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They said it! Steph Curry, LeBron James lead NBA quotes of the week

Stephen Curry was in a funny foul situation and more from our NBA quotes of the week. “Any time the defender is asking you, ‘Are you all right?’ and the ref says, ‘I didn’t see anything,’ that’s a funny situation to be in.” Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, on a non-foul call vs. the […]

Heat's Butler returns in style, buries Celts in OT

7:51 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Jimmy Butler, back after missing seven games with a sore right knee, played his first game at TD Garden since his masterpiece in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals back in May. And while Butler might not have been quite that impressive in his return Friday night, […]

LBJ aids Russ as in sync pair keep Lakers rolling

SAN ANTONIO — Russell Westbrook had blood covering his face after taking a flagrant foul to his forehead when LeBron James intervened to pull the Los Angeles Lakers point guard away from the fray and cover the cut with a towel in the third quarter Saturday. It wasn’t the flashiest sequence the pair were involved […]

Roundtable: How to navigate injury-riddled rosters

One of the biggest challenges in fantasy basketball in 2022-23 is the amount of players who are missing games due to injury in the opening months of the season. So what do our experts suggest you do if your team is riddled with players who are missing games? Here are André Snellings, Eric Moody, Eric […]

Delivery man: Ryan's 3 lifts Lakers to OT in win

LOS ANGELES — As sick as LeBron James felt coming into Wednesday’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans — bedridden by a virus that even caused him to miss the team Halloween party — he surely would have felt sicker if the Los Angeles Lakers blew a 16-point lead and fell to 1-6. Turns out […]

NBA first-week surprises: The good (the Jazz!), the bad (the 76ers) and the ugly (sorry, Lakers fans)

The first week of the 2022-23 NBA season did not disappoint, delivering big-time performances, upsets and playoff-caliber matchups. Ja Morant and Paolo Banchero got off to strong starts, as the Memphis Grizzlies star scored 49 points against the Houston Rockets on Friday night and the Orlando Magic player on Wednesday became the first rookie since […]

KD confident Green punch won't derail Warriors

MILWAUKEE — Kevin Durant knows some of the parallels are there. From a distance, the Brooklyn Nets’ star forward has watched — like everybody else — the leaked video footage of Draymond Green punching Golden State Warriors teammate Jordan Poole during practice. The defending champion Warriors’ locker room has been hurt by the incident — […]

France, Spain win at EuroBasket semifinals

BERLIN — France sent a message on its way to grabbing a spot in the EuroBasket championship game and a showdown with Spain. Guerschon Yabusele scored 22 points, and France rolled past Poland 95-54 in the semifinals of the European championships on Friday. “We just played our basketball,” Yabusele said. “We were really good on […]

Giannis 'all good' after ankle issue in Greece win

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 25 points in 19 minutes before leaving midway through the third quarter with an ankle issue in Greece’s 90-69 win over Estonia in the Group C finale for both teams at the EuroBasket tournament Thursday.