12:12 AM ET New York Knicks president Steve Mills said Kristaps Porzingis wasn’t fully bought in to the team’s plans for the future, which is one reason why the franchise decided to honor his trade request by sending him to the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday. “We feel like we did the right thing,” Mills said

7:30 PM ET The NBA announced the 14 reserves for the 2019 All-Star Game on Thursday, with Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets, Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers, Nikola Vucevic of the Orlando Magic and Khris Middleton of the Milwaukee Bucks making their first appearances. All-Star reserves are selected by the coaches. Joining Jokic

12:52 AM ET NEW ORLEANS — Across the hallway from the New Orleans Pelicans‘ locker room, through painfully clear glass, a bank of TVs covered the walls of the owner’s suite, running SportsCenter and NBATV. ESPN’s Michael Wilbon was on one screen, discussing Pelicans GM Dell Demps’ not answering trade calls. Another rolled highlights of

12:53 AM ET NEW YORK — Center Enes Kanter kissed the Knicks logo on the Madison Square Garden court when he checked into Wednesday night’s game in New York, a gesture he later said was done to thank fans for their support during his recent benching. “I just wanted to show my love,” said Kanter,

6:31 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr praised new center DeMarcus Cousins as a big reason why the back-to-back NBA champions have seen a boost over the past few weeks. The Warriors enter Thursday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers having won 11 games in a row and appear to have

3:47 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Tuesday marked the 140th game of Brandon Ingram’s NBA career. But it was the first game he’s played since Anthony Davis set the basketball world on fire by requesting a trade on Monday that linked the Los Angeles Lakers forward in just about every plausible trade scenario to land

11:45 PM ET SAN ANTONIO — The coach for the winning team doesn’t typically lament the fate of the ousted, but that’s what Gregg Popovich did after the San Antonio Spurs edged Phoenix 126-124, saying the Suns “got robbed,” while his Spurs put together “a pathetic performance.” Just minutes after Rudy Gay drilled a buzzer

8:32 AM ET ON A SUNDAY afternoon inside the Superdome in December 2014, Rita Benson LeBlanc, the granddaughter of New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson, reportedly accosted Benson’s wife, Gayle. Within six days, Tom Benson disinherited his daughter and her two children and made Gayle his primary heir. There’s way more to this

1:28 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The New Orleans Pelicans plan to listen to offers on All-NBA center Anthony Davis but won’t make a deal before next Thursday’s NBA trade deadline unless they’re offered an overwhelming package for the franchise’s star, league sources told ESPN. Los Angeles Lakers president Magic Johnson and GM Rob Pelinka are