Jan 2, 2022 NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant didn’t mince words after a disappointing 120-116 loss to a severely undermanned LA Clippers squad on Saturday night. He was frustrated by not only the fact that the Nets dropped their second straight game, but that they did so against a team he thought

5:16 PM ET Marc J. Spears Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has cleared the NBA’s health and safety protocols and is eligible to play in Monday’s home game against the Miami Heat. Green played 34 minutes in the Warriors’ Christmas Day win over the Phoenix Suns, dishing out 10 assists while scoring eight points

12:47 PM ET Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups has cleared COVID-19 protocols and will coach against the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night, sources told ESPN. Billups has missed three games in protocols — all Portland losses. Eleven of the NBA’s 30 coaches have spent time on the league’s COVID-19 list this season.

7:45 PM ET The Memphis Grizzlies signed forward Killian Tillie to a new two-year, $4 million contract, his agents Andy Shiffman and Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports told ESPN on Saturday. Tillie, undrafted out of Gonzaga in 2020, has played a more prominent role for the Grizzlies lately with several teammates in the league’s health

12:19 AM ET Tim MacMahon Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Houston Rockets point guard Kevin Porter Jr. lost his temper during a

Dec 31, 2021 The Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to trade Denzel Valentine to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Rajon Rondo, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Friday. The Lakers are expected to waive Valentine’s partially guaranteed deal and create an open roster spot. Rondo is eager for the chance to play a bigger

Dec 31, 2021 ESPN News Services Sam Jones, a clutch scorer who won 10 titles with the Boston Celtics during their dynasty in the late 1950s and 1960s, has died at the age of 88. Jones died Thursday night in Florida, where he had been hospitalized in failing health, Celtics spokesperson Jeff Twiss said. “Sam

3:56 AM ET LOS ANGELES — If 2022 goes anything for the Los Angeles Lakers like LeBron James‘ first game since turning 37, L.A. could have big things in store. James scored a season-high 43 points in just 29 minutes in the Lakers’ 139-106 win over the Portland Trail Blazers, dominating the action from the

4:50 PM ET The NBA has postponed the Golden State–Denver game scheduled for Thursday night after COVID-related issues have left the Nuggets without the necessary eight players required to play. It is the 11th game to be postponed this season for COVID-related reasons. Nuggets coach Michael Malone entered the league’s health and safety protocols earlier

12:09 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN NEW YORK — Two weeks ago, Kevin Durant led a short-handed Brooklyn Nets team to a win over Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers and waved his opponents off the court inside Barclays Center. Thursday night, Embiid gave Durant a taste of his own medicine, waving him and the rest