1:28 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The New Orleans Pelicans plan to listen to offers on All-NBA center Anthony Davis but won’t make a deal before next Thursday’s NBA trade deadline unless they’re offered an overwhelming package for the franchise’s star, league sources told ESPN. Los Angeles Lakers president Magic Johnson and GM Rob Pelinka are
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12:30 PM ET NBA InsidersESPN.com Anthony Davis has requested a trade from the New Orleans Pelicans that could shake up the NBA. So, what’s next? Our experts answer the big questions for New Orleans and potential suitors heading into the 2019 NBA trade deadline on Feb. 7. 1. What should the Pelicans do now? Bobby
12:37 AM ET HOUSTON — James Harden’s supporting cast for the Houston Rockets got significantly stronger Sunday, with the return of Chris Paul from a strained left hamstring that sidelined him for more than five weeks. Paul ranks among the best point guards to ever play the game, but he has no problem accepting a
1:32 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN BOSTON — Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant is planning to travel to Oklahoma City for a March ceremony to retire the jersey of longtime Thunder teammate Nick Collison, Durant told ESPN. “That group was so special, that whole group from 2010 until I left there, it was special,” Durant
2:50 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Before his Boston Celtics took on the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night, Brad Stevens was asked about the task of taking on the two-time defending champions. “They have a lot of highly skilled, highly intelligent basketball players that, if you take your foot off the gas for
5:39 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Minnesota Timberwolves forward Taj Gibson has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for aggressively pursuing and directing an obscene gesture toward an official. NBA executive Kiki VanDeWeghe announced the punishment on Saturday. Gibson grew frustrated after he was called for a foul when Utah’s Joe Ingles drove
11:53 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie will undergo surgery Monday to repair torn ligaments in his right thumb, league sources told ESPN on Saturday. Dinwiddie, engaged in a career season for the surging Nets, is expected to miss three to six weeks, league sources told ESPN. Dinwiddie met with two New
3:37 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry plans to join his brother Seth Curry of the Portland Trail Blazers in the All-Star Weekend 3-point contest in Charlotte, Stephen told ESPN on Friday night. The competition will take place in Charlotte on Feb. 16. The Currys grew up in Charlotte, and Stephen
8:37 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN CHICAGO — The LA Clippers were running late, very late. The third bus that held Clippers coach Doc Rivers, two starters and others arrived to the United Center at 6:30 p.m. CT — a half-hour before the scheduled 7 p.m. tipoff against the Chicago Bulls. Freezing temperatures and snow blanketed
11:24 PM ET The Golden State Warriors met with former President Barack Obama on Thursday in Washington. The visit, in Obama’s office, lasted about an hour. The Warriors contingent included the players and coach Steve Kerr. Warriors coach Steve Kerr says he doesn’t think his team will land four players in the All-Star Game after
1:02 AM ET WASHINGTON — Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant spoke proudly Thursday about the opening of an after-school facility that bears his name and the opportunity to be a force for change in his old neighborhood. Durant spent Wednesday night presiding over the opening of College Track at the new Durant Center in
1:10 PM ET Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo has a ruptured quad tendon in his right knee will be out for the season, the team announced Thursday. An MRI taken Thursday revealed the injury, and Oladipo will undergo surgery at a date to be determined. Can the Pacers still compete in the East with their
2:04 AM ET NEW YORK — Frustrated New York Knicks center Enes Kanter all but asked for a trade after he didn’t play in a loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday. “I want to play basketball. We’re all competitors. I want to play basketball,” Kanter said. “So just if you’re going to play me
9:18 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — James Harden has reached 30 points for the 21st consecutive game, passing Wilt Chamberlain for the fourth-longest streak in NBA history. Harden’s 3-pointer with about three minutes remaining in the first half of Houston’s game against the Knicks on Wednesday night gave him 32 points. The NBA’s
1:58 AM ET ESPN News Services Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker and Minnesota Timberwolves forward Gorgui Dieng were ejected after an altercation in the third quarter of their game in Phoenix on Tuesday night. The incident occurred with 5 minutes, 24 seconds left in the third, with the Timberwolves leading 82-62. Booker was stripped on
