2:16 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — When Gordon Hayward went up to attempt to block a layup try by Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton midway through the second quarter of the Celtics’ 117-113 victory at TD Garden, it looked like simply one moment among many in what easily was Hayward’s best game of the

4:53 PM ET NEW YORK — Carmelo Anthony believes the perception of the Knicks during his tenure with the club had a negative effect on its chances to land a top free agent. “I think just the business. Everything that was going on. The perception of New York Knicks … not basketball but the organization,”

9:35 AM ET A live television sports prediction platform is making their biggest marketing push, as investors and gamblers alike dream of live in-play betting to become commonplace in the United States. WinView, an app that currently offers players to engage in games of skill in which they answer questions about what is about to

11:49 PM ET Derrick Rose couldn’t hold back the tears after his career-high 50 points and game-winning block in the Timberwolves’ 128-125 win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. Wearing a throwback jersey, Rose looked more like the 2011 MVP than the player who has struggled in recent stints with the Knicks and Cavaliers.

3:54 PM ET Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has been cleared to play in Thursday’s game against the Boston Celtics, the team announced. Antetokounmpo missed Monday’s win over the Raptors after he was placed in the NBA’s concussion protocol. He suffered the injury during Saturday’s victory over the Magic when he was elbowed in the

1:55 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — There’s a known history between Russell Westbrook and Patrick Beverley, and it bubbled over again Tuesday night, with double technical fouls and a flagrant foul 1 handed out in the Thunder‘s 128-110 win over the LA Clippers. With 6:20 left in the fourth quarter, shortly after the whistle had

1:48 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — Russell Westbrook faced up on the left wing, sizing up Patrick Beverley. With a violent swing over his head, he moved the ball to his left and exploded with two dribbles at the rim. He blew past Beverley and softly laid the ball off the backboard. As the ball

1:29 PM ET The Cavaliers will host the 2022 NBA All-Star Game in Cleveland, league sources confirmed to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. The news was first reported by Crain’s Cleveland Business. The Cavs were in contention to host the 2021 festivities (which eventually went to Indianapolis), but their bid was postponed due to delays in renovations

1:40 AM ET SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Spurs guard DeMar DeRozan popped up from the floor in front of the Dallas Mavericks bench determined he wouldn’t blow another opportunity, after misfiring on what could have been the game winner at the end of regulation. “I got a great look,” DeRozan said. “I was mad

1:40 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — After falling 124-120 to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday to close out a road trip 0-2, Los Angeles Lakers coach Luke Walton admitted his team’s early season doldrums are taking a toll. “There’s obviously frustration that comes with it,” Walton said after his team failed to protect a fourth-quarter lead