3:18 PM ET Michael C. Wright SAN ANTONIO — Spurs coach Gregg Popovich expressed no interest Wednesday in rehashing the past when his team hosts Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors on Thursday for the first time since it traded away the former franchise player. Asked whether he regretted the myriad circumstances that led to

2:08 AM ET New year, new Mambacita? Former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant announced Tuesday night that he and his wife, Vanessa, are expecting their fourth child — a baby girl, or as Bryant wrote, “another #mambacita.” The couple already has three daughters: Natalia, Gianna and Bianka. Bryant made the announcement on his Instagram

12:40 AM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MILWAUKEE — Pistons coach Dwane Casey had some strong words for referee Karl Lane after Detroit’s 121-98 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on New Year’s Day at Fiserv Forum. In the final minute of the game, Pistons guard Langston Galloway fell to the floor clutching his face after being struck

2:56 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors announced Tuesday afternoon that star guard Kyle Lowry underwent pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory injections in his back last week, and that he remains without a timetable for a return. Lowry, who had already been ruled out of Tuesday night’s game against the Utah Jazz, received the

12:21 AM ET HOUSTON — A historic run by reigning MVP James Harden has allowed the Houston Rockets to rise in the Western Conference standings and awed his coaches and teammates. Harden continued his roll with a 43-point triple-double on Monday to carry the Rockets to a 113-101 win over the Memphis Grizzlies, pulling Houston

11:04 PM ET SAN ANTONIO — Kyrie Irving dressed alone in the visitors’ locker room after the Boston Celtics‘ 120-111 loss Monday to the San Antonio Spurs, squinting his eyes after suffering what he called a scratched left cornea in the fourth quarter. Celtics coach Brad Stevens wasn’t sure whether the injury could force Irving

2:47 PM ET The NBA fined Golden State Warriors swingman Andre Iguodala $25,000 on Monday for throwing a ball into the stands in Portland on Saturday night. Iguodala was ejected from the Warriors’ 115-105 victory over the Trail Blazers at the end of the first half after he tossed the ball about 20 rows into

2:58 AM ET LOS ANGELES — A buzz went through Staples Center just over the mere sight of an injured LeBron James walking into the arena a few minutes into the game, but by the end Los Angeles Lakers fans were roaring over Brandon Ingram‘s best clutch performance of the season. On James’ 34th birthday,

10:21 PM ET When LeBron James reflects back on the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ first NBA title in 2016, he says that accomplishment allowed him to think of himself as the best player in the game. “That one right there made me the greatest player of all time,” James said in Episode 7 of the eight-part ESPN+

7:34 AM ET You know LeBron James. He has starred in commercials with entertainers like the late Bernie Mac since he was 18. He has been competing in the most-watched basketball event of the year — the NBA Finals — for the past eight years. He has yet to release an autobiography, but even with