Feb 23, 2021 The Houston Rockets waived center DeMarcus Cousins on Tuesday. The move came after a mutual decision was made between the team and the big man to part ways, sources confirmed to ESPN. Cousins, whose veterans minimum salary of $2.3 million was guaranteed by the Rockets last week as a token of gratitude,

1:41 AM ET Nobody seems surprised by anything Draymond Green does anymore. As frustrated as the Golden State Warriors were after Green’s meltdown late in Saturday’s 102-100 loss to the Charlotte Hornets — a game in which Green picked up a pair of late technicals and an ejection in the final seconds that led directly

5:28 PM ET Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green admitted he was “wrong” for getting ejected late in Saturday’s 102-100 loss at the Charlotte Hornets and acknowledged he felt worse about this episode than he did about getting suspended for Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals. “I can admit my faults and when I’m

3:06 AM ET LOS ANGELES — After logging 40-plus minutes for the fourth time this month only to see the Los Angeles Lakers lose 127-124 in overtime to the Washington Wizards on Monday night, LeBron James insisted he can handle the workload that’s being asked of him. “I think this whole narrative of ‘LeBron needs

7:04 AM ET Though the Western Conference standings look like a three-team race between the Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers and LA Clippers, the rising Phoenix Suns aren’t far behind. Chris Paul, Devin Booker & Co. have won 11 of their past 13 games. In the Eastern Conference, the Brooklyn Nets just keep winning. After

9:06 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — Coming off the heels of a historic collapse on Friday night, things once again looked like they were trending in the wrong direction for the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday afternoon. The Pelicans watched as the Boston Celtics stretched their lead out to 24 points midway through

1:55 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Despite scoring 12 points in under five minutes during the fourth quarter to help spark a late comeback, LA Clippers guard Paul George found himself cheering his team from the sideline as he was held out of the final 2:50 of a close game against the Brooklyn Nets due

1:45 AM ET The Brooklyn Nets are starting to come together. After experiencing some growing pains early on, they leave their longest road trip of the season thus far a perfect 5-0. In the process, Brooklyn has begun to answer pointed questions about just how good their defense needs to be to compete at the

1:12 AM ET Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr admitted that forward Draymond Green “crossed the line” Saturday night when he was ejected in the final seconds of a 102-100 loss at the Charlotte Hornets. The wild sequence that led to Green’s ejection started with 9.3 seconds left in regulation and the Warriors leading 100-98,

8:36 PM ET Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry missed Saturday night’s 102-100 loss at the Charlotte Hornets because he was “not feeling well,” the team announced during the first quarter. Curry, who went through pregame warm-ups, was scratched just prior to tipoff and replaced in the starting lineup by Mychal Mulder. “Going through his