1:27 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — The final stretch of the Golden State Warriors‘ Saturday night game against the Los Angeles Lakers felt eerily similar to the contest they played against the New York Knicks two days before. The Warriors were having trouble with the Lakers’ size. They also experienced some periods of

1:47 AM ET Jamal CollierESPN Milwaukee Bucks wing Pat Connaughton fractured the fourth metacarpal in his right hand during Thursday’s 131-107 loss at the Phoenix Suns. Connaughton suffered the injury during the third quarter while committing a shooting foul on Suns guard Chris Paul. He left the game with 3:34 remaining in the third and

12:40 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid said he’s glad to be done answering questions about “that subject” now that the Ben Simmons saga is officially in the past for the 76ers. “Yeah, I’m happy that I’m not going to be answering any more questions about that subject,” Embiid said after finishing with

Feb 11, 2022 WASHINGTON — As the Brooklyn Nets closed the book on James Harden‘s brief tenure with the franchise, coach Steve Nash acknowledged he couldn’t help but wonder what might have been had circumstances worked out differently for Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and Harden over the past two seasons. Speaking after Thursday’s 113-112 loss

2:51 PM ET The Dallas Mavericks traded center/power forward Kristaps Porzingis and a second-round pick to the Washington Wizards for guard Spencer Dinwiddie and forward Davis Bertans, the teams announced Thursday. The Wizards also sent center Montrezl Harrell to the Charlotte Hornets for Vernon Carey Jr. and Ish Smith. And Washington traded guard Aaron Holiday

Feb 10, 2022 The second edition of the Basketball Africa League [BAL] is set to tip off in Dakar, Senegal, on March 5, with the 12 competing teams confirmed and defending champions Zamalek returning. The group phase will take place in Dakar (Sahara Conference – March 5-15th) and in Cairo (Nile Conference – April 9-19th)

7:25 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Despite the Lakers looking nothing like the championship contender they were built to become and free falling in the standings, losers of six out of their past eight games, L.A. did not pull the trigger on any moves at the trade deadline Thursday. “We were aggressive in a lot

2:18 PM ET ESPN News Services Washington Wizards assistant coach Mike Batiste has been suspended two games without pay for entering the stands in an attempt to confront a fan, the NBA announced Thursday. With 15 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of Monday’s 121-100 loss to the Miami Heat, Batiste, the Wizards’ player development

3:01 AM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — Facing a team below them in the standings that was playing with a patchwork roster, the Los Angeles Lakers still managed to find a way to lose to the Trail Blazers on Wednesday, 107-105, to fall four games under .500 for the first time this season. Afterward, LeBron James

Feb 8, 2022 Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal — who’ll undergo season-ending surgery on his left wrist — and his agent Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports met with owner Ted Leonsis and general manager Tommy Sheppard on Monday to discuss the three-time All-Star’s future and the franchise’s plans for constructing a roster, sources told ESPN.