12:47 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr was ejected early in the third quarter of Monday night’s preseason game against the Phoenix Suns. The incident came just 9 seconds into the period after Warriors guard Stephen Curry was called for his second offensive foul of the game and the Warriors’

1:48 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry admits that talk of a potential three-peat is something he and his teammates have discussed as they get set to open the 2018-19 season. “We talk about the three-peat just because it’s in front of us,” Curry said. “I don’t think that’s something

1:35 PM ET SHENZHEN, China — Coach Brett Brown remains committed to keeping guard Markelle Fultz in the Philadelphia 76ers‘ starting lineup but is considering bringing last year’s No. 1 overall pick off the bench to begin the second half of games. Brown experimented with that rotation during the 76ers’ 115-112 loss to the Dallas

6:17 PM ET ESPN.com staff Are you thinking about playing in a fantasy basketball league for the first time? You don’t have to be a hardcore analytics expert and tweak your roster every day to join the fun. Gathering a handful of friends, family or coworkers to play a small, six- or eight-team league and

6:11 PM ET SAN ANTONIO — Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray suffered a right knee injury during the second quarter of Sunday’s preseason matchup against the Houston Rockets, and the team said he will not return to action. Driving to the basket with James Harden guarding him on a fast break, Murray winced in pain

11:55 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Minnesota Timberwolves and Miami Heat advanced to the brink of a blockbuster trade for All-Star forward Jimmy Butler over the weekend — only for the deal to fracture before completion, league sources told ESPN. Minnesota had shared Butler’s medical information with Miami late in the week, sources said, a

11:47 PM ET The Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers played Saturday night in a preseason rematch of last season’s Eastern Conference finals, and it wasn’t long before some of last season’s postseason animosity emerged. With 3 minutes, 38 seconds left in the first quarter at Quicken Loans Arena, a scuffle broke out between the teams

9:39 PM ET ANAHEIM, Calif. — Los Angeles Lakers fans will have to wait a little bit longer to see LeBron James and Lonzo Ball take the court together in the preseason for the first time. James and Ball will both be held out for rest in Saturday’s preseason game against the Los Angeles Clippers,

4:32 PM ET Michael C. Wright SAN ANTONIO — Spurs rookie guard Lonnie Walker IV underwent an MRI examination Saturday morning in San Antonio that revealed a right medial meniscus tear, the team announced. Walker is likely to miss six to eight weeks, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Walker suffered the knee injury at

12:18 AM ET SEATTLE — The memories came back quickly for Kevin Durant as he entered KeyArena on Friday night. The 30-year-old superstar remembered walking down the same walkway he used as a rookie for the Seattle Supersonics in 2007. He appreciated the loud cheers he got both in pregame warmups and after being announced