1:55 PM ET Luca Vildoza, an Argentinian guard with Baskonia of the Spanish ACB League, has agreed in principle to a four-year, $13.6 million deal with the New York Knicks, his agent, Alex Saratsis of Octagon Sports, told ESPN. Vildoza, one of the premier playmakers in Europe, will fly to New York once he clears
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Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports The Whiteboard: How are teams trying to stop Zion Williamson? by Ian Levy He’s operating off the radar on a bad team, but Saddiq Bey is making NBA rookie history as a 3-point shooter. In a battle of the teams with the two worst records in the Eastern Conference, the Detroit
6:48 PM ET Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets each have been fined $35,000 for violating the NBA’s media access rules, the league announced on Wednesday. “The fines result from Irving’s repeated refusal to participate in postgame media availability,” the league said in a statement. The NBA requires that healthy players be made available upon
In this week’s NBA Power Rankings looks at the peaking Milwaukee Bucks, the Michael Porter Jr. show, Russell Westbrook’s triple-doubles and more. Our new look NBA Power Rankings are back, a non-traditional structure for a non-traditional era of professional basketball. The world is no longer just about wins and losses and teams are no longer
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. Nikola Jokic is in the midst of a remarkable, MVP-worthy season. His numbers have been impeccable and he’s even helped keep the Denver Nuggets afloat since Jamal Murray went
Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images Terry Bradshaw calls Aaron Rodgers ‘weak’ and wants Packers to let him retire by Braulio Perez Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic doesn’t care whatsoever if he faces the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the playoffs this spring. Later this year, a postseason matchup between the Denver Nuggets
7:00 AM ET DURING OCCASIONAL SCROLLS through his Twitter mentions, Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles saw enough references to a particular stat to pique his curiosity. “I honestly Googled it one time to try to figure out what they’re talking about, and I had f—ing no idea still after reading it,” Ingles says. “I didn’t
Michigan basketball star forward Franz Wagner is leaving school to enter the NBA Draft where he projects to be a lottery pick. Franz Wagner has declared for the 2021 NBA Draft and will hire an agent, ending his time with the Michigan basketball program. Wagner, a sophomore, was one of the best players on the
Since starting the season at a miserable 17-32 mark, the Washington Wizards have won 12 of their last 14 games. The unlikely run gave the team a shot at the postseason that would’ve seemed laughable just mere weeks ago. Now, the team is on the verge of making the play-in tournament. Let’s take a look
NBA stars Tobias Harris and Boban Marjanovic opened up on a wide range of different topics with FanSided’s Mark Carman during a recent interview. Get Philadelphia 76ers sharpshooter Tobias Harris and Dallas Mavericks big man Boban Marjanovic in front of the camera together and you better believe they’ll both be nothing short of entertaining. The
The Dallas Mavericks dominated the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday, using a 28-0 run to really make things worse for Steve Kerr‘s men. On Tuesday night, the Dallas Mavericks really took it to the Golden State Warriors, earning a surprisingly big 133-103 victory. A 30-point win for the Mavs over the Warriors? You better believe
12:39 AM ET The New Orleans Pelicans finally found a way to slow down Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry — all they needed was a lighting failure inside Smoothie King Center on Tuesday night. With 3:58 remaining in the third quarter and the Warriors leading 77-71, Curry set up for another 3-pointer when
Lonzo Ball, New Orleans Pelicans. (Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports) Tyrese Haliburton gets good news on injured knee, but likely done for season by Steven Kubitza New Orleans Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball was not going to have a bad time vs. the Golden State Warriors again. After only scoring seven points in the New Orleans Pelicans‘ home loss to
DETROIT, MICHIGAN – APRIL 19: Kevin Love #0 of the Cleveland Cavaliers reacts during the fourth quarter of the NBA game against the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesars Arena on April 19, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting
He will surely be elsewhere in short order, but Kevin Love has professed his desire to play for the Portland Trail Blazers. As the Cleveland Cavaliers moved away from their title-contending teams in the second LeBron James era, Kevin Love has not been a fit. An expensive veteran has to be a leader on a
