Basketball

After missing 16 games with a bone bruise in his hyperextended left knee, Nuggets star center Nikola Jokic is expected to return to action Friday night against the Clippers, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charnia.

It took two years of convincing, but Kawhi Leonard’s new game is supercharging the Clippers — and making them an unexpected threat in the loaded Western Conference.

Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst examine eight East contenders, and how a Giannis trade could alter the conference hierarchy.

Kon Knueppel made the critical plays down the stretch, outdueling Cooper Flagg, his former roommate at Duke who led all scorers with 49 points, and helping the Hornets past the Mavericks for their fifth straight […]

Can the Warriors make a deal for Giannis Antetokounmpo? The biggest questions one week out from the deadline.

Lakers center Jaxson Hayes and Spurs rookie Carter Bryant have accepted invitations to the NBA slam dunk contest at All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles, sources said.

Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon will be re-evaluated in four to six weeks with a right hamstring strain, the team announced on Thursday.

Marks examines the players, picks and priorities you need to know for every team.

The Hawks’ Onyeka Okongwu suffered a dental fracture, losing at least one tooth, after being elbowed in the face. He will not play vs. the Rockets on Thursday.