” James said after scoring
8:00 AM ET EVERY MORNING, BEFORE Lonnie Walker IV reports to one of the biggest pressure cookers in all of pro sports — a Los Angeles Lakers team determined to atone for last season’s disaster and salvage the twilight of LeBron James‘ career — he meditates with a mantra. “Dominate the day.” There’s a sanctuary-like
Andre Iguodala is among a slew of NBA players involved in the cryptocurrency industry, but his losses of at least $1 million in the wake of the FTX collapse should highlight the risks associated with the industry Many professional athletes have ventured into the still-somewhat mysterious realm of cryptocurrency. The NBA in particular has had
11:55 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — As Kevin Durant continues working his way up the all-time scoring list, he does so with a greater appreciation for what LeBron James is accomplishing as he approaches the NBA’s scoring record. “To be the No. 1 in anything, there’s 8 billion people in the world, we just figured that
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