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ESPN News Services Mar 30, 2024, 12:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell looked different wearing a protective mask. With the All-Star guard finally back, so did the Cavaliers. Mitchell returned after missing six games with a broken nose and made two free throws with 12.8 seconds left as Cleveland edged the

Associated Press Mar 29, 2024, 11:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama had a career-high 40 points and added 20 rebounds and seven assists, and the San Antonio Spurs overcame Jalen Brunson’s career-best 61 points to beat the New York Knicks 130-126 in overtime on Friday night. Brunson finished one point

Mar 29, 2024, 01:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia 76ers coach Nick Nurse and guard Kelly Oubre Jr. were each fined $50,000 by the NBA on Friday for their reactions to a missed call that cost Philadelphia in a one-point loss to the LA Clippers on Wednesday. After no foul call was made on

Field Level Media Mar 29, 2024, 11:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Cleveland Cavaliers signed forward Marcus Morris Sr. for the rest of the season, the team announced Friday. Morris signed a 10-day contract with the Cavaliers on March 18 in the wake of injuries to guard Donovan Mitchell (nasal fracture), forward Evan Mobley

Mar 28, 2024, 12:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Golden State star Draymond Green on Thursday expressed regret for again being ejected — this time, less than four minutes into the game — in the Warriors’ victory against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night. “It just can’t happen,” Green said on “The Draymond Green Show”

Ramona Shelburne Close Ramona Shelburne ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Adrian Wojnarowski Mar 28, 2024, 02:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor is no longer selling his controlling stake in the franchise to minority owners Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez,

Mar 28, 2024, 10:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball will not play again this season as he continues to rehab a right ankle injury, the team announced Wednesday. Ball has been out since Jan. 27, when he did not play in the second game of a back-to-back. The 22-year-old missed

Kendra Andrews, ESPNMar 27, 2024, 07:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — Since Draymond Green returned from his indefinite suspension in January, the Golden State Warriors have applauded the way he has maintained his fire while managing not to cross the line. He would bark at officials and play with physicality, but did

Tim Bontemps, ESPNMar 27, 2024, 07:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Sixers coach Nick Nurse expressed optimism that reigning MVP Joel Embiid will be back on the court before the end of the regular season. “I think there’s a very good likelihood that he will return before the play-in, playoff,” Nurse said before

Mar 27, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We’re coming down to the wire of the 2023-24 NBA regular season, and the race to stay out of the play-in tournament is only getting tighter in the Eastern and Western Conferences. In the East, the Philadelphia 76ers have tumbled down the ranks since Joel Embiid’s

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMar 27, 2024, 01:57 AM 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 MILWAUKEE — Exhausted from logging 52 minutes, 51 seconds — the most playing

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterMar 26, 2024, 10:53 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions USA Basketball announced its four-member 3×3 national team for the Paris Olympics Tuesday. Canyon Barry, former NBA player Jimmer Fredette, Kareem Maddox and Dylan Travis will

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterMar 26, 2024, 07:00 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

ESPN News Services Mar 25, 2024, 10:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — De’Andre Hunter scored 24 points, including a clinching 3-pointer with 9.2 seconds remaining, and the patched-together Atlanta Hawks rallied from a 30-point deficit Monday night for a stunning 120-118 victory over the NBA-leading Boston Celtics. The Celtics had won 20 of

Mar 25, 2024, 06:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter is under investigation by the NBA following multiple instances of betting irregularities over the past several months, multiple sources told ESPN on Monday. At issue are prop bets involving Porter from games on Jan. 26 and March 20, multiple sources told

Andrew Lopez, ESPNMar 25, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions INSIDE THE VISITOR’S locker room at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, the Portland Trail Blazers are getting their belongings together, heading home after an exhausting four-game road trip in late January. As players head out to the bus, small pink backpacks can

Kendra Andrews, ESPNMar 24, 2024, 11:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry watched from the bench as his team took blow after blow from the Minnesota Timberwolves in the fourth quarter of their eventual 114-110 loss on Sunday night. He was ready — he was expecting — to

ESPN News Services Mar 24, 2024, 07:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA on Sunday suspended Utah Jazz guard Kris Dunn for two games and Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. for one, the result of a fight the two had during a game the previous night. In a statement, NBA head of basketball