8:26 AM ET James Harden is having a moment, smack-dab inside one of the great individual stretches of professional basketball we’ve ever seen. After hitting one of the biggest shots of his life last Thursday, he finds himself at the center of the NBA universe. The impossible game-winning 29-footer over the Golden State Warriors sparked

3:11 AM ET Hours after he called Oklahoma City Thunder guard Dennis Schroder “gay,” Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins sought to clarify his remark, saying early Wednesday morning that he wouldn’t use “any term to disrespect” the LGBT community. Wiggins made the remark about Schroder to reporters following the Wolves’ 119-117 win Tuesday over the

6:32 PM ET Atlanta Hawks veteran Vince Carter knows what it’s like to be defined by a highlight reel and says he can relate to Duke freshman Zion Williamson. The young Blue Devils head to Wake Forest (7 p.m. ET, ESPN) for their first away game of the season. Can they defend on an opponent’s

1:59 AM ET DALLAS — A late-night phone call between Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram after their coach publicly challenged the pair to play with more passion for the undermanned Los Angeles Lakers helped spark a 107-97 come-from-behind road win over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday. Ingram scored a season-high 29 points, adding six assists,

1:27 AM ET HOUSTON — James Harden splashed 3-pointer No. 3 in the second quarter, then turned to Torrey Craig and told him what the rest of the Denver Nuggets would soon find out Monday in a 125-113 loss to the Houston Rockets. “You can’t guard me,” he said. The reigning MVP has Houston out

6:47 PM ET Associated Press BOSTON — Celtics star Kyrie Irving is back in the lineup against the Brooklyn Nets after being sidelined with an eye injury. Irving missed two games after scratching both corneas in a collision Dec. 31 at San Antonio. Boston won both — against Minnesota and Dallas — while Irving was

9:58 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — After a 108-86 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves dropped the Los Angeles Lakers to 1-5 without LeBron James this season, Lakers coach Luke Walton said he wants to see more fire from his team’s two former lottery picks, Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram, as they try to make it through

8:45 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Minnesota Timberwolves have fired team president and head coach Tom Thibodeau, the team announced Sunday night. Assistant coach Ryan Saunders will take over as interim coach for the rest of the season, while Scott Layden will remain Minnesota’s general manager. The move comes just hours after the Wolves’ emphatic

5:55 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Tim MacMahon Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Chandler Parsons‘ career with the Memphis Grizzlies is likely over, with the two sides agreeing to a separation on Sunday, league sources told ESPN. Parsons

2:24 AM ET SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings combined for an NBA-record 41 3-pointers during Saturday night’s 127-123 Warriors win at Golden 1 Center. It marked the first game in NBA history in which both teams made at least 20 3-pointers; the Warriors went 21-for-47, and the Kings went 20-for-36.