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11:16 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW ORLEANS — Josh Jackson hit a tying 3-pointer with 2 seconds left in overtime, the Pelicans were assessed a technical foul when they called a timeout they didn’t have and Devin Booker hit the free throw to give the Phoenix Suns the lead for good in a 138-136

7:01 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN After his second preseason game with the Boston Celtics in 2017, Kyrie Irving walked off the court in Philadelphia and noticed a young fan along the sideline wearing his old No. 2 Cleveland Cavaliers jersey. On a whim, Irving kicked off his Nike Kyrie 3 signature sneakers and passed them

12:56 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Clippers head coach Doc Rivers and Chicago Bulls coach Jim Boylen were both ejected Friday night after what appeared to be a heated exchange near midcourt during their game at Staples Center. Their ejections occurred with 1 minute, 14 seconds left in the third quarter, soon after Clippers forward

4:28 PM ET HOUSTON — Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut will join the team next week and is expected to make his season debut when the Warriors return to Oracle Arena for a three-game homestand beginning Thursday against the Indiana Pacers. “He probably will not be here on this road trip,” coach Steve Kerr

9:49 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NBA is now offering a 10-minute viewing pass for those fans who want to see what’s happening in the league at a given moment. The item will be rolled out starting Saturday and costs 99 cents. Fans will have the ability to watch as many live

12:03 AM ET ESPN news services Utah Jazz owner Gail Miller addressed the crowd before Thursday’s game to underscore the team’s willingness to enforce the NBA’s Code of Conduct following Monday’s incident involving Russell Westbrook and a fan who crossed the line. Miller spoke for about 3½ minutes before the Jazz faced the Minnesota Timberwolves

2:54 AM ET HOUSTON — No regular-season game means all that much for a couple of rivals that played seven games in the Western Conference finals last season. So nobody wanted to jump to any grand conclusions after the Golden State Warriors held on for a 106-104 win Wednesday over the Houston Rockets, a team

3:41 AM ET HOUSTON — After watching the Golden State Warriors snap the Houston Rockets‘ nine-game win streak, James Harden wanted people to know what the 106-104 loss meant. “It’s OK,” Harden said when answering a question that started with how the Rockets were on a roll. “Yeah. Nah, it’s all right, man. We lost.

4:01 PM ET HOUSTON — Golden State Warriors All-Star swingman Klay Thompson tweeted an apology on Wednesday for comments made after Sunday’s loss to the Phoenix Suns, in which Thompson said there was a lack of energy in Oracle Arena. I love DubNation. We have the greatest fan base in sports. We feed greatly off

12:58 PM ET The Houston Rockets have agreed to terms on a five-year contract extension with general manager Daryl Morey, according to the Houston Chronicle. Morey’s previous deal was set to expire at the end of this season. “I’m super happy,” Morey told the Chronicle. “I’d love to be with the Rockets for life. This

3:41 AM ET Marc J. Spears Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green told ESPN’s The Undefeated on Tuesday that he has officially signed with a new representation agency in Klutch Sports that also represents LeBron James. Green, a three-time NBA champion and three-time All-Star, was previously represented by agent B.J. Armstrong with The Wasserman Group.

7:53 PM ET Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant will sit out Wednesday’s game against the Houston Rockets because of a sprained right ankle. Durant left Sunday’s 115-111 loss to the Phoenix Suns in the fourth quarter after turning his ankle and did not return. Despite some initial concern inside Oracle Arena, Warriors coach Steve

1:25 AM ET Russell Westbrook confronted a male fan and his wife Monday night during the Oklahoma City Thunder‘s win at Utah, telling the man he would “f—” him up and do the same to his wife. The exchange was caught on video and posted to Twitter by a reporter for Utah’s Deseret News. It

3:18 PM ET Associated Press BROOKLINE, Mass. — Former Boston Celtics guard Jabari Bird is awaiting sentencing after making a plea in a case accusing him of assaulting his ex-girlfriend. The 24-year-old Bird was released on bail after the hearing Monday pending sentencing May 28. He pleaded to sufficient facts. The plea is not an

5:31 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Warriors coach Steve Kerr used humor to downplay a soundbite of him discussing Golden State forward Draymond Green that went viral after Sunday night’s loss to the Phoenix Suns. Late in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game, cameras caught Kerr appearing to say, “I’m so f—ing tired of Draymond’s