10:48 PM ET Amid a year of difficulties with players and staff, Indiana Pacers coach Nate Bjorkgren’s future with the franchise is uncertain as the regular season nears an end, sources tell ESPN. Bjorkgren has significant work to do with his relationships among players throughout the team and with some members of the organization, but
The Sacramento Kings have never really had high expectations entering a season. The last time the Kings were in the playoffs, Rick Adelman guided them to 44 wins during the 2005-06 season. That team was led by Mike Bibby, Brad Miller, Peja Stojakovic and Metta World Peace. The face of the franchise now is De’Aaron
4:13 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is expected to miss back-to-back games against the LA Clippers and Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday and Friday to rest his injured right ankle, sources told ESPN. It is possible James could miss more games, sources said, as he works through discomfort in a right ankle
Knicks forward Julius Randle is having a good enough season to get MVP chants in New York, The chants followed him to Houston. Don’t look now, but the Knicks might actually be a playoff threat in 2021. They’ve won 11 of their last 12 games with Julius Randle setting the pace on their blistering finish
Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball did his best Michael Jordan impression by switching hands in mid-air on a ridiculous layup against the Miami Heat. LaMelo Ball was touted as the next great basketball star when he was in high school. He’s living up to all the hype in his first year in the NBA. The
12:42 AM ET Stephen Curry has set the bar so high for himself that nobody seems surprised anymore when he puts up eye-popping numbers on a nightly basis. The latest example came Monday night during a 123-104 win over the New Orleans Pelicans, as the Golden State Warriors star guard poured in 41 points. The
Since starting the season at a miserable 17-32 mark, the Washington Wizards have won 12 of their last 14 games. The unlikely run gave the team a shot at the postseason that would’ve seemed laughable just mere weeks ago. Now, the team is on the verge of making the play-in tournament. Let’s take a look
Nets forward Kevin Durant. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports 3 moves Seahawks need to make during NFL Draft to hold off the Rams by Matt Verderame NBA fans think they found Kevin Durant’s burner account liking tweets saying he’s better than Stephen Curry and the evidence is damaging. Kevin Durant is one of the
A decade ago, Kevin Durant unleashed beast mode and gave local New Yorkers a highlight reel for the ages at the “mecca” of basketball, Rucker Park. Maybe Kevin Durant was meant to be in New York from the beginning. During the 2011 NBA lockout, the current Brooklyn Nets star toured different parks in New York to shoot
10:34 PM ET ESPN News Services WASHINGTON — Russell Westbrook became the only player with multiple 20-assist, 20-rebound games in NBA history — Wilt Chamberlain is the only other player with one — and the surging Washington Wizards moved closer to Indiana in the Eastern Conference playoff standings by beating the Pacers 154-141 on Monday
Daryl Morey, Philadelphia 76ers. (Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports) LeBron James still doesn’t sound sure about his injured ankle in postgame update by John Buhler Daryl Morey and LeBron James see the NBA’s play-in tournament differently. After Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James recently ripped the upcoming play-in tournament to shreds, Philadelphia 76ers president
DALLAS, TEXAS – MAY 02: Tyrese Haliburton #0 of the Sacramento Kings leave the court against the Dallas Mavericks in the third quarter at American Airlines Center on May 02, 2021 in Dallas, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the
NASHVILLE, TN – MARCH 11: Terrence Clarke #5 of the Kentucky Wildcats handles the ball against Iverson Molinar #1 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs during the first half of their second round game in the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament at Bridgestone Arena on March 11, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) Floyd
Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum played like a man possessed as he dropped 60 points to lead one of the biggest comebacks in NBA history against the Spurs. Jayson Tatum delivered the Boston Celtics‘ scoring performance of the century on Friday night. The forward matched Larry Bird for the most points in a single game for
7:00 AM ET Andrew Lopez Ohm Youngmisuk Close 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