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Free throws were harder than 3-pointers for Jalen Brunson on Friday. The New York Knicks guard dropped a career-high 50 points on the Phoenix Suns in a 139-122 win on Friday, making some wild stat line history in the process. The All-Star went 19 for 23 from the field, 7 for 9 on free throws

Yahoo Sports Week 15 fantasy playoffs viewer guide: Games to binge, stream, skip There’s some fantastic matchups on Saturday, Sunday and Monday in Week 15. But more importantly, it’s fantasy football playoff season. Matt Harmon and Fantasy Life’s Kendall Valenzuela get you ready for all the action by identifying which games you need to binge,

Kendra Andrews, ESPNDec 14, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been suspended again for his on-court behavior, but this time it comes without a time frame for his return. The NBA suspended Green indefinitely on Tuesday, one day after the four-time champion struck Phoenix Suns center Jusuf

Yahoo Sports Ekeler’s Edge: Year of the backup QB? Ekeler reacts to Herbert’s injury There’s no way around it: Losing Justin Herbert for the season stinks for fantasy, reality and everything in between. On an emotionally loaded episode of ‘Ekeler’s Edge’ the L.A. RB opens up to Matt Harmon about what Herbert means to him

Yahoo Sports Ekeler’s Edge: Year of the backup QB? Ekeler reacts to Herbert’s injury There’s no way around it: Losing Justin Herbert for the season stinks for fantasy, reality and everything in between. On an emotionally loaded episode of ‘Ekeler’s Edge’ the L.A. RB opens up to Matt Harmon about what Herbert means to him

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterDec 12, 2023, 08:00 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. Open Extended Reactions THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS‘ 2023-24 pregame hype video centered on an ambitious conceit.

Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs have dropped to a new historic low. The Spurs fell to the Houston Rockets 93-82 on Monday night at the Toyota Center. That marked the team’s 17th straight loss, which set a new franchise record. The Spurs dropped their 16th straight game in a loss to the Chicago

Yahoo Sports How are the Spurs trying to maximize Victor Wembanyama? By supersizing things San Antonio is undergoing a big experiment with 6-foot-9 Jeremy Sochan at point guard. With a monster matchup against Chet Holmgren and Oklahoma City looming Tuesday night, the early returns for San Antonio have expectedly been rough, but it’s a risky

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterDec 10, 2023, 02:14 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — The NBA Cup is new, but the lesson it taught was as old as the league itself: To win anything of value —

The Los Angeles Lakers won a new kind of trophy on Saturday at the NBA’s inaugural in-season tournament. Led by vintage performances from LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Lakers overwhelmed the Indiana Pacers to win the tournament’s championship game 123-109 in Las Vegas. The game will not count for either team’s regular-season record, unlike

LAS VEGAS — The world is being introduced to Tyrese Haliburton’s greatness, from his easy smile to his easier jumper and sure hands that always seems to keep the ball away from defenders. He’s carried the Indiana Pacers to the doorstep of the NBA’s inaugural in-season tournament title, knocking off the established Boston Celtics and

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterDec 8, 2023, 09:25 AM 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 LAS VEGAS — Seconds before Thursday afternoon’s opening tip, the T-Mobile Arena public address announcer attempted to hype up the crowd. “We

Yahoo Sports Week 14 fantasy viewer guide: Games to binge, stream, skip While Eagles-Cowboys and Bills-Chiefs are set to be must see matchups in Week 14, there are plenty of other intriguing storylines on the Sunday/Monday slate as well. Sal Vetri makes his pod debut and joins Matt Harmon to identify which games you need

The eyes of the NBA world have shifted to Las Vegas, where Adam Silver’s great experiment in boosting engagement now barrels toward its grand finale. Welcome to the Final Four no-trademark-infringement semifinals of the inaugural NBA in-season tournament. Come and pull up a chair; Imperioli’s telling everybody stories about the “Pine Barrens” shoot. It’s a

Tim Bontemps, ESPNDec 6, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Paolo Banchero quickly learned how harsh life in the NBA can be. The 2022 draft’s No. 1 pick, Banchero immediately produced on an individual basis, putting up points in bunches and setting himself on a path that eventually led to him to the league’s

After one of their best offensive nights of the season, the Milwaukee Bucks are headed to Las Vegas. The Bucks flew past the New York Knicks 146-122 on Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the NBA’s in-season tournament. The win officially sends them to the semifinals on Thursday in Las Vegas, where they’ll take on the

Yahoo Sports Fantasy Playoff Panic Meter + Week 13 injury fallout + Waiver Wire pickups While the fantasy football postseason begins for most leagues next week many managers are in playoff mode this weekend. No better time for Matt Harmon and Andy Behrens to introduce the ‘Fantasy Playoff People’s Panic Meter’ this week as each

Andrew Lopez, ESPNDec 4, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions IT’S NOV. 17 and the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets are in New Orleans for an important in-season tournament contest. With 9:07 left in the first quarter, Pelicans wing Brandon Ingram corrals a rebound off a Jonas Valanciunas missed 3 and stands a foot