12:59 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant left Sunday’s 115-111 loss to the Phoenix Suns in the fourth quarter after turning his right ankle and did not return. Despite some initial concern inside Oracle Arena, Warriors coach Steve Kerr did not sound concerned about the injury after the game. “I

2:52 PM ET Nicole Noren The volatile, longstanding dispute between Portland Trail Blazers center Enes Kanter and Turkish government officials has added another chapter, this time in separate interviews conducted by E:60’s Jeremy Schaap, with Kanter again comparing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to a dictator, and former NBA player Hedo Turkoglu, now a Turkish

3:36 PM ET Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is starting against the visiting Indiana Pacers on Sunday (3:30 p.m., ABC) after missing the past eight games due to left knee soreness. 76ers coach Brett Brown said Embiid looked good going through his walk-through before the game, and the team officially announced the All-Star center would

2:38 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN LOS ANGELES — It is mid-January in Boston, and the Boston Celtics have just pulled off a dramatic overtime victory against their East rivals, the Toronto Raptors. Kyrie Irving led Boston to the win, scoring 27 points and dishing out 18 assists, including 10 points and six assists in the

7:33 PM ET Oklahoma City star forward Paul George has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for criticizing the officiating after the Thunder’s 118-110 loss to the LA Clippers on Friday night. “It’s just bad officiating,” George said after the game. “I’m sorry, just bad officiating. We don’t get a fair whistle. We haven’t gotten

2:03 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers forward Brandon Ingram has been diagnosed with a deep vein thrombosis in his right arm and is expected to miss the rest of the season, the team said Saturday. Ingram, who is averaging a career-best 18.3 points and 5.1 rebounds per game this season, had missed the past two

4:08 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — When the Golden State Warriors decide to focus and play the way they’re capable of, there is no team in the NBA that can beat them. Golden State’s best is better than anyone else’s in the league, as they reminded the Denver Nuggets on Friday night in a 122-105

6:10 PM ET Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Pelicans say guard E’Twaun Moore will be sidelined at least a week after reinjuring his left quadriceps. The Pelicans, who announced Moore’s condition before Friday night’s game against Toronto, say Moore’s recurrent contusion occurred during Wednesday night’s 114-104 loss to Toronto. The club says

1:21 AM ET TORONTO — The Houston Rockets didn’t want to hear about the standings Tuesday night. Sure, it was nice to get some help across the border as they pulled off another impressive win, fighting off a comeback bid and finishing strong in a 107-95 win over the Toronto Raptors. As the Rockets were

1:57 AM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MILWAUKEE — Conventional wisdom suggests that the Indiana Pacers should have collapsed by now. They lost their franchise player, Victor Oladipo, to a season-ending injury in late January. The star-less Pacers then suffered minor injuries to other key players, including Domantas Sabonis and Tyreke Evans. Their defense has stayed one

5:55 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — With just nine regular-season home games left at Oracle Arena, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr is hoping his team can give East Bay fans a better sendoff than what the group has shown to date. The Warriors come into Friday’s showdown against the Denver Nuggets in first place

3:32 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Rajon Rondo has sat and watched some games this season, at times, from an empty courtside seat near the Los Angeles Lakers‘ bench. But when Rondo did it again Wednesday night before the end of a 115-99 loss to the Denver Nuggets at Staples Center, it created a stir.

9:18 PM ET A right shoulder injury will keep Los Angeles Lakers forward Brandon Ingram out for a second straight game Wednesday night against the Denver Nuggets. Head coach Luke Walton said the team isn’t sure when Ingram hurt his shoulder but that he is experiencing pain whenever he lifts his right arm. Ingram also

7:45 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN When Philadelphia 76ers general manager Elton Brand strode to the makeshift dais inside the team’s practice facility the day after last month’s trade deadline, he could’ve downplayed the expectations he had created for his dramatically remade team. He did not. “We believe we are in position to contend now,” Brand

4:01 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN OAKLAND, Calif. — As the Boston Celtics have meandered their way through this season, vacillating between looking like an NBA Finals contender and a team destined for a first-round playoff exit, the biggest barometer for success on a nightly basis has been the play of forward Gordon Hayward. Tuesday’s rout