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Associated Press Jan 9, 2025, 09:34 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia 76ers rookie Jared McCain will miss the rest of the season after left knee surgery last month on a torn meniscus, the team announced Thursday. McCain, 20, spent one season at Duke before the Sixers made him their 2024 first-round draft pick. McCain was

Jan 9, 2025, 01:46 PM ET The NBA has postponed Thursday’s game between the Hornets and Lakers in Los Angeles because of the ongoing wildfires in the metropolitan area. The league did not announce a makeup date as of Thursday afternoon. “The entire NBA family sends its thoughts and support to the community of Los

NBA Insiders Jan 8, 2025, 10:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The highly anticipated matchup between the NBA’s conference leaders — the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Oklahoma City Thunder — lived up to the hype and then some Wednesday night in Cleveland. Both teams entered the game riding double-digit win streaks and the game played

Associated Press Jan 8, 2025, 09:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Jarrett Allen scored 25 points, Evan Mobley added 21 and the Cleveland Cavaliers ended Oklahoma City’s 15-game winning streak by beating the Thunder 129-122 on Wednesday night in a marquee meeting between the NBA’s top two teams. The Cavs extended their winning

NBA Insiders Jan 8, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions All eyes will be on Wednesday’s big matchup (and a possible NBA Finals preview) between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Cleveland Cavaliers in a clash between the league’s top two teams. Both boast the best records in their conferences and both are riding

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJan 6, 2025, 07:02 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions New Orleans Pelicans star forward Zion Williamson is on the verge of returning to action after missing two months because of a

Jan 7, 2025, 07:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions This is some wild action happening between the circles. Minnesota’s Jaden McDaniels is guarding Steph Curry nose-to-nose more than 40 feet from the basket, no space between them, two guys sharing a shirt. The other eight players on the court might as well be in another

ESPN News Services Jan 6, 2025, 11:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Bradley Beal made the most of an unfamiliar role Monday, scoring 25 points in his first game off the bench in nine years. Beal scored 20 points in the second half as Phoenix overcame an early 12-point deficit to snap a

NBA insiders Jan 6, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We’re about a month out from the NBA’s trade deadline on Feb. 6, and we’ve already seen a few teams make moves, as well as some superstar drama with a standoff between Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat. But what other major trade deadline

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterJan 5, 2025, 02:55 AM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. Open Extended Reactions INGLEWOOD, Calif. — After 253 days between

Shams Charania Ohm Youngmisuk Close Ohm Youngmisuk ESPN Staff Writer Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterJan 4, 2025, 10:21 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is

ESPN News Services Jan 4, 2025, 10:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — The Pistons overcame Anthony Edwards‘ career-high 53 points to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 119-105 on Saturday night. Edwards’ previous career high was 51 points against the Washington Wizards on April 9 last season. His 3-pointer with 9:25 remaining tied his career

ESPN News Services Jan 4, 2025, 03:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — As Jimmy Butler is set to serve out the first game of his team-issued suspension Saturday against the Utah Jazz, the Miami Heat are looking to move forward, with team captain Bam Adebayo saying the group is “focused on who’s with

Shams Charania, Senior NBA InsiderJan 4, 2025, 11:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Chicago Bulls will retire Derrick Rose‘s No. 1 jersey to the rafters next season, ESPN has learned. Rose, a Chicago native, played eight seasons with the Bulls, becoming the youngest MVP in NBA history, and is now being honored as a

Jan 3, 2025, 10:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jimmy Butler‘s six-season tenure with the Miami Heat appears to be nearing its end. Butler, who led Miami to the NBA Finals in 2020 and 2023, was suspended by the team Friday for “conduct detrimental to the team,” one day after indicating to the Heat that

Michael C. Wright, ESPN Staff WriterJan 3, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M Open Extended Reactions When the San Antonio Spurs drafted Victor Wembanyama with the No. 1 overall pick in 2023, it was with the expectation that the 19-year-old

Shams Charania Brian Windhorst Close Brian Windhorst ESPN Senior Writer ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Jan 2, 2025, 11:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Six-time All-Star Jimmy Butler has indicated to the Miami Heat he wants the team to trade him, league sources told ESPN.