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Knicks' Brunson hopes to return before playoffs

Tim BontempsMar 30, 2025, 05:47 PM ET Close Tim Bontemps is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com who covers the league and what’s impacting it on and off the court, including trade deadline intel, expansion and his MVP Straw Polls. You can find Tim alongside Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon on The Hoop Collective podcast. […]

Hornets' Ball to have procedures, out for season

Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball will miss the rest of the season as he undergoes two minor procedures to address right ankle and wrist issues, the team said Friday. Ball will undergo arthroscopic surgery on a right ankle impingement and will have a procedure on his right wrist, according to the Hornets. Ball had played […]

Lakers left feeling 'devastation' of late collapse

Dave McMenaminMar 28, 2025, 01:09 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. CHICAGO — The bar to clear for anything to register as truly shocking for this season’s Los Angeles Lakers […]

NBA 'digesting' Celtics sale before expansion talk

Tim BontempsMar 27, 2025, 05:31 PM ET Close Tim Bontemps is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com who covers the league and what’s impacting it on and off the court, including trade deadline intel, expansion and his MVP Straw Polls. You can find Tim alongside Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon on The Hoop Collective podcast. […]

Giannis won't play vs. Nuggets due to foot sprain

Mar 26, 2025, 01:28 PM ET Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo will miss Wednesday night’s game against the Denver Nuggets because of a sprained left foot. Antetokounmpo has played in all 18 games since the All-Star break but missed 12 before the break because of right knee and left calf injuries. The 30-year-old played 37 […]

Lillard out indefinitely due to blood clot in calf

Jamal CollierMar 25, 2025, 08:38 PM ET Close Jamal Collier is an NBA reporter at ESPN. Collier covers the Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls and the Midwest region of the NBA, including stories such as Minnesota’s iconic jersey swap between Anthony Edwards and Justin Jefferson. He has been at ESPN since Sept. 2021 and previously covered […]

Jokic expected back during Nuggets' homestand

Tim MacMahonMar 23, 2025, 06:18 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM HOUSTON — Injured three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic plans to return “at some point” during the Denver Nuggets’ upcoming five-game homestand, coach Michael Malone said Sunday. “We’re just […]

Butler shrugs off Miami return: Just 'another game'

Ohm YoungmisukMar 22, 2025, 11:51 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to 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 almost 12 years and is a graduate of […]

NBA Power Rankings: Where all 30 teams stand with less than a month left

Mar 19, 2025, 08:26 AM ET With less than a month left in the 2024-25 NBA regular season, teams are beginning to claim their spots in the postseason, while others will see their campaigns end and get ready for the draft in June. Only three teams — the Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City […]