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Tim Bontemps, ESPNOct 8, 2024, 02:09 PM ET The Toronto Raptors announced Tuesday that RJ Barrett will miss the rest of the preseason, at a minimum, with a right acromioclavicular joint sprain that he suffered in Sunday’s 125-98 preseason victory over the Washington Wizards. Toronto said Barrett’s status would be updated after the preseason. The

Michael C. Wright, ESPN Staff WriterOct 8, 2024, 10:12 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama and new addition Chris Paul will make their preseason debuts for the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday against the

Tim Bontemps, ESPNOct 8, 2024, 12:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The annual NBA.com survey of all 30 of the league’s general managers has overwhelmingly tapped the Boston Celtics as its pick to repeat as NBA champions. The survey, conducted at the start of each season and polling all 30 front offices across The Association,

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterOct 8, 2024, 08:00 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 RICH PAUL WAS sitting on a couch

Oct 7, 2024, 10:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Orlando Magic center Wendell Carter Jr. has agreed to a three-year, $59 million contract extension, his agent, Mike Miller of LIFT Sports Management, told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Monday night. Carter is now under contract with the Magic through the 2028-29 season for a combined $82

Associated Press Oct 6, 2024, 08:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jalen Brunson thought twice about going 1-on-2 in transition, instead dribbled back outside and flipped the ball behind him to Karl-Anthony Towns, who made a 3-pointer with a defender in his face. It’s the type of two-man game the Knicks are

Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterOct 6, 2024, 11:02 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Open Extended Reactions PALM DESERT, Calif.– LeBron James and his son Bronny James made history Sunday night as the first father and son to play together in an NBA game in

NBA Insiders Oct 7, 2024, 12:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Lakers lost to Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night, but history was made anyway in Palm Springs, California. At the 12:00 mark of the second quarter, LeBron James and Bronny James shared the court together, marking the first

Oct 6, 2024, 03:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The LA Clippers and P.J. Tucker mutually agreed that the veteran won’t be with the team for the time being while they work to find him a different situation. “P.J. is a pro who has achieved a lot in his career and there’s more he wants

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterOct 5, 2024, 11:07 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

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterOct 4, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak attended his first NBA game as a teenager in Boston, going to see his beloved Los Angeles Lakers play their bitter rivals

Chris Herring, ESPN Senior WriterOct 4, 2024, 09:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Patrick Ewing, the New York Knicks‘ all-time leading scorer, has rejoined the franchise as an ambassador to assist both basketball and business operations, the team announced Friday. Ewing will work directly with Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau and the team’s front office in

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 5, 2024, 02:53 AM 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 PALM DESERT, Calif. — It might have come directly following his turnover and

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterOct 4, 2024, 06:00 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books A Georgia businessman was convicted Friday on five counts by a federal jury in Manhattan of defrauding former NBA players Dwight Howard and Chandler Parsons of a combined $8

Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterOct 4, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Open Extended Reactions AT EXACTLY 1:23 p.m. Tuesday, a full seven minutes ahead of his carefully planned schedule, JJ Redick paused for a moment to collect his thoughts. The question in

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 3, 2024, 05:16 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. — JJ Redick said he will play his stars, LeBron

Chris Herring, ESPN Senior WriterOct 3, 2024, 03:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLESTON, S.C. — Karl-Anthony Towns says his initial reaction was shock upon learning he had been traded from Minnesota, his NBA home for nine years, to New York. Still, the four-time All-Star was all smiles Thursday during his first full day with

Jamal Collier, ESPNOct 3, 2024, 12:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Julius Randle said he was shocked when he learned last weekend that the New York Knicks traded him to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Randle had become an All-Star in his five seasons with the Knicks, and although he missed New York’s playoff run

Chris Herring, ESPN Senior WriterOct 2, 2024, 05:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLESTON, S.C. — Karl-Anthony Towns bid farewell to the Timberwolves organization and Minnesota area in a social media post Wednesday, minutes after his trade to the New York Knicks became official and paved the way for him to join his new teammates

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 2, 2024, 06:53 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. — Following the first day of Los Angeles Lakers training

Field Level Media Oct 1, 2024, 03:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After missing the past two seasons with a serious knee injury, Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball is hoping to be in uniform on opening night. Ball, 26, last played in a game for Chicago on Jan. 14, 2022. Multiple procedures on his left

Kendra Andrews, ESPNOct 2, 2024, 12:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAIE, Hawai’i — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr has a very open-ended question he is hoping to answer throughout training camp: Who is going to be in his starting lineup? There is an obvious opening at the shooting guard position — a job

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 1, 2024, 07:13 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. — Before the Los Angeles Lakers opened training camp for

NBA Insiders Oct 1, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s the start of October and NBA training camps are in full swing with the start of the 2024-25 season three weeks away. Both conferences had a busy offseason with a few superstar shuffles and head-coaching changes that will shake up the landscape of

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterSep 30, 2024, 08:28 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. — For a team that needed a second-half surge just

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterSep 30, 2024, 08:00 AM 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 TWO WEEKS BEFORE the start of training camp, JJ Redick sat in a

ESPN News Services Sep 30, 2024, 10:55 AM ET Dikembe Mutombo, the Hall of Fame, finger-wagging center who spent much of post-basketball career as an ambassador for the sport, has died of brain cancer at the age of 58, the NBA announced Monday. “Dikembe Mutombo was simply larger than life,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said

Tim Bontemps, ESPNSep 27, 2024, 04:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell will miss the start of the upcoming season as he continues to recover from offseason surgery to repair a stress fracture in his right foot, the team said Friday. Vassell is participating in non-basketball activities, but his status

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterSep 27, 2024, 07:29 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

Associated Press Sep 28, 2024, 09:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid could go back to school and write a pretty heady report on how he spent his summer vacation. Embiid won Olympic gold for Team USA. He signed a contract extension with Philadelphia that will pay him more than $64 million