11:45 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — After getting booed each time he touched the ball as if this was his first time back in Indiana, Paul George said he enjoys playing the role of the villain, but that Pacers fans taking out their frustration out on the wrong person. George scored 36 points and nine rebounds
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4:27 PM ET The NBA announced Monday that it has denied the Houston Rockets‘ protest of their 135-133, double-overtime loss to the San Antonio Spurs last week. At issue was a James Harden breakaway dunk with 7:50 remaining that would have given the Rockets a 104-89 lead. The ball whipped through the net and back
3:22 AM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul have a lot of shared basketball history together after almost two decades in the NBA, but there’s one specific tie between the two former All-Stars that has binded both proud men over the last year — their respective unceremonious divorces from the Houston Rockets.
12:10 AM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis had a season-high 50 points and the Los Angeles Lakers improved to a league-best 21-3 with a 142-125 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night. Davis hit a floater with 4:39 remaining to reach 50 points for the fourth time in his career. He
9:35 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN Already this season, we’re seeing players take themselves less and less serious with their custom sneaker themes, perhaps none more than the first week of December. After launching his own “LG9” signature shoe with upstart brand Q4 Sports a year ago, Detroit Pistons shooting guard Langston Galloway has been wearing
11:22 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — What would Brett Brown like for Christmas? One 3-point shot per game from his All-Star point guard. After his Philadelphia 76ers routed the hapless Cleveland Cavaliers 141-94 at the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday night, Brown was asked about Ben Simmons taking — and making — his second
12:30 AM ET NEW YORK — Before the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers faced off at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, Mike Miller — the man tapped to replace David Fizdale as New York’s interim coach — walked into the news conference room in Madison Square Garden, placed both hands on the wooden
7:25 PM ET The New York Knicks fired head coach David Fizdale Friday, continuing the revolving door of coaches for the franchise in recent years. While assistant Mike Miller (not that one) will take over in the interim, one former Knicks player has already begun his campaign to get the full-time job: Metta World Peace.
3:34 AM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — Nearly two decades after they met at a USA Basketball camp, LeBron James, playing for his third NBA team, and Carmelo Anthony, playing for his fifth, matched up once again in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 136-113 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday. James got the better of
11:43 PM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland Trail Blazers swingman Rodney Hood tore his left Achilles tendon in the first quarter Friday night against the Los Angeles Lakers. The team announced the injury after Hood underwent and MRI. The injury occurred with 3:29 left in the first quarter after Hood went up for a rebound