Dwight Howard wasn’t included on the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. How did being left off the list impact him? At one point in his career, Dwight Howard was a force to be reckoned with. Now, at 36-years-old, he’s more of a role player for the Los Angeles Lakers. When considering his career, the folks who
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Boston Celtics legend Kevin Garnett reveals in a GQ interview that he was close to joining the Los Angeles Lakers instead of the Celtics. Late last year, Sports Illustrated NBA reporter Michael Pina traveled to Minnesota to spend 48 hours gathering Kevin Garnett’s incredible story for GQ Magazine. Garnett, who spent 21 seasons in the
12:40 AM ET NEW ORLEANS — When he got off to a slow scoring start this season, James Harden said his body and conditioning weren’t yet ready to score 30 and 40 points. It took him 13 games but Harden cracked 30 points for the first time this season, and nearly hit 40. The Brooklyn
Russell Westbrook has been a let-down for the Los Angeles Lakers, prompting the question of who would have been better than him for the team. Back in August, newly-acquired Lakers point guard Russell Westbrook was ranked at the No. 10 point guard in the NBA. “Russ is ranked too low,” FS1 analyst Shannon Sharpe said
Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George needed to cool himself down after hitting a three-pointer against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Los Angeles Clippers just earned their second win of the season this past Monday against the Oklahoma City Thunder, thanks to a 32-point performance by Paul George. On Wednesday night, George was showing off his
2:52 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis unloaded on the Lakers after Friday night’s 107-83 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves that was largely determined by a third quarter in which his team was outscored 40-12. “We sucked,” Davis said when asked about the third. “No defense. Can’t score. That’s not just this third quarter,
The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. Evan Mobley’s incredibly advanced defense has gotten plenty of attention in the early part of this season, including a detailed breakdown from Ben Ladner in last week’s installment of
Myles Turner, Indiana Pacers, Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz. (Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Swinger-USA TODAY Sports) ONE: NEXTGEN II official live results and highlights by Amy Kaplan Tensions were high in Salt Lake City on Thursday night, as Indiana Pacers big man Myles Turner and Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert got into a backcourt kerfuffle in the final minutes of
8:07 PM ET The NBA’s probe into possible pre-free agency tampering centered on the sign-and-trade acquisitions of Chicago’s Lonzo Ball and Miami’s Kyle Lowry appears to have reached the advanced stages, sources told ESPN on Friday. The NBA has conducted numerous interviews with team executives and player agents and have gathered electronic messaging of front
Nov 10, 2021; Memphis, Tennessee, USA; Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges (0) dribbles as Memphis Grizzles guard Dillon Brooks (24) defends during the first half at FedExForum. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports Twitter has a meltdown when Jorge Masvidal pulls out of Leon Edwards fight by Curtis Calhoun Hornets play-by-play announcer Eric Collins went
Jalen Green and Cade Cunningham, the top two picks from this past year’s draft, faced off in the Rockets-Pistons matchup and Green got the upper hand, at least on one play. The Houston Rockets playing host to the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night represented the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, Detroit’s Cade
John Wall, Houston Rockets. (Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports) ONE Championship’s Dovydas Rimkus has the best hair in all of combat sports by Amy Kaplan There is a chance point guard John Wall does not play a second during the 2021-22 NBA season, whether that be for the Houston Rockets or for anyone, for
2:58 PM ET Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — Trail Blazers president and CEO Chris McGowan has decided to step down after nine years in the position. Dewayne Hankins, chief commercial officer and executive vice president, will take over as the team’s new president of business operations. McGowan’s resignation is effective on Nov. 26. He released
The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. Tom Thibodeau is fed up. Trailing by 16 points against the Milwaukee Bucks Wednesday night, he benched his starters for the entire fourth quarter. After the game, he was
Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr spoke on how coaching Stephen Curry forced him to retrain the way he thought about basketball. When Stephen Curry went toe-to-toe with Atlanta Hawks’ Trae Young, Curry felt he had something to prove against the point guard one decade his junior. While the two kept it close during the
