December 27, 2024, 8:56 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. – Paolo Banchero is moving closer to a return, with the Orlando Magic forward hoping he can play again in the coming weeks. The Magic said Friday that Banchero — an All-Star last season — has entered the “return to league reconditioning” phase of his recovery from … Read more
December 27, 2024, 5:24 PM ET The Heat said Friday that Jimmy Butler will remain in Miami for the final two games of their road trip before rejoining the team next week. Miami visits the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday and the Houston Rockets on Sunday. They are back home on Wednesday to play the New … Read more
December 27, 2024, 5:05 PM ET The Sacramento Kings have fired third-year head coach Mike Brown, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Friday. The decision to fire Brown comes as the Kings are mired in a five-game losing streak – the longest since January 2022 – with all five losses coming on home court. Sacramento … Read more
Shams Charania Tim MacMahon Near Tim MacMahon ESPN staff writer Member of ESPNDallas.com since September 2009 Includes the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM December 27, 2024, 12:59 AM ET Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic will be re-evaluated within a month after suffering a left calf injury during the … Read more
December 26, 2024, 10:30 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tied his career high with 45 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 120-114 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night. Gilgeous-Alexander hit 15 of 22 shots and all 11 free throws in Oklahoma City’s ninth straight victory. He had a career-high … Read more
December 26, 2024, 11:26 PM ET MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Jaren Jackson Jr. had 21 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks, Zach Edey also scored 21 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies set a franchise record by eliminating the skidding Toronto Raptors 155-126 on Thursday night. The 155 points are the most of … Read more
Anthony Gharib, ESPNDecember 26, 2024, 10:42 PM ET If Thursday’s 89-88 last-second win over the Orlando Magic wasn’t enough, the Miami Heat made sure they took on their domestic rival next. Editor’s Choices 1 Related Miami trailed by one point with 4.2 seconds left after Orlando center Goga Bitadze made a layup. The Heat then … Read more
December 26, 2024, 8:42 PM ET Pacers forward Obi Toppin suffered a sprained left ankle in the first quarter of Indiana’s home game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night and will not return. Toppin was injured when he slipped while trying to pull up for an elbow jumper at 8:22 into the match. … Read more
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN staff writerDecember 26, 2024, 8:25 PM ET Near Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Before that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for nearly 12 years and is a … Read more
December 26, 2024, 2:17 PM ET Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups will miss the next two games following the death of his grandmother. The team said assistant Nate Bjorkgren will coach home games against the Utah Jazz on Thursday and the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday. The Blazers (9-20) have lost two straight games and … Read more
