8:49 AM ET San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich usually shuts down reporters with a shot of disdain when they make the mistake of casting assumptions. But on this night in a dark hallway outside the visitors locker room at the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Popovich nods when the word “introspective” is used to describe

2:51 AM ET LOS ANGELES — After fouling out in a 111-106 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, James Harden declared that referee Scott Foster “for sure” has a “personal” issue with the Houston Rockets and should not be allowed to officiate any more of their games. Harden was called for four offensive fouls in

4:40 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors big man DeMarcus Cousins has strong feelings regarding college basketball and the NCAA’s system in the wake of the knee injury suffered by Duke freshman star Zion Williamson during Wednesday night’s game against North Carolina. “Well, knowing what I know now, college is bulls—,” Cousins said

11:18 PM ET Shortly after the game started between No. 1 Duke and No. 8 North Carolina on Wednesday, Duke freshman Zion Williamson left the court after ripping through his left shoe when trying to reverse his dribble. The potential No. 1 overall pick of the 2019 NBA draft, Williamson did not return to the

8:00 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins will see his minutes increase as he continues his comeback from a torn left Achilles injury. Cousins, who made his return on Jan. 18 in a win over the LA Clippers after missing almost a year to rehab, is averaging 23.4 minutes per

3:11 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Kyrie Irving said his phone call to LeBron James earlier this year to apologize was necessary in part because he “didn’t address the situation” while the two of them were teammates in Cleveland. “Well, I think that, you know, it takes a very, very strong individual to replay a lot

9:38 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Houston Rockets center Clint Capela declared himself ready to return after missing 15 games because of ligament damage in his right thumb that required surgery. James Harden, who has scored 30 points in 31 consecutive games to tie Wilt Chamberlain’s second-longest streak, stressed in a sit-down interview with ESPN’s

11:23 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Former President Barack Obama and Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry told a roomful of minority boys on Tuesday that they matter and urged them to make the world a better place. Obama was in Oakland to mark the fifth anniversary of My Brother’s Keeper, an initiative

12:11 PM ET Associated Press ABERDEEN, Md. — Former NBA player Glen “Big Baby” Davis has agreed to pay $15,000 to avoid jail time on drug charges. News outlets report the forward had faced up to five years in jail. He was arrested at a Maryland hotel with 126 grams (4 ounces) of marijuana and

11:47 PM ET James Harden cites necessity as the root of his historic scoring streak, stressing that the Houston Rockets have needed him to go on the run that has him chasing Wilt Chamberlain. Harden has scored at least 30 points in 31 consecutive games, tying Chamberlain for the second-longest such streak in NBA history