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Russell Westbrook is set to return after less than a month away from basketball. According to ESPN, the Los Angeles Clippers guard will rejoin the lineup next week, and even as early as Monday. Los Angeles Clippers guard Russell Westbrook is expected to return to the lineup next week — perhaps as soon as Monday

With less than a month left in the 2023-24 NBA regular season, most of us have trained our attention toward the top of the standings: who will take the No. 1 spot in the West (and, with it, maybe the MVP?), which teams will secure home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs, and

Each week during the 2023-24 NBA season, we will take a deeper dive into some of the league’s biggest storylines in an attempt to determine whether the trends are based more in fact or fiction moving forward. [Last week: Can the Oklahoma City Thunder win it all without playoff scars?] This week’s topic: The 65-game

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterMar 21, 2024, 05:17 PM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. Open Extended Reactions An ex-Minnesota Timberwolves employee is out of

Dante Exum still shoots it the same. He’s like an action figure standing there in the opposite corner, knees bent into a strong base, his motion after the catch still compact like he was barely taken out of the box back in Utah. His jumper looks nearly identical to when Exum joined the Jazz as

Mar 20, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With less than a month remaining in the regular season, teams are beginning to punch their tickets to the postseason while simultaneously fighting fatigue to prepare for a potential deep playoff run. The dominant Boston Celtics became the first team to clinch a playoff spot last

Yahoo Sports Is the ACC headed for implosion? + Coaches that need a serious run in March Madness Dan Wetzel, Ross Dellenger & SI’s Pat Forde kick off the podcast by reacting to the latest Clemson lawsuit that is yet another sign of a potential implosion of the ACC. Wetzel is bothered by the timing

Yahoo Sports How free agency is changing the 2024 draft with Nate Tice | The Exempt List Charles McDonald is joined by Nate Tice to give their thoughts on the latest free agency moves and dive into how free agency has affected the 2024 NFL Draft so far before answering questions from listeners. The duo

The dunk of the year belongs to Anthony Edwards. The Minnesota Timberwolves star threw down an absolutely ridiculous dunk in the second half of their 114-104 win over the Utah Jazz at the Delta Center on Monday night. Edwards rose up on a fast break and didn’t flinch while putting Jazz forward John Collins on

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterMar 17, 2024, 08:43 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — One detail about the second game-winning buzzer-beater of Kyrie Irving‘s career caught the eight-time All-Star guard by surprise. “I thought

Subscribe to Ball Don’t Lie Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill talks about Kyrie Irving’s game-winner against the Nuggets, the playoff paths of the Lakers & Warriors, and explains why he has a problem with All-NBA this year. This embedded content is not available in your region. On this episode of the Good Word

The NBA would love seven games of this, but will have to settle for one … and change, if there’s a repeat of whatever clock malfeasance occurred in Los Angeles on Saturday night. Another footnote of the LeBron James-Stephen Curry book was entered, with the Warriors coming away with a 128-121 victory, and it’s likely

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMar 15, 2024, 06:41 PM 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 EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — There is still a month remaining in the regular

Each week during the 2023-24 NBA season, we will take a deeper dive into some of the league’s biggest storylines in an attempt to determine whether the trends are based more in fact or fiction moving forward. [Last week: Is Nuggets-Celtics the NBA Finals we deserve?] This week’s topic: The Thunder don’t need playoff scars

Andrew Lopez, ESPNMar 14, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — VICTOR Wembanyama slumped in the chair in front of his locker following the Spurs’ 117-101 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Feb. 3. Rather than meet with the media at the podium outside the locker room, he held his postgame availability

Subscribe to Ball Don’t Lie This embedded content is not available in your region. On this episode of the Good Word with Goodwill, Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill is joined by NBA analyst Tom Haberstroh to talk about what’s going on in the NBA. The guys start with last night’s Timberwolves win over

The next generation has already begun to take the mantle and the two torch bearers are having a quiet battle before our eyes — one that could take a dramatic turn this June, if we’re all lucky. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nikola Jokić could lead the Milwaukee Bucks and Denver Nuggets back to the Finals this

Yahoo Sports The Falcons are so back & more free agency takeaways with Trevor Sikkema | The Exempt List Charles McDonald is joined by PFF’s Trevor Sikkema to discuss the start of NFL free agency, including all their biggest takeaways, the quarterback signings (Charles’ Atlanta Falcons finally have their guy) and a few of their