6:45 PM ET Atlanta Hawks guard Bogdan Bogdanovic has been diagnosed with a fractured right knee, the team announced Sunday. Bogdanovic was hurt during the second quarter of Saturday night’s game at Charlotte and did not return. The Hawks described the injury specifically as an “an avulsion fracture in his right knee with associated soft

Jan 10, 2021 The Los Angeles Lakers exchanged DeMarcus Cousins‘ roster spot for Markieff Morris back in February. In Cousins’ first game against his former team Sunday, he and Morris got in a testy exchange of their own. Neither player ended up finishing the game. Morris and Cousins were called for double technical fouls with

7:04 AM ET The Golden State Warriors have won four of their past five games, including a 21-point comeback against the LA Clippers on Friday night. Stephen Curry — his 2-of-16 showing Sunday night against the Toronto Raptors notwithstanding — has found his scoring groove. Although they aren’t the same title contenders of seasons past,

1:30 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry didn’t allow himself to wallow in self-pity or shake his head in frustration on the night of the worst shooting performance of his career. He smiled wide at the idea that he could go 2-for-16 and the Golden State Warriors could still find a way to squeak

12:38 PM ET The Dallas Mavericks shut down their practice facility Sunday morning after power forward Maxi Kleber tested positive for COVID-19, the team’s second positive test in three days, sources told ESPN. Contact tracing is being done to determine whether any other players or staff members will be required to enter the NBA’s health

10:05 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Before the NBA season started last month, Commissioner Adam Silver was asked on a conference call with reporters what it would take for the league to shut itself down again like it did last March due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “I think we are prepared for isolated cases,” Silver

2:16 PM ET Associated Press The NBA’s Toronto Raptors and the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning won’t have fans at home games in Tampa, Florida, until at least Feb. 5. Vinik Sports Group, which owns the Lightning and Amalie Arena, announced Saturday that the organization wouldn’t admit fans because coronavirus cases in the area have “risen

5:43 PM ET Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. will remain in the NBA’s health and safety protocol for an indefinite period and continue to be tested daily for the coronavirus, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. 1 Related Porter, 22, has been in the protocol since last Thursday as a result of contract tracing. He

Jan 6, 2021 Trying to decide whether to accept a trade offer? Thinking about dealing away a hot player for good value? Not sure if you should drop a player for a free agent on the rise? Our rest-of-season rankings will help you suss out the best choices to make. At the bottom of the

9:47 PM ET After playing 14 minutes in the first half, Memphis Grizzlies center Jonas Valanciunas did not return for the second half of Friday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets because of health and safety protocols, the team said. Valanciunas, a starter who scored 8 points and grabbed 4 rebounds, did not register a positive