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Through 1 Quarter The Portland Trail Blazers are flexing their muscles against the Phoenix Suns, showing why they were favored to win all along. The Trail Blazers have jumped out to a quick 32-24 lead against Phoenix. Portland has enjoyed the tag-team combination of power forward Robert Covington and point guard Damian Lillard. The former […]

SAN FRANCISCO — If you ever need evidence that the success of the Golden State Warriors‘ season starts and ends with Stephen Curry, you need look no further than their 115-113 win over the Los Angeles Clippers in Thursday’s thrilling home opener at Chase Center. The start: Curry made all nine of his field goals, […]

LOS ANGELES — The Golden State Warriors followed a familiar flow chart through almost all of last season’s up-and-down campaign that resulted in a second straight year without a playoff appearance. If star guard Stephen Curry shot well, the Warriors had a chance to win. If he didn’t — they didn’t. Even when the 33-year-old […]

PLAYA VISTA, Calif. — Los Angeles Clippers center Serge Ibaka (back) won’t be available to play in the team’s season opener Thursday against the Golden State Warriors, coach Tyronn Lue said after practice Tuesday. The 32-year-old Ibaka recently progressed to full 5-on-5 drills during practice, but has been limited since undergoing back surgery in June. […]

The Indiana Pacers have secured guard Malcolm Brogdon to a two-year contract extension worth $45 million that will pay him a total of $89.3 million over the next four years, Brogdon’s agent tells ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Brogdon’s original deal would’ve ended after the 2023 season, but this new extension won’t make him an unrestricted free agent […]

3:33 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com There are plenty of murals in the Los Angeles area celebrating Los Angeles Lakers players past and present. That list now includes Russell Westbrook, who was traded to the Lakers in August. One recent piece of art is not far from where Westbrook started his hoops career. Westbrook was born […]

Los Angeles Clippers guard Terance Mann has agreed to a two-year, $22 million contract extension, ESPN’s The Undefeated has learned. Mann averaged 7.0 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists last season primarily as a reserve for the Clippers, but offered a big lift in the postseason as they advanced to the Western Conference Finals after […]

Two-time NBA champion Pau Gasol held a press conference Tuesday morning to announce his retirement from basketball. The 19-year NBA veteran had an illustrious career spanning two continents. He started the first four years of his professional career playing for FC Barcelona in Spain, before making the jump to the NBA and being selected No. […]

Nine-time NBA All-Star Russell Westbrook is on his third team in three seasons, joining the Los Angeles Lakers this summer in a blockbuster five-team trade that involved nine players, two draft picks and a pick swap. Most assumed that Westbrook, who reportedly had previously asked out of Oklahoma City and Houston, requested a trade from […]

Lawrence Frank reiterated that Kawhi Leonard has a “significant rehab” from his ACL injury and that “no one knows” the timeframe for when the LA Clippers star will return and whether he will play this season. Leonard underwent surgery to repair a partial tear in his right ACL on July 13 and is expected to […]