7:18 PM ET When Andre Drummond makes his Los Angeles Lakers debut sometime this week, LeBron James (high ankle sprain) and Anthony Davis (calf strain and tendinosis in his right leg) will still be in street clothes. However, once Los Angeles’ co-captains can return to the court alongside the team’s latest acquisition — signed as

1:26 PM ET NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets continue to construct a roster full of decorated superstars. The team’s signing of forward LaMarcus Aldridge over the weekend elicited strong reactions from fans across the league as they grapple with the Nets acquiring James Harden, Blake Griffin and Aldridge over the past 2½ months. “It’s

2:00 PM ET Utah State center Neemias Queta will forgo his senior season to enter the 2021 NBA draft. “I’m declaring for the draft because I feel ready to take my game to the next level and fulfilling a lifelong dream of being an NBA player,” Queta told ESPN. The 7-foot, 245-pound Queta averaged 14.9

2:30 PM ET The Oklahoma City Thunder have waived guard Austin Rivers, the team announced Sunday. Rivers, 28, was acquired at the trade deadline from the New York Knicks in a three-team deal that moved George Hill to the Philadelphia 76ers. With the Thunder focused on player development and playing younger players, Rivers wasn’t in

1:42 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN After watching New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson bowl over and barrel through his team on his way to 38 points — and 18 free throws — Saturday night, Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle was at a loss for how to guard him. “He’s an unusual force and obviously a

11:26 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Doc Rivers might no longer be on the LA Clippers‘ sideline, but he still thinks the Western Conference will be decided by his old team and the Los Angeles Lakers. The Philadelphia 76ers‘ coach faced his former team on Saturday for the first time since being let go after

6:26 PM ET As the Oklahoma City Thunder turn to younger players in the nightly rotation, five-time All-Star center Al Horford will no longer will be active for games this season. Horford, 34, plans to remain with his Oklahoma City teammates and train at the team facility, but he won’t play in the final 28

Mar 26, 2021 SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers is hopeful Kelly Oubre Jr. will decide to re-sign with the organization this summer after deciding against dealing the 25-year-old swingman prior to Thursday’s trade deadline despite “high-level” interest. “Kelly’s done a great job,” Myers said during a video conference call with

5:43 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Center Andre Drummond is now a free agent and can sign with a contending team after reaching a buyout with the Cavaliers. Drummond, who hasn’t played since mid-February, began negotiating terms of the buyout with the Cavs on Thursday after the club didn’t trade the 27-year-old before the

8:41 PM ET DALLAS — A timetable for JJ Redick to join the Dallas Mavericks has not been determined, as the team intends to allow the veteran shooting guard to work out on his own while he recovers from a nonsurgical procedure on his right heel that has sidelined him since the All-Star break. The