9:46 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — Emerging Philadelphia 76ers star Tyrese Maxey suffered a left foot injury and was ruled out of the second half of Friday night’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks at Wells Fargo Center. An X-ray on Maxey’s foot was negative, and he will get an MRI on Saturday, sources told
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Shams Charania dropped a bunch of information on early trade market whispers. Here’s everything he reported and why it matters. The NBA trade market is going to kick off early this year, it would appear, and Shams Charania’s Friday reporting helps us piece together some whispers from the last week or so. Charania dropped a
11:38 AM ET Associated Press For the first time in 12 years, USA Basketball is not atop the world men’s rankings. FIBA, the sport’s governing body, updated its rankings Friday, and Spain moved into the top spot, a sliver ahead of the U.S. The four-time defending Olympic champion Americans moved into the top spot after
One of the most exciting seasons in WNBA history was highlighted by the individual battles between A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart. A’ja Wilson completed one of the most decorated individual seasons in any basketball league — winning MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, the Commissioner’s Cup, Finals MVP and a championship. But part of the
The Brooklyn Nets have moved away from hiring Ime Udoka as head coach, instead promoting Jacque Vaughn. Amid all of the controversies surrounding the Brooklyn Nets, the team and head coach Steve Nash agreed to part ways. Shortly after the news was announced, there were reports that the Nets were planning to hire Ime Udoka
2:52 AM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — Kevin Durant didn’t mince words after watching Ben Simmons play the best game of his brief Brooklyn Nets career in Thursday night’s 109-107 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. “Incredible,” Durant said after watching Simmons score 15 points, grab 13 rebounds and dish out seven assists in 32 minutes.
The Brooklyn Nets are expected to reinstate Kyrie Irving from suspension this Sunday when they play the Memphis Grizzlies. Back on Nov. 1, Kyrie Irving was suspended for a minimum of five games without pay by the Brooklyn Nets for promoting an antisemitic film on his Twitter account. After sharing the video and facing backlash,
2:07 PM ET Kawhi Leonard will return and start against the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night, coach Ty Lue said. Leonard was previously listed as out, but his status was upgraded to questionable at the LA Clippers‘ Thursday morning shootaround. After playing in two of the first three games of the season, coming off the
The Suns are closing in on a Jae Crowder trade according to NBA trade rumors. But where will he end up? Jae Crowder, though technically a member of the Phoenix Suns, has yet to suit up for the team this year. He and the team have mutually agreed to pursue options in the trade market
1:40 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — X-rays on LaMelo Ball‘s left ankle were negative, but the Charlotte Hornets‘ All-Star point guard has already been ruled out of Friday night’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Coach Steve Clifford said it is too early to know how much time Ball will miss after spraining the
If you thought the Brooklyn Nets had already seen rock bottom, then boy do I have a wild surprise in store for you. In general, I try to preserve this space for a focus on more positive stories. There are plenty of things to complain about in basketball and schadenfreude is a natural byproduct of
1:28 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN PHOENIX — Over the last 10 years, the Golden State Warriors built a dynasty on playing free, competitiveness and a sense of togetherness that could rarely be shaken. Yet, just 15 games into this season, it all feels to be crashing down. On Wednesday, the Warriors suffered their latest blow,
Cade Cunningham signed an endorsement deal with cryptocurrency platform BlockFi before his rookie season. Just over a year later, they filed for bankruptcy. The collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, and the general and extended decline in the value of cryptocurrency that preceded it is sending ripple effects throughout our economy and the NBA has not
6:46 PM ET Suspended All-Star guard Kyrie Irving is nearing completion on the process needed for a return to play and could rejoin the Brooklyn Nets as soon as Sunday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies at Barclays Center, sources told ESPN. Irving will miss his eighth consecutive game on Thursday night in Portland, but he
