The Knicks went into Friday’s NBA Cup game against the Miami Heat short-handed after Jalen Brunson (ankle) was ruled out for the game. New York was down another starter when OG Anunoby left early with a hamstring injury, putting the bulk of the offensive pressure on Karl-Anthony Towns. But while KAT did his thing — scoring […]
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Lakers star Luka Doncic reacts after scoring on a three-pointer during a win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night. (Sean Gardner / Getty Images) LeBron James is making progress in his return from injury, and that’s a good sign for a Lakers team that has performed unevenly over a five-game trip. Before the Lakers’
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File photo/ESPN ESPN seems to have rediscovered an old truth that sports fans could’ve told them for free. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. For weeks, NBA fans were baffled — and borderline annoyed — by the network’s new-look box scores on the ESPN app and website. Offensive and defensive rebounds were split. Two-point
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You might remember some measure of controversy when the Los Angeles Lakers landed on JJ Redick as their new head coach. You might remember the Lakers defending the hire of a coach whose previous coaching experience consisted of his son’s youth basketball team, buttressed by three years as an ESPN broadcaster and podcaster, following a
AP CLEVELAND — Random dribbles from the Cavaliers’ 126-113 home loss to the Toronto Raptors on Thursday. 1. Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson sat at his postgame press conference and held one hand up high, another down low. “Their energy level was here (the high hand), and we were down here (the other hand),” he said.
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AP Hornets LaMelo Ball looks ready to rejoin the fun. The Hornets star is listed as probable for Friday in Milwaukee, per The Charlotte Observer’s Rod Boone. Ball has missed the past five games with a right ankle impingement and recently logged G League practice work, which head coach Charles Lee framed as a strong
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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) drives to the basket against the San Antonio Spurs during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)ASSOCIATED PRESS Draymond Green questioned the Golden State Warriors’ commitment to winning after they swallowed a 24-point loss to the defending
Egor Demin continues to prove himself as the Nets’ biggest positive development over the first 11 games of the season.
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Jalen Brunson appeared to sustain a right ankle injury in Wednesday night’s loss to the Orlando Magic and was later seen leaving Madison Square Garden in a walking boot. Brunson, who turned his right ankle driving the lane late in the fourth quarter, was seen by SNY NBA Insider Ian Begley leaving the arena with
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AP The Cavaliers showed up in Miami on Wednesday looking like a team held together by tape and optimism. No Donovan Mitchell. No Darius Garland. No Evan Mobley. No Jaylon Tyson. No Max Strus. Five rotation guys gone. Three All-Stars out. And still, somehow, Cleveland walked into Kaseya Center and handed the Heat their first
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