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NBA playoffs 2022: The 75 things you need to know about the 20 teams still standing

The NBA postseason is here, and the 75th season in league history could deliver one of its most wide-open chases to the title. The Phoenix Suns ran away with the league’s best regular-season record — eight games better than their closest challenger — but can Devin Booker and Chris Paul lead a second straight run […]

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RJ Barrett returns to practice for depleted New York Knicks after six-game absence

“He did more today,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said of Barrett. “We’ll see how he feels tomorrow, and go from there.” Barrett hasn’t played in a game since entering the NBA’s health and safety protocols last week. He’s missed the past six games, as the Knicks are in a brutal stretch in which they’ve gone […]

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Atlanta Hawks add three more players to health and safety protocols, sign Lance Stephenson to 10-day deal

Lou Williams and Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot also were added to the team’s protocols list, joining Trae Young, Clint Capela and Danilo Gallinari, who had been added previously. All of the players are out for Wednesday night’s game against the Orlando Magic. The Hawks moved to reinforce their roster by signing forwards Stephenson and Malcolm Hill to […]

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Atlanta Hawks lose veteran wing Solomon Hill for remainder of season

The Hawks said Wednesday that Hill needs surgery to repair a torn right hamstring tendon. Hill suffered the injury when he slipped and did a split in Sunday’s loss to Charlotte. The Hawks already are playing without starting small forward De’Andre Hunter, who is recovering from surgery on his right wrist. Another top small forward, […]

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Fantasy basketball daily notes for Tuesday: Season highs for Embiid

Top pick Cade Cunningham turned in a career-high 28 points for Detroit in a losing effort, while Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a game-high 30 points in just his second career game with at least 30 points and 10 assists. The Thunder improved to 13-3 in Gilgeous-Alexander’s career when he scores 30 points. “SGA” might […]

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France survives Luka Doncic triple-double, to face Team USA for gold medal

Nicolas Batum had only one thought. “I had to make that play,” Batum said. That’s exactly what he did, reaching over Prepelic to block the shot with 2.4 seconds left. With that, France survived a historic effort from Luka Doncic to beat Slovenia 90-89 on Thursday night in the Olympic men’s basketball semifinals. The reward: […]

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Brooklyn Nets’ Jeff Green hurt, out for rest of series vs. Boston Celtics

NEW YORK — Jeff Green has strained his plantar fascia and will be reevaluated in 10 days, sidelining him for the remainder of the Brooklyn Nets’ first-round series against the Boston Celtics. While he is out, Green will continue to travel with the team while working on his rehab, coach Steve Nash said. “He has […]

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Washington Wizards, led by Russell Westbrook and Bradley Beal, capitalize on Brooklyn Nets’ defensive lapses in wild finish

“At this time, we don’t have nothing to lose,” Westbrook said. “It’s win or go home.” The Wizards, down by five points with the shot clock turned off, had seemed to be on their way to a fifth straight loss. “Honestly, Ish [Smith] just told me to push it and pull it,” Beal said after […]

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Fantasy NBA Daily Notes: Who will shine for Grizz while Ja Morant is out?

The 2020-21 NBA season may have already started, but you can create or join an ESPN Fantasy Basketball league at any time and start your season from when you draft your team. Sign up for free! While we await more clarity on Morant’s recovery timeline, it’s time to assess the fantasy fallout of his potential […]

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Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant has Grade 2 ankle sprain

An MRI on Tuesday revealed the severity of the sprain after initial X-rays on Monday night showed no fracture. Morant took to social media after the news was announced. Morant was hurt in Memphis’ 116-111 overtime win over the Brooklyn Nets on Monday, when he attempted to block forward Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot’s shot and landed awkwardly […]

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