9:46 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — It took nearly 375 days, but Victor Oladipo is back making 3-pointers, and he did it at the most opportune time Wednesday. The Indiana Pacers guard, playing in his first game in more than a year, made a 3-pointer from the left wing with 10.3 seconds remaining to force overtime

7:00 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN DETROIT — “7 Mile Dre” was born on Oct. 25, 2017. Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond had just recorded a 15-rebound night in a win over the Minnesota Timberwolves that put him over 5,000 boards for his career — the second-youngest to ever reach the milestone — and he was

1:06 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN MILWAUKEE — The league-leading Milwaukee Bucks will clearly go as far as Giannis Antetokounmpo can take them this season. But there are nights when others steal the show. And Tuesday was one of them. Khris Middleton posted a personal-best 51 points, 10 rebounds and six assists on 16-for-26 shooting, leading

6:59 PM ET De’Aaron Fox‘s layup off his intentionally missed free throw to send Monday’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves into overtime should not have counted. According to the NBA’s Last Two Minute report, the Sacramento Kings point guard entered the lane before the shot hit the rim, which should have been called a lane

9:22 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN In the wake of Kobe Bryant’s death, Nike has confirmed that it has sold out of all Kobe-related items from its Nike.com webstore, company sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Initially, a company source had specified that Nike had taken down existing items. For now, searches for Bryant’s products provide one

1:02 AM ET Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward disputes that he intentionally tried to commit a free throw lane violation to ensure that Kobe Bryant would hit 60 points in the final game of his career. Hayward took to Twitter on Monday night after NBC commentator Mike Tirico, who was calling the game for ESPN

9:22 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN In the wake of Kobe Bryant’s tragic passing, Nike has decided to pull all Kobe-related items from its Nike.com webstore, company sources have confirmed to ESPN. For now, searches for his products provide one result — a purple and yellow Nike gift card bearing the Los Angeles Lakers logo. The

12:42 PM ET I wanted to go last. To let everyone else write their stories on Kobe Bryant as he approached retirement and then top them all. It was an audacious gamble. But that was my pitch to him in the winter of 2016. I thought the audacity would appeal to him. He’d admire the

1:24 AM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Trae Young had to compose himself a couple of times when asked about the death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna. It wasn’t easy for Young, who was mentored by Bryant and had a special relationship with the former NBA star’s 13-year-old girl, nicknamed Gigi. “One of

2:58 PM ET NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter were among five people killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, on Sunday, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Bryant was 41. Bryant was on his way to a travel basketball game with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant when the helicopter crashed, sources