7:34 PM ET Associated Press DETROIT — Blake Griffin and Andre Drummond are both out for the Detroit Pistons on Monday night against the Washington Wizards. Griffin did not return after halftime when the Pistons won at Houston on Saturday night. He has a sore left knee. Drummond is out with left eye inflammation. He
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10:22 AM ET The National Basketball Players Association is meeting with G League players this week to discuss further a plan to unionize the NBA’s minor league system, league sources told ESPN. The NBPA sent an email to player agents on Monday morning to “continue that conversation” with players at the G League Showcase in
1:19 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — The Sacramento Kings set a an NBA season high with 29 turnovers but still managed to overwhelm the Golden State Warriors 100-79 on Sunday night. The two teams combined for 50 turnovers and countless mental errors leaving both players and coaches on both sides searching for answers. “We made
4:52 PM ET Charlotte Hornets rookie PJ Washington is expected to be sidelined through Christmas with a fractured finger, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Hornets play five games in that stretch. The injury occurred in the fourth quarter of Charlotte’s 83-73 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Friday, the team said in a
12:00 AM ET Associated Press DENVER — Breaking out of a mini-slump, Nikola Jokic is reasserting himself as the centerpiece of the Denver Nuggets’ offense. Jokic had 28 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists for his fourth triple-double of the season, leading the Nuggets past the Oklahoma City Thunder 110-102 on Saturday night. Jokic now
11:49 PM ET COLUMBUS, Oh. — Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James was courtside as his oldest son hit the layup that give his team a win over James’ alma mater on Saturday night. LeBron James Jr., who goes by Bronny, stole an in-bounds pass in the final minute and scored the bucket that turned
6:51 AM ET EVERY MORNING, BRONNY James is driven 25 miles from his family’s home in the West Los Angeles enclave of Brentwood, through the recently fire-ravaged Sepulveda Pass and into a quiet corner of the San Fernando Valley. The hourlong trip into the teeth of the 405 traffic would be a tough commute for
2:29 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — With Lou Williams out, LA Clippers coach Doc Rivers wanted Kawhi Leonard and Paul George to be even more aggressive in their staggered minutes Friday night in Minnesota. What Rivers got in return was the first pair of teammates in franchise history to score 40 points each in the same
2:29 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — With Lou Williams out, LA Clippers coach Doc Rivers wanted Kawhi Leonard and Paul George to be even more aggressive in their staggered minutes Friday night in Minnesota. What Rivers got in return was the first pair of teammates in franchise history to score at least 40 points each in
1:34 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — The LA Clippers‘ backcourt will be even more short-handed after guard Lou Williams was ruled out on Friday against Minnesota. The Sixth Man of the Year has a sore right calf and is considered day-to-day. The Clippers play against the Timberwolves on Friday and then at Chicago on Saturday night.