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
Back by the popular demand of pretty much only myself, it’s the second annual edition of Around the NBA in 15 Trades. We’re taking all 30 teams in the lead up to the Feb. 7 trade deadline and finding a happy middle ground for prosperous barterdom. Usually, the trade deadline brings deals between contenders and teams
First thing’s first: Pray for a full recovery for Victor Oladipo. The man has been one of the most inspirational stories since arriving in Indiana a year and a half ago, as he went from disappointing lottery pick to unexpected superstar. His evolution as one of the league’s top two-way guards has made him the
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
Back by the popular demand of pretty much only myself, it’s the second annual edition of Around the NBA in 15 Trades. We’re taking all 30 teams in the lead up to the Feb. 7 trade deadline and finding a happy middle ground for prosperous barterdom. Last night, Victor Oladipo suffered a serious knee injury. After
Supposedly, the Memphis Grizzlies are shopping Marc Gasol and Mike Conley. If so, an article about the death of Grit ‘N Grind is worth excavating and resurrecting and twirling round the internet. Billed as a series of Grindhouse events told in a Southern time-traveling vernacular, the following is an excerpt from “Q3 A history of
Blake Griffin is showing a more refined version of his game this season, but without the right personnel in Detroit, the Pistons can’t make the most of it. Having to move from Los Angeles to Detroit is a pretty good analogy for the big difference in teammate quality Blake Griffin is experiencing by going from
Blake Griffin pointed out that he was frustrated with his teammates’ lack of focus, and Reggie Jackson showed us exactly what he meant. The Detroit Pistons aren’t quite where they want to be. They are just 21-26, and are currently on the outside looking in at the playoff picture. After losing two in a row,
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
Ever since he came into this league, Brandon Ingram has had ginormous and arguably unfair expectations. Being selected second overall in what was believed to be a two-man draft is one thing. Being selected by one of the league’s most storied franchises along with that is another. Those two combined is sure to generate a
For the last few years, the only thing that really mattered about the Brooklyn Nets was where their first-round pick would land. Brooklyn had traded seemingly every pick in its arsenal to the Celtics in the ill-fated Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett deal, and right up until the summer of 2018, that swap kept paying
Discarded from the team that drafted him and overshadowed by his backup for most of the season, D’Angelo Russell is finally taking over in Brooklyn. As a former No. 2 overall pick and point guard for the league’s premier franchise in the Los Angeles Lakers, D’Angelo Russell burst into the NBA with high expectations and
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
Back by the popular demand of pretty much only myself, it’s the second annual edition of Around the NBA in 15 Trades. We’re taking all 30 teams in the lead up to the Feb. 7 trade deadline and finding a happy middle ground for prosperous barterdom. Oh, the Eastern Conference. So much disparity. So much mediocrity.
NBA players love their pets and the Utah Jazz’s Rudy Gobert wants you to know it’s okay if that pet happens to be a cat. Cats are great, and so is the NBA. On the rare occasions those two things intersect, I am overjoyed. Today is one of those rare occasions as Vivint Smart Home,
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
A family sketch done in naïveté is all Crayola expressions and broccoli trees. Maybe there’s a dog. Probably there’s a sun in the top right corner. The rainbow wax explosion is all families just as easily as it is no family at all. The family in the flesh will neither grow toward or away from
SAN ANTONIO, TX – JANUARY 3: Kawhi Leonard #2 of the Toronto Raptors after missing a foul shot against the San Antonio Spurs at AT&T Center on January 3, 2019 in San Antonio, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that , by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to
Back by the popular demand of pretty much only myself, it’s the second annual edition of Around the NBA in 15 Trades. We’re taking all 30 teams in the lead up to the Feb. 7 trade deadline and finding a happy middle ground for prosperous barterdom. For Day 3, we take a dive into the lottery
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
ATLANTA, GA – OCTOBER 27: Kent Bazemore #24 and Dewayne Dedmon #14 of the Atlanta Hawks defend against Zach LaVine #8 of the Chicago Bulls at State Farm Arena on October 27, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting
With the first half of the NBA season firmly in the rearview mirror, it’s time to look toward All-Star Weekend, the looming trade deadline and, ultimately, the high-stakes playoff chase. Although most of this year’s rookie class — minus one outstanding potential exception — won’t be headed to Charlotte for anything outside of the Rising
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,
The February Trade Deadline is one of the most important dates of the NBA season. As team look to fortify their squads down the stretch, deals are made that can either make or break a playoff push, or set up a team for the future. The trade market has been quiet so far this season
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
James Harden has a real challenge on his hands. The Houston Rockets’ remarkable stretch from mid-December to the New Year behind the reigning MVP helped put them back in the middle of the playoff picture. But he had a right-hand man—the same right-hand man who has emerged as a dominant two-way interior presence over the