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Associated Press Sep 27, 2024, 01:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Toronto Raptors rookie guard Ja’Kobe Walter won’t be on the court in his first NBA training camp because of a sprained right shoulder, the team said Friday. The Raptors chose the 6-foot-4 Walter with the 19th pick in the first round of

Kendra Andrews, ESPNSep 26, 2024, 06:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — As the Golden State Warriors prepare to travel to Hawaii for training camp, there is a consensus about their group going on the trip: They are a better team than last season. “We feel great about the team in the sense

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterSep 26, 2024, 06:40 PM 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 DENVER — With a blue banner commemorating

Malika Andrews Close Malika Andrews ESPN Staff Writer Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2018 Appears regularly on ESPN Chicago 1000 Tim MacMahon Close Tim MacMahon ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Sep 26, 2024, 06:08 AM ET Open Extended

Mark Fainaru-Wada, ESPN Staff WriterSep 25, 2024, 02:30 PM ET Close Investigative reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit since 2007 Co-author of New York Times best-selling books “League of Denial” and “Game of Shadows” Co-winner, 2004 George Polk Award Open Extended Reactions In a letter to two senators who accused the NBA of “putting

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterSep 25, 2024, 07:30 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick has already started

ESPN News Services Sep 24, 2024, 04:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Memphis Grizzlies will retire guard Tony Allen’s No. 9 jersey on March 15, the team announced Tuesday. Allen’s number will be raised to the FedExForum rafters following a game against the Miami Heat. He is the third Grizzlies player to have his

Kris Rhim, ESPNSep 24, 2024, 08:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INGLEWOOD, Calif. — LA Clippers president Lawrence Frank said Tuesday that the swelling in Kawhi Leonard‘s inflamed right knee had decreased “significantly” but that the team plans to hold him out of drills during training camp. Frank was also noncommittal about Leonard being ready

Tim Bontemps, ESPNSep 24, 2024, 01:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum joked that his coach, Joe Mazzulla, probably sees a chance to motivate him in the disappointments of an overwhelmingly positive year that included an NBA title and a gold medal. Even with the success, Tatum didn’t win

Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterSep 24, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Open Extended Reactions WITH ALL DUE respect to Disneyland, “the happiest place on Earth” for any player or team after an NBA championship win is the hallway inside the arena that

Tim Bontemps, ESPNSep 23, 2024, 12:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Vince Carter’s jersey will be taking flight to the rafters in two arenas this season. Carter, who is going into the Hall of Fame next month, will have his jersey retired by the Toronto Raptors on Nov. 2, when the Raptors face the Atlanta

Tim Bontemps, ESPNSep 23, 2024, 01:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson is going to miss the beginning of the regular season after offseason ankle surgery, league sources confirmed to ESPN, leaving an already thin center spot for New York even thinner entering the regular season. Robinson, who played 31

Kalan Hooks, ESPNSep 20, 2024, 10:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jayson Tatum is still on top of the world after his first NBA championship with the Boston Celtics. Editor’s Picks In celebration of winning the franchise’s 18th title in a five-game series over the Dallas Mavericks, Tatum got some new ink, located just beneath

Field Level Media Sep 20, 2024, 12:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Toronto Raptors forward Bruce Brown underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and will be re-evaluated in three weeks, the team announced Friday. The procedure was performed by Dr. Riley Williams on Thursday in New York. Brown, 28, split last season between the

Associated Press Sep 21, 2024, 06:53 PM ET PHOENIX — Al McCoy, who was the radio voice of the Phoenix Suns for more than a half-century, has died. He was 91. The team made the announcement on Saturday and released a statement from his family. No cause of death was disclosed. McCoy was the longest-tenured

Field Level Media Sep 20, 2024, 11:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Atlanta Hawks signed free agent guard Kevon Harris and forward Joey Hauser, the team announced Friday. Both players reportedly will play under one-year, minimum-salary contracts. Harris, 27, played in 36 games for the Orlando Magic over the past two seasons on a

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterSep 20, 2024, 06:07 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 The Houston Rockets reached terms on a buyout with forward AJ Griffin, as the former first-round draft pick plans to step away

Tim Bontemps, ESPNSep 20, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers have agreed to a three-year, $192.9 million maximum contract extension that guarantees the former MVP a total of $299.5 million through the 2028-29 season, sources told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne. Embiid announced that he and the team had agreed

NBA Insiders Sep 20, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We’re in the final weeks of the NBA offseason before teams convene for training camp ahead of the Oct. 22 opening date for the 2024-25 season. Several All-Stars and key players will be looking to bounce back after seeing their 2023-24 campaigns mitigated because

Myron Medcalf, ESPN Staff WriterSep 19, 2024, 07:09 PM ET Close Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Open Extended Reactions Kiyan Anthony knows better than most about his father’s legacy at Syracuse, which is one of the finalists for the No. 36 prospect and four-star recruit in the

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterSep 18, 2024, 10:58 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. A judge on Tuesday dismissed a federal lawsuit filed by

Jamal Collier, ESPNSep 19, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A few days after the official start of NBA free agency this summer, Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers flew from his Los Angeles-area home to Miami for a recruiting visit. After the initial flurry of signings around the league were complete, Rivers was surprised

Associated Press Sep 18, 2024, 03:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — The 76ers have a new teammate in their bid to build a new $1.3 billion arena downtown. Mayor Cherelle Parker announced Wednesday that she has forged a deal with team owners to keep the NBA franchise in town and will send it

Sep 18, 2024, 10:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ESPN senior NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski has agreed to become the general manager of the men’s basketball program at St. Bonaventure, he told ESPN. Wojnarowski is a St. Bonaventure alumnus and has a strong relationship with the program, including as a fundraiser for the school’s collective

Multiple Contributors Sep 18, 2024, 08:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With the NBA poised this season to consider expansion — perhaps adding at least one franchise in the next two to three years, as we laid out in Tuesday’s FAQ — let’s consider how any new team(s) would be built. The NBA is a

Anthony Gharib, ESPNSep 17, 2024, 11:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tyrese Haliburton loves working up a crowd and it was no different on Tuesday at WWE’s NXT show in Orlando. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The Indiana Pacers guard played a part in helping set up the NXT Championship Match between Ethan Page and Trick

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterSep 17, 2024, 12:39 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 Center Boban Marjanovic has reached an agreement with the EuroLeague team Fenerbahce after spending the past nine seasons in the NBA, sources

Multiple Contributors Sep 17, 2024, 08:02 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In December 2020, with no fans in arenas and lines of credit and loans to owners growing, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league was taking a fresh look at the idea of expanding after nearly two decades. In the three-plus years since he

Sep 16, 2024, 02:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Knicks have signed veteran forward Marcus Morris and guard Landry Shamet to Exhibit 9 deals, the team announced over the weekend. The contracts serve as a training camp invite, giving Morris and Shamet a chance to make the final roster. Their deals are

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterSep 16, 2024, 04:42 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Lakers signed free agent center Christian Koloko to a two-way