6:38 PM ET Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart has a sprain of his right big toe and will be re-evaluated in 2-3 weeks, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Stewart suffered the injury in Monday’s game against the Toronto Raptors, playing less than 13 minutes in the 115-111 loss. The No. 16 overall pick in the

Nov 14, 2022 LOS ANGELES — Feeling the pressure of a 2-10 start to his tenure as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, Darvin Ham received some words of reassurance from All-Star big man Anthony Davis heading into the game Sunday against the Brooklyn Nets. “Had a real good conversation with [Davis] after our last

Nov 13, 2022 Associated Press CLEVELAND — All-Star point guard Darius Garland was watching the scoreboard but not his individual statistics on Sunday night. He received a pleasant surprise. Garland poured in a career-high 51 points — 27 of them in the fourth quarter — and made a career-best 10 3-pointers as the Cleveland Cavaliers

1:21 PM ET Andre SnellingsESPN Here are a few Monday morning thoughts from the Hoops Lab, as we prepare for Week 5 of the fantasy basketball season. Keep in mind, the Fantasy Basketball Rest of Season Rankings is also updated on Mondays, so check those out as your prepare for this week’s games. Between the

9:00 AM ET Working the waiver wire is pivotal to succeeding in fantasy basketball. With so many games, injuries and endless shifts in rotations throughout the marathon campaign, we’ll need to source stats from free agency to maximize imaginary rosters. Create or join an ESPN Fantasy Basketball league today and draft your league any time

12:53 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — After 76ers superstar Joel Embiid scored 42 points to lead them to a win Saturday night at Wells Fargo Center over the Atlanta Hawks, Embiid declared he was simply doing “whatever it takes” to lead his team to victories. Little did anyone realize what Embiid had in store

Nov 12, 2022 ESPN News Services Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball made his regular-season debut vs. the host Miami Heat on Saturday night in a 132-115 loss. Ball had missed the Hornets’ first 13 games this season with a left ankle sprain he suffered in a preseason game on Oct. 10. He had 15 points,

Nov 11, 2022 Andre SnellingsESPN It was last season, during the first round of the playoffs, when I realized that Desmond Bane was a star. After having started 17 of 68 games and averaging 9.2 PPG as a rookie, Bane had begun last season in a battle with 10th overall draft pick rookie Ziaire Williams

6:40 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Cade Cunningham won’t be suiting up on Saturday night when the Detroit Pistons host the Boston Celtics at Little Caesars Arena. The Pistons announced the second-year guard will miss at least the next four games with left shin soreness. He will be reevaluated in a week. Cunningham also was inactive

Nov 11, 2022 PLAYA VISTA, Calif. — Kawhi Leonard participated in a 5-on-5 workout on Friday for the first time since being sidelined with stiffness in his right knee last month. LA Clippers coach Ty Lue said Leonard will miss his 10th consecutive game on Saturday when the Clippers face the Brooklyn Nets at Crypto.com