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Associated Press Nov 11, 2024, 10:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Bucks guard Damian Lillard is in concussion protocol and won’t play Tuesday against the Toronto Raptors. The Bucks announced the update on the seven-time All-NBA guard’s status Monday. The 34-year-old Lillard is averaging 26 points, 6.6 assists and 4.6 rebounds. Milwaukee already

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterNov 11, 2024, 10:30 AM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. Open Extended Reactions IN THE FOURTH row of bleachers inside

ESPN News Services Nov 11, 2024, 12:01 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis was ruled out of Sunday night’s 123-103 win over the Toronto Raptors due to a left eye injury. Davis went to the locker room midway through the third quarter after getting hit in the face while blocking a

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterNov 10, 2024, 08:49 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is

Associated Press Nov 10, 2024, 02:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Boston Celtics wing Jaylen Brown is available to play Sunday against the Milwaukee Bucks after missing four games with a strained left hip flexor. Brown had been listed as questionable on Boston’s injury report, but Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said at his

Michael C. Wright, ESPN Staff WriterNov 9, 2024, 09:39 PM 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 — Spurs star Victor Wembanyama couldn’t believe it. “Really? I’ve never made six 3s in a game?” he asked. Wembanyama shook off

Shams Charania, ESPNNov 9, 2024, 07:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant suffered a left calf strain and will be reevaluated in two weeks, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Durant suffered the injury in Friday’s 114-113 win over the Dallas Mavericks, a game he finished with 26 points in 37 minutes.

Chris Herring, ESPN Senior WriterNov 9, 2024, 12:19 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The Milwaukee Bucks finally had reason to feel good about themselves — or at least feel a measure of relief — on Thursday when they beat the lowly Utah Jazz to snap a six-game losing skid, their longest since

Associated Press Nov 9, 2024, 12:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Kenny Atkinson couldn’t help but smile as he looked at the box score and stared at the record of his Cleveland Cavaliers. His first season as their coach has gone perfectly. “10-0 is something. It’s kind of a magic number, right?” Atkinson

ESPN News Services Nov 8, 2024, 12:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — Spurs star Victor Wembanyama said he and his teammates expect Gregg Popovich to return soon after a health issue caused the longtime coach to miss three games, including Thursday night’s 118-105 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. “We don’t hear

Jamal Collier, ESPNNov 8, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions THE CROWD AT Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee was still standing on its feet, waiting for the outcome of one final possession to determine if the Bucks could stop their losing skid. Moments earlier, Damian Lillard made a go-ahead jumper to give the Bucks a

Jamal Collier, ESPNNov 7, 2024, 08:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — With the team on a six-game losing streak, the Bucks are making a change to their starting lineup, inserting second year wing Andre Jackson into the lineup to replace Gary Trent Jr. Jackson, who turns 23-years old next week, will make his

Shams Charania, ESPNNov 7, 2024, 04:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Lakers have assigned rookie Bronny James to their G League affiliate, South Bay, and sources told ESPN that he is expected to debut for the team Saturday against Salt Lake City. James will be on the Lakers’ roster for Friday’s game

Shams Charania, ESPNNov 7, 2024, 11:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Tyrese Maxey is expected to miss a couple of weeks because of a right hamstring injury, sources told ESPN on Thursday. A full evaluation is coming later Thursday, but the team is bracing for Maxey’s absence. Maxey has typically wanted to

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterNov 7, 2024, 03:14 AM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterNov 6, 2024, 07:11 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Los Angeles Lakers star big man Anthony Davis was ruled

Tim Bontemps, ESPNNov 6, 2024, 08:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions WHEN THE BOSTON CELTICS convened for training camp in September, it began yet another NBA champion’s quest to repeat for the first time since the 2017-18 season. Now, just two weeks into the 2024-25 campaign, the Celtics will face the franchise whose record-shattering success

Shams Charania, ESPNNov 5, 2024, 03:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon will miss multiple weeks because of a right calf strain, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Gordon suffered the injury in the Nuggets’ win over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night. The loss is a difficult blow to Denver, which