Joel Embiid scored 40 points and grabbed 19 rebounds to lift the host Philadelphia 76ers past the Utah Jazz 131-123 in overtime. Wednesday night’s NBA results Utah Jazz 123 – 131 Philadelphia 76ers It was the fifth time this season that Embiid posted at least 40 points and 10 rebounds in a game. Tobias Harris scored 11 of his 22 […]

Wednesday night’s NBA slate of games includes numerous intriguing matchups, from the top team in the East facing the top team in the West, the drama of James Harden’s return to Houston, All-Stars going up against each other with the Chicago Bulls’ Zach LaVine facing the New Orleans Pelicans’ Zion Williamson, and two of the league’s top scorers squaring off […]

Stop. He’s already dead. WNBA star Candace Parker sent NBA icon Shaquille O’Neal to the serious burns ward on Tuesday in the sort of exchange normally seen between childcare workers and rascal pre-schoolers that don’t understand instructions. Parker dropped some seriously impressive basketball knowledge on the 48-year-old, painfully exposing just how out of touch the NBA champion is with the […]

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Those behind this weekend’s All-Star Game in Atlanta view the event as something bigger than just basketball. To that end, as part of this year’s festivities, the NBA will provide more than $3 million in support to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) through the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and the Direct Relief’s […]

Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM James Harden isn’t worried about the details of his divorce with the franchise as he returns to Houston to face the Rockets on Wednesday night (7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN) for the first time since his trade request was finally granted. […]

The calendar has turned to March, which means — for this season at least — it’s time for trades. There have been only three in-season trades so far in 2021: the move that sent Derrick Rose to the New York Knicks, the Houston Rockets’ acquisition of Kevin Porter Jr. from the Cleveland Cavaliers, and, of course, the four-team megadeal that […]

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The Dallas Mavericks were all smiles Monday night after defeating the Orlando Magic. With their eighth win in the last 10 games, the Mavs improved to 17-16 and climbed back over .500 for the first time since Jan. 22. After a sluggish start, the full rotation is healthy and Dallas appears to be turning a corner ahead of the NBA […]