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NBA All-Star Weekend is fast approaching. Which stars will be showing out in Indianapolis? The festivities get started on Friday, Feb. 16 with the celebrity and Rising Stars games. Saturday, Feb. 17 features All-Star competitions in the skills, 3-point and dunk contests. And the weekend culminates with the 73rd NBA All-Star Game, which returns to

Jamal Collier, ESPNJan 31, 2024, 10:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PORTLAND, Ore. — As Damian Lillard walked into Portland’s Moda Center on Wednesday evening for the first time as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks, he instinctually headed toward the home locker room. That was the same route he’d taken for 11 years as

Jan 31, 2024, 06:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid is out for Thursday’s game against the Utah Jazz and will receive further evaluation on his left knee in the next 24 hours, a team official told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Embiid is expected to travel back to Philadelphia and not join

Jan 31, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We’re a week out from the 2023-24 NBA Trade deadline (Feb. 8, 3 p.m. ET) and, well, a lot can happen between now and then, with the future’s of high-profile players such as Chicago Bulls’ Zach LaVine and Atlanta Hawks’ Dejounte Murray still up in the

Kendra Andrews, ESPNJan 31, 2024, 02:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid will undergo an MRI on his left knee after injuring it in the fourth quarter of Tuesday night’s 119-107 loss to the Golden State Warriors. The injury occurred with 4:04 left in the game as Embiid

Jamal Collier, ESPNJan 30, 2024, 11:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Chicago Bulls say forward Patrick Williams will miss at least the next two weeks with an acute bone edema in his left foot. That’s the buildup of fluid in the bone marrow, generally the result of an injury. Williams has been dealing with

Andrew Lopez, ESPNJan 30, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Victor Wembanyama was willing to do whatever his coaches asked. But he certainly had his preference. Wembanyama was still on a minutes restriction and had been sitting out the second game of back-to-back sets after playing the first night. But this was different. The

Jamal Collier, ESPNJan 30, 2024, 02:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Before Doc Rivers took the sideline for his first game as coach of the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night in Denver, he was already emphasizing the need for patience. For the first time in his 25-year coaching career, Rivers is taking over

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJan 29, 2024, 11:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After missing 10 of Indiana‘s past 11 games with a hamstring injury, there’s optimism that Pacers All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton will return to the lineup against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday, sources told ESPN. Haliburton suffered a Grade 1 left hamstring strain on Jan.

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJan 29, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — KARL-ANTHONY Towns had an event to attend at the French Embassy last week, a screening of a documentary about the life of Minnesota Timberwolves

ESPN News Services Jan 28, 2024, 05:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Jalen Duren had 22 points and a career-high 21 rebounds and the Detroit Pistons ended the Oklahoma City Thunder‘s five-game winning streak with a 120-104 victory on Sunday. “I just think our guys care,” Pistons coach Monty Williams said of Detroit’s

Associated Press Jan 28, 2024, 06:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Julius Randle won’t play for the New York Knicks on Monday in Charlotte because of a dislocated right shoulder. Randle was hurt Saturday with 4:27 remaining in the Knicks’ 125-109 victory over Miami. He was driving to the basket when Heat

Jan 25, 2024, 10:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The starting lineups for the 2023-24 NBA All-Star Game have been unveiled — and there are plenty of big names and marquee matchups to look forward to on Feb. 18 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. LeBron James made history by being named to his 20th All-Star

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJan 28, 2024, 02:52 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — It took a statistical achievement that LeBron James had never

Tim Bontemps, ESPNJan 27, 2024, 05:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER – Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid was a late scratch from Saturday afternoon’s nationally televised showdown with Denver Nuggets star and MVP challenger Nikola Jokic because of left knee soreness. After going through his typical pregame workout ahead of the game, the

Jan 26, 2024, 05:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA has been celebrating Rivals Week, with key matchups pitting star players against each other and putting the spotlight on team rivalries both new and old. Saturday’s tripleheader on ABC features three such matchups. The Miami Heat get things started by visiting the New York

Jan 26, 2024, 11:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions On Monday night, reigning MVP Joel Embiid dropped 70 points on the San Antonio Spurs, a season high in the NBA … which lasted all of four nights before Luka Doncic scored 73 to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a win against the Atlanta Hawks (coincidentally,

ESPN News Services Jan 26, 2024, 05:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young cleared the concussion protocol and was available for Friday night’s game against the Dallas Mavericks. Young missed two games after he was diagnosed with the concussion. He suffered the injury when he was elbowed in the face during