4:30 PM ET Dallas Mavericks forward Luka Doncic was fined $10,000 Tuesday for kicking the game ball into the stands on Saturday. Doncic was ejected for the incident, which occurred with 3:00 remaining in the third quarter of the Mavericks’ 111-99 loss to the Indiana Pacers. The gesture earned the rookie his second technical foul
3:10 AM ET LOS ANGELES — The down-on-their-luck Los Angeles Lakers appear to finally have some help on the way, with Rajon Rondo set to return to the lineup this week. “I think Rondo will play Thursday as long as he continues to move with no setbacks until then, but that will be something that
The Lakers say Lonzo Ball will be out at least a month to six weeks with a Grade 3 left ankle sprain following an MRI. Ball was in the midst of his best stretch of basketball for the season and now he won’t be back until after the All-Star break at the earliest. Ohm Youngmisuk,
12:31 PM ET ESPN News Services The NBA fined Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart $35,000 for his actions on Saturday night against the Atlanta Hawks. NBA executive vice president of basketball operations Kiki VanDeWeghe said in a statement Monday that Smart was fined “for aggressively pursuing an opponent in an attempt to escalate a physical
11:13 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Derrick Rose and the Minnesota Timberwolves needed this one. With 30 seconds left, Rose missed the first of two free throws and was kicking himself for failing to give his team the lead. “I kept saying, `You’re going to get another shot,” Taj Gibson said he told his
7:27 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Just when it looked like the Los Angeles Lakers were turning the corner on an injury-riddled season, Lonzo Ball is expected to miss four to six weeks with a Grade 3 left ankle sprain, the team announced Sunday. Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball was carried off the court by
2:40 AM ET Unseeded American Frances Tiafoe is making a name for himself down under, advancing to the quarterfinals at this year’s Australian Open. The 21 year old has captivated the sports world, not just with a series of upsets that has seen him knock off 5-seed Kevin Anderson and 20-seed Grigor Dimitrov, but with
1:38 AM ET HOUSTON — On a night when James Harden scored 48 points, which almost qualifies as ho-hum by the standards of the historical tear he’s on, Eric Gordon played the hero role for the Houston Rockets. Gordon scored 16 of his 30 points in the final two minutes of regulation and overtime of
3:48 PM ET HOUSTON — With reigning MVP James Harden having scored 57 and 58 points, respectively, in his last two games, Lakers coach Luke Walton has a modest defensive goal for his team heading into Saturday’s game against the Houston Rockets. “If we can keep him anything under 50, we feel like we’ve succeeded
11:39 PM ET Even in a losing effort, James Harden is still making history. Harden finished with 58 points in the Houston Rockets‘ overtime loss to the Brooklyn Nets Wednesday night, two days after dropping 57 on the Memphis Grizzlies. Until Spencer Dinwiddie (33 points) and Jarrett Allen (20 points, 24 rebounds) led impressive comebacks
11:54 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Kenneth Faried has agreed to a contract buyout with the Brooklyn Nets, clearing the way for him to sign a free agent deal with the Houston Rockets, league sources told ESPN. Faried is expected to be waived on Saturday and clear to sign with Houston on Monday, by which time
2:14 PM ET Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle on Friday said he has tried to reach out to point guard Dennis Smith Jr. and would “love to have him back.” Sources told ESPN on Thursday that the Mavericks are optimistic that they can reconcile and move forward with Smith Jr., who has recently expressed that
2:51 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — The referees admitted that a shooting foul called on the Los Angeles Lakers‘ final defensive possession in regulation Thursday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder should not have been called on the floor. The call ultimately didn’t matter, with the Lakers going on to win in overtime 138-128. With
7:43 PM ET Houston Rockets center Clint Capela had surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb Thursday and is expected to miss four to six weeks, general manager Daryl Morey said Thursday. Capela suffered the injury while getting hit on a lob play during Sunday night’s loss to Orlando. He has career-high
3:43 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry became the first player in NBA history to knock down eight or more 3-pointers in three straight games, after he hit nine in Wednesday night’s 147-140 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. “When Mark Jackson said [Curry] was ruining the game, I know