4:13 PM ET LOS ANGELES — LeBron James picked things back up right where he left them, continuing his offensive surge with 29 points in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 122-115 overtime win over the New York Knicks on Saturday following a five-game absence with swelling in his left knee. “After the first quarter, the knee
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Jan 9, 2022 ESPN.com Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print NBA trade season is here! With just days to go until the deadline (Feb. 10, 3 p.m. ET), and four trades already completed, the Los Angeles Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers have agreed to swap key wing players as both teams enter the second
2:17 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Veteran center Greg Monroe is back with the Milwaukee Bucks on a 10-day contract. Monroe, 31, played 165 games for the Bucks from 2015 to 2017. He played five games earlier this season with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Washington Wizards while on 10-day contracts with each of those
Feb 4, 2022 LOS ANGELES — The LA Clippers might find out more about whether Paul George will play again this season when he undergoes an MRI on his right elbow on Feb. 24, but head coach Ty Lue did not sound optimistic about a potential Kawhi Leonard return this season. After the Clippers squeezed
Feb 3, 2022 Tim BontempsESPN Chris Paul and Devin Booker, the starting backcourt for the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns, headlined the NBA’s announcement of the 14 reserves for the NBA’s All-Star Game in Cleveland later this month. Paul, who is averaging 14.9 points and 10.4 assists, is making his 12th All-Star appearance, while Booker, who is
12:03 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Lakers forward Carmelo Anthony suffered a strained right hamstring in the second quarter Thursday night against the LA Clippers and did not return. Anthony will be re-evaluated Friday, Lakers coach Frank Vogel said. Anthony missed a 13-foot jump shot with 1 minute, 40 seconds remaining in the first half
3:00 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — Ahead of the Golden State Warriors‘ 126-114 win over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night, Warriors general manager Bob Myers said Klay Thompson was ahead of schedule physically since returning from a two-and-a-half-year hiatus. Thompson’s shot, Myers said, would come with time. Thompson said he didn’t hear
12:54 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The NBA unveiled a redesigned Kobe Bryant Trophy — awarded to the All-Star Game’s Most Valuable Player — on Thursday afternoon. The league revealed the trophy two weeks ahead of the NBA All-Star Game, which will take place Feb. 20 in Cleveland. The trophy, which was renamed after Bryant in
11:24 AM ET Associated Press Beth Mowins made ESPN history in 2017 when she was the first woman to call a Monday Night Football game. She will again be part of a network first when ESPN produces an NBA game announced and directed by women. Mowins will work the Golden State Warriors–Utah Jazz game with
12:13 AM ET Indiana Pacers guard Lance Stephenson has agreed to a deal for the rest of the season, his agents Mark Bartelstein and Reggie Brown of Priority Sports told ESPN on Wednesday night. Stephenson transformed himself into one of the season’s better comeback stories, turning a 10-day COVID-19 exception into three more successive 10-day