2:19 AM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — There were a couple of moments Friday night when Sacramento coach Mike Brown wishes he could have enjoyed being a part of the second-highest scoring game in NBA history. Brown and his Kings though were able to savor something that is more important in the long

Feb 22, 2023 Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry is “making good progress” after missing the past five games because of a lower left leg injury, the team said Wednesday. Curry has started individual on-court workouts and will be reevaluated again in one week, the team said. Curry suffered partial tears to his superior tibiofibular

11:50 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — When 76ers star James Harden saw the news that John Hao — a 20-year-old Michigan State student and huge fan of the future Hall of Fame point guard — had been paralyzed from the chest down in the tragic shooting on the university’s campus earlier this month, Harden

9:44 PM ET Associated Press USA Basketball is heading to this summer’s FIBA World Cup. The Americans clinched a berth in the 32-team field on Thursday night, rallying for an 88-77 win at Uruguay. The U.S. secured one of the seven World Cup berths allocated to the FIBA Americas region. Langston Galloway, who played in

5:18 PM ET PHOENIX — Kevin Durant isn’t ready yet for the curtain to lift on his debut with the Phoenix Suns, but the preparation got serious Thursday as he entered the final stages of his return from a knee injury. Durant took part in all of an intense, two-hour workout and scrimmage in the

4:14 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Kevin Love got to know Bam Adebayo through time together with USA Basketball. He already is fond of Adebayo’s mother, Marilyn Blount. And Love and Adebayo already have exchanged some items, such as jerseys after a game and profane but hilarious comments on Instagram. Seems like a perfect

10:58 PM ET PLAYA VISTA, Calif. — Russell Westbrook smiled from ear to ear as he sat in front of the microphone before his introductory news conference on Wednesday. After a tumultuous end to his tumultuous season-and-a-half tenure with the Los Angeles Lakers, the new LA Clippers guard said he was happy to be on

12:42 PM ET ESPN News Services Atlanta Hawks general manager Landry Fields said Wednesday that former Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder is among those being considered to replace Nate McMillan. Sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Tuesday — the day the Hawks fired McMillan — that Snyder was considered a leading candidate for the job.

The second half of the NBA season tips off on Thursday after a lengthy All-Star break, and each game will start to become drastically more important as we head toward April and the NBA playoffs. The Boston Celtics remain title favorites and used a huge turnaround in the second half of last season to make

6:38 PM ET Swingman Will Barton reached agreement on a contract buyout with the Washington Wizards and will become a free agent, the team announced Tuesday. Barton, 32, will be playoff-eligible provided he signs with a new team ahead of the March 1 deadline. He was making $14.375 million in the final year of his