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Tim Bontemps, ESPNAug 6, 2023, 06:28 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Memphis Grizzlies star Jaren Jackson Jr. said he and his teammates have little choice but to deal with the absence of Ja Morant across the first 25 games of the upcoming season, but Jackson said Morant will still find ways to impact the team

Tim Bontemps, ESPNAug 4, 2023, 08:53 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Chris Paul has started all 1,214 regular-season games and 149 playoff games that he’s played in across his 18 NBA seasons. But as the future Hall of Fame point guard prepares to suit up for the Golden State Warriors, his new coach Steve Kerr

Tim Bontemps, ESPNAug 5, 2023, 08:14 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Team USA head coach Steve Kerr expected to go through several out-of-bounds plays to end Saturday afternoon’s practice here in Sin City. But on the second one, the senior national team stole the ball from their select team counterparts and Jalen Brunson found himself

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterAug 5, 2023, 09:53 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Cleveland Cavaliers and Spanish National Team point guard Ricky Rubio announced Saturday that he was putting his career on hold indefinitely to focus on mental health. “I have decided

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterAug 5, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Denver Nuggets forward Vlatko Cancar suffered a torn ACL in his left knee while playing for Slovenia in a World Cup preparation game Friday, sources

Tim Bontemps, ESPNAug 4, 2023, 08:07 PM ET LAS VEGAS — On the second day of Team USA’s training camp, the 12-man roster headed to the FIBA World Cup later this month scrimmaged against the select team — a group of young players, plus a couple of veterans, brought in to help the senior group

Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderAug 4, 2023, 03:52 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis has agreed on a three-year, $186 million maximum contract extension, tying him to the franchise through 2028 for a total of $270 million, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul told

Tim Bontemps, ESPNAug 4, 2023, 01:00 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Heading into NBA free agency this summer, there was little chance Josh Hart would be playing anywhere but with the New York Knicks for the 2023-24 season. Two paths existed for how Hart and the Knicks could stay together. One was to have Hart

ESPN News Services Aug 3, 2023, 10:57 AM ET Michael Jordan’s sale of a majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets to a group led by Rick Schnall and Gabe Plotkin has been finalized, it was announced Thursday. “I’m thrilled to be able to pass the reins to two successful, innovative and strategic leaders in Gabe

Tim Bontemps, ESPNAug 3, 2023, 08:08 PM ET LAS VEGAS — As Team USA opened training camp ahead of the FIBA World Cup with a practice Thursday afternoon, coach Steve Kerr wasn’t interested in divulging who might be starting for him when the Americans begin the tournament against New Zealand on Aug. 26 in the

Tim Bontemps, ESPNAug 3, 2023, 03:15 PM ET The National Basketball Players Association on Thursday said that a $50,000 donation made by the Orlando Magic to a super PAC supporting Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign was “alarming given recent comments and policies of its beneficiary.” “NBA governors, players and personnel have the right to

Tim Bontemps, ESPNAug 3, 2023, 08:00 AM ET LAS VEGAS — As Anthony Edwards sat on a dais last month to discuss signing a five-year max contract extension with the Minnesota Timberwolves, he was asked why he agreed to play for Team USA in the FIBA World Cup this summer. “I wanted to play because

Tim Bontemps, ESPNAug 2, 2023, 05:29 PM ET The Philadelphia 76ers announced veteran center Montrezl Harrell had undergone an MRI that revealed both a torn ACL and a torn medial meniscus in his right knee after swelling following recent workouts. Harrell, 29, averaged 5.6 points and 2.8 rebounds across 57 games for the 76ers last

Associated Press Aug 2, 2023, 01:49 PM ET Collectibles broker Sotheby’s expects Wilt Chamberlain’s 1972 NBA Finals jersey to sell for more than $4 million in an upcoming auction. Sotheby’s calls the jersey Chamberlain wore in the Los Angeles Lakers championship-clinching Game 5 victory over the New York Knicks the most valuable piece of his

Tim Bontemps, ESPNAug 2, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Tuesday saw us take a trip back in time to an alternate universe — 15 of them, in fact — and examine the biggest what-if surrounding each Eastern Conference team over the past five years and how it could have played out. Now we look at the

Tim Bontemps, ESPNAug 1, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Few things inspire more debate than thinking back on what could have been. That is particularly true when it comes to the NBA, a league chock-full of huge personalities and talents whose movements and moments have shaped its landscape. (Think “The Decision”, when LeBron James famously announced

Associated Press Jul 31, 2023, 07:53 PM ET LOS ANGELES — LA Clippers shooting guard Amir Coffey was arrested early Sunday on a firearms misdemeanor in Hollywood, authorities said. Coffey, 26, was a passenger in a vehicle that police pulled over for speeding shortly before 2 a.m., according to Los Angeles Police Officer Tony Im,

Jul 31, 2023, 07:35 PM ET Jalen Brunson’s wedding was a Villanova Wildcats reunion, of sorts. Over the weekend, the New York Knicks guard celebrated his wedding to high school sweetheart Ali Marks at the Ritz-Carlton in Chicago. Several of his Knicks teammates were in attendance, including Julius Randle, RJ Barrett, Josh Hart and Donte