Former UCLA standout Amari Bailey, who played 10 games for the Hornets in 2023-24, has hired an agent and a lawyer to prepare to fight for NCAA eligibility.
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.
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 win.
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.