8:11 PM ET ESPN News Services MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said Thursday that members of the organization had spoken to All-Star guard Ja Morant about his off-the-court conduct before he posted a video in which he appeared to be displaying a gun in a strip club. The team had been hoping

5:54 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — D’Angelo Russell is expected to make his return to the lineup Friday against the Toronto Raptors following a six-game absence because of a right ankle sprain, Los Angeles Lakers coach Darvin Ham said. Ham said Russell will be “pretty much a full go” when asked if there would

3:04 PM ET An MRI on the left thigh of Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic revealed no damage, and a return to the lineup will come as the discomfort allows him, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Doncic will undergo treatment to alleviate the soreness, but he isn’t expected to miss significant time, sources said. Doncic

4:21 PM ET No charges are immediately being filed against former NBA All-Star Shawn Kemp following his arrest in a drive-by shooting in Washington, prosecutors said Thursday. Kemp, 53, was booked for investigation of felony drive-by shooting shortly before 6 p.m. local time Wednesday in Tacoma, online jail records show. No one was injured in

3:08 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Toronto Raptors point guard Fred VanVleet blasted referee Ben Taylor for his officiating during the Raptors’ 108-100 loss to the LA Clippers on Wednesday night at Crypto.com Arena. VanVleet didn’t hold back in his postgame news conference and is likely to receive a hefty fine from the NBA. “I

10:02 PM ET Former NBA star Shawn Kemp was arrested Wednesday and booked in a Pierce County (Washington) jail in connection with a drive-by shooting. Tacoma police said an altercation between occupants of two vehicles near the Tacoma Mall led to shots being fired early Wednesday afternoon. No injuries were reported, and one of the

7:32 AM ET USA Basketball has reached a deal with Abu Dhabi to bring Team USA to the Middle East for exhibition games in August, the latest sign of the United Arab Emirates’ growing investment in American basketball that could eventually lead to NBA team ownership. The announcement was made Wednesday in Berlin by USA

Mar 6, 2023 Police in Colorado said Monday they are investigating Ja Morant‘s actions from the weekend after the Memphis Grizzlies star posted an Instagram Live video in which he displayed what appeared to be a gun while at a nightclub. The Glendale Police Department confirmed the incident took place at a bar in Glendale,

6:42 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson missed a second consecutive game because of a sore left foot, sitting out Tuesday night’s 112-105 loss to the Charlotte Hornets. Brunson had been listed as questionable to return, but Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said he still wasn’t quite ready,

Mar 6, 2023 ESPN News Services Giannis Antetokounmpo said he stole a triple-double. The NBA took it back. The league adjusted the statistics from the Bucks’ win over the Wizards on Sunday night, erasing Antetokounmpo’s final rebound that would have given him his fourth triple-double this season. He grabbed a defensive rebound with about nine