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Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJan 30, 2024, 01:00 AM 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 OKLAHOMA CITY — Anthony Edwards did not celebrate after driving down the middle of the Oklahoma City Thunder defense and throwing down

Associated Press Jan 28, 2024, 07:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Ben Simmons could return to the Brooklyn Nets on Monday after missing nearly three months because of a pinched nerve in his back. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Simmons has played in just six games this season, none since Nov. 6, and

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJan 29, 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 WASHINGTON — KARL-ANTHONY Towns had an event to attend at the French Embassy last week, a screening of a documentary about the life of Minnesota Timberwolves

Associated Press Jan 28, 2024, 06:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Julius Randle won’t play for the New York Knicks on Monday in Charlotte because of a dislocated right shoulder. Randle was hurt Saturday with 4:27 remaining in the Knicks’ 125-109 victory over Miami. He was driving to the basket when Heat

ESPN News Services Jan 28, 2024, 05:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Jalen Duren had 22 points and a career-high 21 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons ended the Oklahoma City Thunder‘s five-game winning streak with a 120-104 victory on Sunday. “I just think our guys care,” Pistons coach Monty Williams said of Detroit’s

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJan 28, 2024, 02:52 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 SAN FRANCISCO — It took a statistical achievement that LeBron James had never

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterJan 27, 2024, 11:41 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

Jamal Collier, ESPNJan 27, 2024, 02:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — When Doc Rivers flew into Dallas earlier this week, he was planning to spend extra time with his daughter and son-in-law before he was scheduled to broadcast an ESPN game between the Mavericks and Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night. Instead, when he

Doug Greenberg Jan 27, 2024, 09:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Last season, it took a career- and league-high 33.1 points per game, and perhaps a bout of voter fatigue, for Joel Embiid to dethrone Nikola Jokic as the NBA’s Most Valuable Player. This season, the two superstar big men are the front-runners for the

Jan 26, 2024, 11:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions On Monday night, reigning MVP Joel Embiid dropped 70 points on the San Antonio Spurs, a season high in the NBA … which lasted all of four nights before Luka Doncic scored 73 to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a win against the Atlanta Hawks (coincidentally,

Field Level Media Jan 26, 2024, 02:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving has been ruled out for Friday’s game against the host Atlanta Hawks due to a sprained right thumb. Irving suffered the injury in Dallas’ 119-110 setback to the Boston Celtics on Monday. The eight-time All-Star did not play

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJan 25, 2024, 11:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Portland Trail Blazers are letting the 48-hour deadline to file a protest over Tuesday’s loss to Oklahoma City lapse, confident that they communicated their frustration to the NBA about the final moments of the game, sources told ESPN on Thursday night. In the

Tim Bontemps, ESPNJan 25, 2024, 07:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LeBron James became the first player to ever be named to 20 All-Star teams Thursday night, when he was selected for the Western Conference as part of the league’s unveiling of the 10 starters for next month’s All-Star Game in Indianapolis. James, who surpassed

Jan 25, 2024, 08:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Washington Wizards head coach Wes Unseld Jr. will transition to a front office advisory position, the team announced Thursday. Unseld compiled a record of 77-130 since being named head coach on July 17, 2021. The team picked up an option in Unseld’s contract for the 2024-25

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJan 25, 2024, 01:45 AM 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 DALLAS — Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic’s frustration Wednesday night resulted in him being called for a technical foul, a heckling fan getting

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJan 24, 2024, 11:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After a brief courtship, Doc Rivers has reached an agreement in principle to become the next coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Rivers, an ESPN NBA analyst who most recently led the Philadelphia 76ers to three consecutive trips to the

Ramona Shelburne Close Ramona Shelburne ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Jamal Collier Jan 24, 2024, 02:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FOR THE PAST 15 years, there was little reason to pay much attention to the name of the Wheaten Terrier owned by Milwaukee

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJan 23, 2024, 08:00 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 It was exactly one year ago, on Jan. 23, 2023, that the Los