Andrew Wiggins, Golden State Warriors. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports Davante Adams promises Packers would use Odell Beckham Jr. right by Aryanna Prasad Warriors wing Andrew Wiggins faced off against his former team, the Timberwolves, and put his old teammate Karl-Anthony Towns on a poster with a huge dunk. The Golden State Warriors have
1:54 AM ET ESPN News Services SALT LAKE CITY — Four players were ejected after Rudy Gobert and Myles Turner got into a scuffle late in the Indiana Pacers‘ 111-110 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night. The tussle began after Gobert appeared to pull Turner down to the ground with him after Turner
LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 17: LeBron James (L) and Odell Beckham Jr. attend as Remy Martin presents Beats Party on February 17, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for Remy Martin) Rams Roster: Rams wide receivers depth chart after signing Odell Beckham Jr. by Byron Smith When news broke that
2:44 PM ET Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic tested positive for COVID-19 and entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols on Thursday, sources told ESPN. The Bulls listed Vucevic in the protocols, but the positive test means the two-time All-Star selection will be sidelined for 10 days or until he has two negative PCR tests
The NBA has long been one of clear eras where certain players make more sense than others. Which NBA players were just born at the wrong time? It happens all the time. A sport we love seems to change its philosophies, and we think about the players from the past who would have excelled. Baseball
The brothers of Denver Nuggets player Nikola Jokic and Miami Heat player Markieff Morris took the fight to Twitter and challenged one another publicly. “Brotherly love” often denotes the kind, loyal camaraderie between two siblings. In the Jokic Brothers’ case, brotherly love is about sticking up for your brother’s reputation and bringing the fight to
Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic has been suspended for one game due to an unsportsmanlike hit that injured Miami Heat center Markieff Morris. Markieff Morris has been suffering long after Nikola Jokic decked him during a Monday night game between the Nuggets and the Heat. Now, it appears that Jokic will suffer too, as the
8:00 AM ET NBA Insiders The NBA season is — almost — a month old. What standouts are here to stay? The Eastern Conference standings is full of early-season surprises, including impressive starts from the Chicago Bulls, Washington Wizards and Cleveland Cavaliers. Meanwhile, the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks are dealing with injuries as they work
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has added a new trick to his bag this season, and the Hawks’ offense has struggled to get off the ground. Much of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s career has unfolded in relative obscurity, but the absence of a spotlight has done nothing to stall his growth as a player. The 23-year-old made steady, substantive improvement
12:23 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN NEW ORLEANS — Throughout the New Orleans Pelicans‘ much maligned start to the 2021-22 season, coach Willie Green has tried to stay positive about the direction in which his team is headed. But after a 108-100 loss to Oklahoma City on Tuesday night in which his team picked up five
The Houston Rockets canceled a planned “Travis Scott Night” and instead will hold a moment of silence for Astroworld Festival victims. The Houston Rockets have been on the road for more than a week, playing their last home game on Thursday, Oct. 28. Of their five games on the road during that stretch, the 1-9
MRI scans confirm that Cleveland Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton suffered a meniscus tear during their 126-109 win over the New York Knicks. A Nov. 7 win over the New York Knicks have propelled the Cleveland Cavaliers to sixth in the Eastern Conference as they ride a four-game win streak. Unfortunately, Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton will
3:52 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra had no interest in rehashing Monday’s on-court incident involving his team and the Denver Nuggets, or the subsequent penalties handed down by the NBA on Tuesday. “I’m done talking about it,” Spoelstra said Wednesday after his team’s shootaround in advance of Miami’s game against
In a chat with Kevin Durant and Eddie Gonzales, Charles Barkley addressed how social media has an impact on the NBA and its players. In a new interview, Charles Barkley sat down with Kevin Durant and Eddie Gonzales to discuss the ways social media can impact NBA players. Barkley chatted with Durant and Gonzales on
Photo credit should read VINCENT LAFORET/AFP via Getty Images Tigers acquire former Gold Glove catcher in trade with Reds by Ethan Lee Yankees: Does Tucker Barnhart trade mean Gary Sanchez is staying? by Ethan Lee Scottie Pippen didn’t hold back in his new book letting the world know just how upset he was with Michael