1:54 PM ET SALT LAKE CITY – Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard will sit out Wednesday’s game against the Utah Jazz and play Thursday against the San Antonio Spurs, coach Doc Rivers said. It’s the first game that Leonard will miss with the Clippers due to load management. Rivers said the franchise will determine

3:18 AM ET LOS ANGELES — LeBron James‘ Tuesday began with him feeding first responders battling the Getty Fire in Los Angeles with tacos and it ended with him dancing along to a boisterous “Taco Tuesday!” chant at Staples Center. With under two minutes left and the Lakers cruising toward a 120-91 victory over the

8:38 PM ET ESPN News Services MIAMI — Atlanta guard Trae Young left the Hawks‘ game in Miami on Tuesday night early in the second quarter with a sprained right ankle. X-rays were negative, and there’s optimism that the injury isn’t serious, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Young will undergo an MRI soon. Young

1:35 PM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — A Houston Rockets fan has been charged with assault after allegedly punching a New Orleans Pelicans coach at the end of a game between the teams. Prosecutors charged Manuel Garcia with misdemeanor assault for allegedly punching Pelicans assistant coach Joe Boylan in the face Saturday. Garcia’s girlfriend

1:09 AM ET HOUSTON — Russell Westbrook, dressed in shiny black pants and a sleeveless NASCAR T-shirt, stopped by the visitors locker room on the way out of the Toyota Center on Monday night. Westbrook chatted with former teammates such as Steven Adams and Andre Roberson, as well as some staffers he knew well from

8:13 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr knows his team needs to change things up after a lifeless start to the season, but the veteran coach does not want star guard Stephen Curry to change his style in the process. When asked prior to Monday’s game if he would like

7:28 AM ET ESPN News Services Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James tweeted early Monday morning that he and his family has had to evacuate their house due to the wildfires that are blazing throughout California. Early Monday, a brush fire broke out along the west side of Interstate 405, north of Sunset Boulevard and

3:05 AM ET LOS ANGELES — There were less than five minutes left in the fourth quarter Sunday, and the Los Angeles Lakers were up by 16 over the Charlotte Hornets when Frank Vogel subbed Dwight Howard out, signaling the end of his night. As Howard made his way to the bench with a smile

5:32 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — Golden State Warriors guard D’Angelo Russell was ejected from Sunday’s 120-92 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder after arguing a call midway through the third quarter. 1 Related The play occurred with 7:12 left in the quarter as Russell drove to the rim and hit a floater over Thunder

1:50 AM ET ESPN Betting Insiders On Sunday, for only the 19th time in recorded sports history, we have a “Sports Equinox,” where there are games in NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB all in the same day. Since this is a rare feat, we decided to join in the fun and pick a “Sports Equinox