Bob Cousy #14 of the Boston Celtics. (Photo by Robert Riger/Getty Images) Packers revisionist history shows they could have had Travis Kelce, Cooper Kupp, and more by Aryanna Prasad The first part of a multi-episode series from the Over & Back NBA history podcast looks at each franchise’s Hall of Fame players. The Over &
(Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images) The 2018 NBA Draft brought about a wave of new-age big men and elite offensive creators. Every now and then, we get a batch of rookies with the potential to define a generation. The 2018 NBA Draft provided us with just that. A handful of the league’s most dominant and
7:00 AM ET TIBURON, Calif. — The first thing Klay Thompson does, before any of the boat stuff — untying the docking lines from the bollards, tossing the fenders onto the deck, checking the instruments and gas tank — is turn on the music. Nine times out of 10 he picks Michael Jackson. Lately, though,
James Wiseman’s career is at a crossroads, and Steve Kerr and the Golden State Warriors are making a decision to hopefully jump-start it. On Monday night, Steve Kerr announced that Golden State Warriors center James Wiseman would be sent down to the G-League for an undetermined amount of time. Kerr hinted at 10 days or
Winning streaks for teams like the Indiana Pacers, San Antonio Spurs and Utah Jazz have changed who might be available on the NBA trade market. We entered this NBA season with what seemed like a pretty clear view of which teams might be racing for the bottom of the standings and a chance at presumed
6:34 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. made his season debut in Tuesday night’s 113-102 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. Jackson had surgery in June to repair a stress fracture in his right foot and had yet to play a game this season. He was in the
The Nets believe James Harden’s forced trade to the Philadelphia 76ers was somewhat conspired, which could hurt the Sixers chances of getting Kevin Durant. It stands to reason that Kevin Durant could be moved by the Brooklyn Nets for the right price. Before the season began, Durant requested a trade only to rescind the request
8:00 AM ET Brian Windhorst and a team of ESPN’s Insiders sort out life and the news from in and around the NBA world. Victor Wembanyama carries the date in his mind, a sinister anniversary he apparently has been unable to let go. “That loss, I have thought about it every day since July, 11,
The NBA’s growing popularity has spurred talk of expansion, and while Seattle and Las Vegas are likely the next sites, Mexico City has emerged as a possible contender. The NBA is the hottest ticket in town, at least among ownership groups. The league has seen steady fan and revenue growth over the years, while MLB
The Portland Trail Blazers appeared to have made themselves a championship contender despite relying heavily on two extremely young key pieces. The Portland Trail Blazers went all in on roster changes over the past few months, trying to leverage what time they had left of Damian Lillard’s prime to try and build a contender. So
11:56 AM ET Memphis Grizzlies shooting guard Desmond Bane has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 sprain of his right big toe and will be re-evaluated in two to three weeks, the team announced Tuesday. Bane suffered the injury during the Grizzlies’ win Friday night over the Minnesota Timberwolves and sat out Sunday’s loss to
2:15 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — James Wiseman will go down to the Golden State Warriors‘ G League affiliate, the Santa Cruz Warriors, on Tuesday for an extended period, Warriors coach Steve Kerr said Monday night. Wiseman’s stint could last up to 10 consecutive days, Kerr said. The team informed Wiseman of this
The first two 50-point games of the NBA season came on Sunday but there have been plenty of other big games so far this year. Who had the best? NBA fans were treated to the first 50-point games of the season, just hours apart. First, Darius Garland did everything he could to make up for
8:07 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors are pausing all FTX-related promotional assets, the team told ESPN on Monday. The final FTX promotion will be on the Jordan Poole bobblehead given out at Chase Center on Monday night — an item made several months ago before the cryptocurrency exchange firm
12:53 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — After 76ers superstar Joel Embiid scored 42 points to lead them to a win Saturday night at Wells Fargo Center over the Atlanta Hawks, Embiid declared he was simply doing “whatever it takes” to lead his team to victories. Little did anyone realize what Embiid had in store
1:16 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook spent eight seasons as teammates on the Oklahoma City Thunder — and thousands of hours practicing together through the years — so the pair knows each other’s respective games very well. That’s one of the main reasons Durant had to smile when asked what