7:15 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — Klay Thompson was a late scratch for the Golden State Warriors‘ Sunday night game against the Utah Jazz after experiencing soreness in his left knee. Thompson had the knee surgically repaired in July 2019 after tearing his ACL in Game 6 of the NBA Finals that year.

Jan 22, 2022 Jamal CollierESPN MILWAUKEE — Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan wants the NBA to consider further discipline for Milwaukee Bucks guard Grayson Allen after he was ejected in the third quarter of Milwaukee’s 94-90 victory for a flagrant foul 2 on Bulls guard Alex Caruso. Caruso went up for a layup on a

12:19 AM ET ORLANDO — Russell Westbrook made up for his unceremonious exit from Wednesday’s loss to Indiana by showing up ready to play in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 116-105 win over the Magic on Friday, starting their six-game road trip off right. “My job as a player, as a professional, is to do my

3:14 PM ET Washington Wizards coach Wes Unseld Jr. has exited the league’s health and safety protocols and will coach Sunday’s game against the Boston Celtics. Unseld went on the NBA’s COVID-19 list Jan. 14. The Wizards are 23-23 in their first season under Unseld, but have lost three of their past four games.

9:43 AM ET Free-agent center DeMarcus Cousins signed a 10-day contract with the Denver Nuggets on Friday. Cousins had been in conversations with the Nuggets for two weeks and will be eligible for six games in that stretch, beginning with Friday’s home game against the Memphis Grizzlies. Cousins, 31, averaged 9.1 points and 5.8 rebounds

Jan 20, 2022 Associated Press NEW YORK — Brooklyn assistant coach David Vanterpool was fined $10,000, and the Nets were penalized $25,000 by the NBA on Thursday after he interfered with play in a victory at Washington. Vanterpool reached across the sideline and deflected a pass with 5:42 remaining in the fourth quarter of the

3:29 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors felt good heading into their Thursday night matchup against the Indiana Pacers. They held a home run derby at Chase Center the day before to boost morale after a tough road trip and were ready to build momentum on their dominant win over

12:50 PM ET Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving has been fined $25,000 for directing obscene language toward a fan, the NBA announced Thursday. The incident occurred with 4:19 remaining in the second quarter of the Nets’ 114-107 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday. A fan courtside could be heard heckling Irving, who responded with

10:50 AM ET Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball has opted to have arthroscopic surgery on his left knee and is expected to miss six to eight weeks, the team announced Thursday. Ball is expected to travel to California in the coming days to have the arthroscopic procedure to repair a meniscus tear, a source told

6:00 PM ET Eric MoodyESPN Who is trending up? Which rotations are changing? What’s the latest with the notable injuries around the NBA? Here’s a look around the league at the most fantasy relevant news and notes for all 30 teams: Atlanta Hawks De’Andre Hunter was mentioned in last week’s column, and he’s still available