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Michael C. Wright, ESPN Staff WriterNov 24, 2024, 12:56 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — Fresh off a three-game layoff, Spurs star Victor Wembanyama exhibited rust early, only to catch a groove late in pushing San

Nov 21, 2024, 10:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has sustained a right wrist strain and will miss at least one week, the team announced Thursday. The Mavericks said Doncic will be reevaluated in a week, setting him up to miss games against the Denver Nuggets, Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks

Tim Bontemps, ESPNNov 22, 2024, 08:52 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers announced during Friday’s game against Brooklyn that Joel Embiid was dealing with swelling in his left knee and, in addition to sitting out the Nets game, would sit out Sunday against the LA Clippers. Embiid wasn’t originally listed on the injury report

ESPN News Services Nov 22, 2024, 10:51 AM ET The NBA is urging its players to take additional precautions to secure their homes following reports of recent high-profile burglaries of dwellings owned by Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley Jr. as well as Kansas City Chiefs teammates Patrick Mahomes and

Shams Charania, ESPNNov 22, 2024, 05:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson has undergone multiple treatments on his left hamstring and is not close to a return to action, sources told ESPN on Friday. Williamson, who has been sidelined since suffering a hamstring strain on Nov. 6, will be out

Nov 21, 2024, 05:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia 76ers star Paul George has a bone bruise in his left knee, and the team said Thursday he will miss at least two games. According to the 76ers, an MRI showed no structural damage in George’s knee. He will miss a pair of home games

Tim Bontemps, ESPNNov 21, 2024, 08:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Boston Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck, whose family is in the middle of selling its controlling stake in the franchise, said Thursday that not only does he continue to plan to run the team for the next three years, but he believes they

Michael C. Wright, ESPN Staff WriterNov 21, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M Open Extended Reactions IT WAS THE final minute in the first quarter of Chris Paul‘s preseason debut against the Orlando Magic, when he lofted a lob to

Associated Press Nov 20, 2024, 06:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — LeBron James says he’s taking a break from social media. The NBA’s all-time leading scorer and Los Angeles Lakers star posted on X and Instagram on Wednesday to announce that he’s stepping away from his pages. James has 159 million followers

ESPN News Services Nov 20, 2024, 11:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia 76ers star Paul George suffered a hyperextended left knee early in the second half of Wednesday night’s 117-111 loss at the Memphis Grizzlies, and he did not return. Sixers officials said further testing will be done Thursday. It was the same knee

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterNov 20, 2024, 03:05 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions The Oklahoma City Thunder‘s stint without a center will soon come to an end with 7-footer Isaiah Hartenstein on the verge of

NBA Insiders Nov 20, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We’re one month into the 2024-25 NBA season, and in just a few weeks a lot has unfolded in both conferences. The second edition of the NBA Cup kicked off last week, once again unveiling some flashy courts. Group stage games will end Dec.

Tim Bontemps, ESPNNov 19, 2024, 09:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Before the Cleveland Cavaliers put their perfect 15-0 start to the season to the test Tuesday night at TD Garden against the defending NBA champion Celtics, Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson was asked what he hoped to get out of the game. “We

Shams Charania, ESPNNov 19, 2024, 12:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Amid a 2-11 start that has them in last place in the Eastern Conference, and with their star trio of Joel Embiid, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey yet to play a game together, the Philadelphia 76ers held a team meeting following Monday night’s 106-89

Associated Press Nov 18, 2024, 09:41 PM ET CHICAGO — Former Chicago Bulls forward Bob Love, a three-time All-Star who spent 11 years in the NBA, died Monday. He was 81. The Bulls said Love died after a long battle with cancer. Love averaged 21.3 points and 6.8 rebounds during his nine seasons with the

Associated Press Nov 19, 2024, 12:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Damian Lillard has dealt with all kinds of injuries through his 13 seasons in the NBA, but he’d never had to worry about recovering from a concussion before. His return from concussion protocol put the Milwaukee Bucks guard in a much more

Associated Press Nov 18, 2024, 03:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Lakers will honor former coach Pat Riley with a statue outside their downtown arena. The Lakers announced Monday that they have commissioned a statue to stand in Star Plaza immortalizing the coach who won four championships with

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterNov 18, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions WITH TWO MINUTES left in the fourth quarter Friday night, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Caris LeVert nailed a 3-pointer from the left corner to give his team