9:00 AM ET Former NBA All-Star Luol Deng was named global ambassador for the Basketball Africa League on Wednesday. “We have a tremendous amount of talent in Africa and I am excited that some of that talent will be showcased through our new league,” Deng said in a statement. “I look forward to following some

2:39 AM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Rockets provided a glimpse of their potential when both of their superstar guards have it rolling. “It’s pretty scary,” James Harden said after a 116-105 win over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday at the Toyota Center. Harden scored 42 points in the win, the most by the NBA’s

7:08 PM ET NEW YORK — The New York Knicks issued a statement after the team’s branding consultant, Steve Stoute, went on ESPN’s First Take and discussed the team’s coaching decisions. “Any decisions regarding the operations of the team will be made by the new President of the New York Knicks,” the team said in

10:05 PM ET Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports. Is Jimmy Butler out here recruiting? His reply to Joel Embiid‘s cryptic social media post would kind

11:37 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — For the first time since he was traded away last summer, Andre Iguodala faced off against the Golden State Warriors Monday night at Chase Center. Iguodala, 36, spent six seasons with the Warriors, winning three NBA championships and the 2015 Finals MVP before being dealt to the Memphis Grizzlies

6:47 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Vanessa Bryant expressed grief and anger in an Instagram post Monday as she copes with the deaths of her husband Kobe Bryant, their daughter Gigi and seven other people in a helicopter crash last month. “My brain refuses to accept that both Kobe and Gigi are gone,”

12:06 AM ET HOUSTON — It surprised Bojan Bogdanovic that he was substituted back into the game for the final possession with the Utah Jazz needing a shot to send the game into overtime or win, much less coach Quin Snyder designed the final play with him as the primary option. It’d been a rough

9:09 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Ja Morant had 27 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds for his first career triple-double to help the Memphis Grizzlies overcome poor 3-point shooting in a 106-99 victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday night. Morant scored 10 of his points in the fourth quarter for Memphis, which

6:38 PM ET Spike Lee is attending the Oscars in a suit honoring the late Kobe Bryant. Lee arrived to Sunday’s Academy Awards wearing a purple-and-gold suit with Bryant’s No. 24 on the lapels and the back. Respect. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/CxlWD2tmFW — The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 9, 2020 Lee, who won his first Oscar last year

2:07 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors honored Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and the seven other victims of the horrific helicopter crash in Calabasas, California on Saturday, but after the game the Los Angeles Lakers were still talking about LeBron James’ unintended tribute to Bryant with his breakaway dunk in Thursday’s