7:00 AM ET NBA Insiders The 2021 NBA trade deadline is just two days away, and teams at the top and bottom of the standings are lining up to make their moves. While there isn’t a superstar on the market who’ll redefine the race for the championship — not after James Harden was already traded

4:28 PM ET NEW YORK — Derrick Rose rejoined the New York Knicks on Monday, though it’s unclear when he will play again as he recovers from COVID-19. Looking tired, Rose detailed his struggles Monday, saying his kids also had gotten sick and they all quarantined together. “They say everybody is different, but with me

7:29 AM ET LeBron James‘ high ankle sprain — combined with Anthony Davis‘ continued right leg issues — has a massive impact on the Western Conference playoff picture. What does it mean for our NBA Power Rankings moving forward? Add the fact that the NBA-best Utah Jazz are showing signs of a midseason funk, the

7:55 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Celtics guard Marcus Smart said that in the wake of the team’s loss to the visiting Sacramento Kings on Friday night — Boston’s fourth defeat in five games to open the second half of the regular season — the Celtics held a team meeting to try to right themselves and

1:20 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN The Bucks have won 11 of their last 12 games thanks to Saturday night’s 120-113 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Milwaukee. But the national hype hasn’t been the same around this year’s group compared to the past two seasons, when it finished atop the league standings. And for

Mar 20, 2021 Denver Nuggets guard Monte Morris has joined the Brooklyn Nets‘ Spencer Dinwiddie in committing to playing for Nigeria internationally as a naturalized player, head coach Mike Brown has confirmed to ESPN. Multiple reports in local media emerged on Friday that Morris would be playing for the African nation at the Olympics. The

6:53 AM ET What is projected to happen in the 2021 NBA draft lottery? This will be the third lottery since the NBA flattened the odds, which introduced more uncertainty at the top of the draft order. Last season, the Minnesota Timberwolves won the lottery with the league’s third-worst record and the Charlotte Hornets jumped

Mar 19, 2021 Associated Press NEW YORK — Gary Payton II is following in his father’s footsteps when it comes to elite defense. Payton II was announced Friday as the G League’s Defensive Player of the Year — a trophy that comes 26 years after his father, Basketball Hall of Famer Gary Payton, won the

Mar 19, 2021 LA Clippers All-Star Paul George was fined $35,000 by the NBA for critical comments he made about officiating following Wednesday’s loss to the Dallas Mavericks. Frustrated over not getting foul calls after repeatedly drawing contact in the paint, George characterized his conversations with officials as “just a bunch of lies” when he

7:48 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Washington Wizards forward Davis Bertans is expected to miss about two weeks because of a strained right calf. The team said Friday that Bertans had an MRI that revealed the extent of the injury. He was hurt during Washington’s 131-122 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night,