6:01 PM ET Associated Press The first time that Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19, the NBA didn’t even have health and safety protocols. It shut down the league instead. This time, the Utah Jazz center might miss just a few days. Gobert has tested positive for COVID-19 and was placed Thursday on the virus-related

10:47 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kelly Oubre Jr. hit a career-high nine of Charlotte‘s franchise-record 24 3-pointers and the Hornets routed the Pistons 140-111 on Wednesday night. Oubre had eight 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, tying an NBA record set by Milwaukee’s Michael Redd in 2002. Oubre was 8 of 9 on

2:55 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson will continue his rehab away from the team as he tries to return from a fractured foot, the team announced Wednesday. While the Pelicans did not announce the location, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that Williamson is doing his rehab in Portland, Oregon. In

1:32 PM ET Jamal Collier MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols prior to Wednesday’s 117-111 loss to the Toronto Raptors. Assistant coach Darvin Ham was the acting head coach in his absence. “My job, the way I see it, is basically keep the bus moving forward in

Jan 3, 2022 SAN FRANCISCO — Quin Snyder endorsed Draymond Green for MVP consideration, and the appreciative Golden State Warriors forward agreed with the Utah Jazz coach about the way he impacts winning. Green, who was cleared from the NBA’s health and safety protocols and returned to play Monday night in a 115-108 win over

3:14 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Russell Westbrook bounced back from his nine-turnover outing on Sunday by committing zero miscues in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 122-114 win over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday, the first time the point guard protected the ball that well in nearly six years. Westbrook snapped a personal streak of 407

12:27 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN NEW YORK — Memphis Grizzlies guard Desmond Bane has heard the chatter about whether his backcourt mate, Ja Morant, should make his first All-Star Game this season. But after Morant’s latest dominant performance — 36 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and a game-high plus-24 in 33 minutes of a 118-104

12:16 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler injured his right ankle late in the third quarter against the Golden State Warriors and will be evaluated on Tuesday. “He turned it,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said after the Warriors beat the Heat 115-108. “If you talk to Jimmy right now, he says

7:58 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Lakers valued roster flexibility in the moment over potential playoff contributions in the future when it came to trading Rajon Rondo, L.A. coach Frank Vogel explained Monday. L.A. sent out Rondo, a couple of players stashed overseas and $1.1 million, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, as part of

6:21 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The NBA announced Monday that 11 games have been rescheduled in response to the wave of postponements that have taken place over the past several weeks due to the recent surge of COVID-19. A total of 21 games were impacted: 11 that were previously postponed, another eight future games that