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Tim Bontemps, ESPNAug 2, 2023, 05:29 PM ET The Philadelphia 76ers announced veteran center Montrezl Harrell had undergone an MRI that revealed both a torn ACL and a torn medial meniscus in his right knee after swelling following recent workouts. Harrell, 29, averaged 5.6 points and 2.8 rebounds across 57 games for the 76ers last

Associated Press Aug 2, 2023, 01:49 PM ET Collectibles broker Sotheby’s expects Wilt Chamberlain’s 1972 NBA Finals jersey to sell for more than $4 million in an upcoming auction. Sotheby’s calls the jersey Chamberlain wore in the Los Angeles Lakers championship-clinching Game 5 victory over the New York Knicks the most valuable piece of his

Tim Bontemps, ESPNAug 2, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Tuesday saw us take a trip back in time to an alternate universe — 15 of them, in fact — and examine the biggest what-if surrounding each Eastern Conference team over the past five years and how it could have played out. Now we look at the

Jul 31, 2023, 07:35 PM ET Jalen Brunson’s wedding was a Villanova Wildcats reunion, of sorts. Over the weekend, the New York Knicks guard celebrated his wedding to high school sweetheart Ali Marks at the Ritz-Carlton in Chicago. Several of his Knicks teammates were in attendance, including Julius Randle, RJ Barrett, Josh Hart and Donte

Tim Bontemps, ESPNAug 1, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Few things inspire more debate than thinking back on what could have been. That is particularly true when it comes to the NBA, a league chock-full of huge personalities and talents whose movements and moments have shaped its landscape. (Think “The Decision”, when LeBron James famously announced

Associated Press Jul 31, 2023, 07:53 PM ET LOS ANGELES — LA Clippers shooting guard Amir Coffey was arrested early Sunday on a firearms misdemeanor in Hollywood, authorities said. Coffey, 26, was a passenger in a vehicle that police pulled over for speeding shortly before 2 a.m., according to Los Angeles Police Officer Tony Im,

Jul 31, 2023, 07:41 AM ET JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Nigerian-American Bam Adebayo is at the Basketball Without Borders camp in Johannesburg, South Africa, and is using the chance to teach talented teens about the high standards set at the NBA’s Miami Heat. The power forward/center, whose father’s side of his family is Nigerian, is

Jul 27, 2023, 06:38 PM ET Stephen Curry has completed one of the greatest challenges of his life: making it through an episode of “Hot Ones.” On Thursday, the Golden State Warriors guard appeared on the web series, in which guests are interviewed by Sean Evans while eating chicken wings coated in increasingly hot sauces.

Associated Press Jul 29, 2023, 01:59 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Bronny James was seen playing piano in a video posted by his father, LeBron James, on Saturday, four days after the teenager went into cardiac arrest during a basketball workout at the University of Southern California. The 18-year-old plays a brief melody in front

Jamal Collier, ESPNJul 28, 2023, 06:04 PM ET The Milwaukee Bucks re-signed forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo on Friday. Antetokounmpo returns for his fourth season with Milwaukee after playing 37 games last season while shooting a career-low 43.5% from the field. He has appeared in 162 games (11 starts) for the Bucks over the past four seasons,

Tim Bontemps, ESPNJul 28, 2023, 06:47 PM ET In the wake of posturing about Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard‘s desire to play only for the Miami Heat by his agent, Aaron Goodwin, the NBA sent a memo to all 30 teams Friday stating that any player, or his agent, who makes public or private

Associated Press Jul 26, 2023, 08:43 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson, his stepfather and his mother allegedly have failed to pay back $1.8 million of a $2 million loan from a California-based technology company. In a civil lawsuit filed this week in U.S. District Court in New Orleans, Ankr

Andrew Lopez, ESPNJul 27, 2023, 06:28 PM ET New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado will not participate for Puerto Rico in the upcoming FIBA World Cup next month, it was announced Thursday. Puerto Rico released its roster for the World Cup and Alvarado wasn’t listed. The national team said the Pelicans didn’t allow Alvarado to

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterJul 27, 2023, 04:18 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Bronny James, the eldest son of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, was discharged from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Thursday, three days after suffering cardiac arrest. Merije Chukumerije, the consulting cardiologist for

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterJul 27, 2023, 01:42 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. LeBron James said Thursday that “everyone [is] doing great” and the family “will have more to say when we’re ready,” three days after his son Bronny suffered cardiac arrest and was taken

Associated Press Jul 26, 2023, 07:21 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The family of Bronny James, the hospital and the university made no new public comments about his health Wednesday, two days after the 18-year-old son of NBA superstar LeBron James went into cardiac arrest during a basketball practice with his team at the University

Associated Press Jul 26, 2023, 06:08 PM ET Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown wants to win more than championships after inking the richest deal in NBA history. On Wednesday, minutes after he did a ceremonial signing of the contract that will keep him in a Celtics uniform and pay him a record $303.7 million over

Jul 26, 2023, 07:59 AM ET How has the NBA’s landscape changed after the draft and free agency? The big trades of the offseason resulted in Chris Paul landing on the Golden State Warriors, Jordan Poole on the Detroit Pistons and Bradley Beal on the Phoenix Suns. Free agency saw some big additions for the

Jul 24, 2023, 01:41 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kyle Anderson will represent China at the FIBA World Cup, the player said Monday after the Chinese Basketball Association announced the American had obtained Chinese citizenship through naturalization. The 29-year-old forward from New York is the latest elite athlete to gain Chinese nationality through naturalization and

Jul 25, 2023, 10:45 AM ET Bronny James, the eldest son of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, suffered a cardiac arrest Monday and is in stable condition. “Yesterday while practicing Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest,” a James family spokesperson said in a statement. “Medical staff was able to treat Bronny and take him

Marc J. Spears Jul 25, 2023, 11:04 AM ET Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown has agreed to sign the richest deal in NBA history — a five-year, $304 million supermax contract extension, his agent Jason Glushon told ESPN on Tuesday. Brown and Glushon met with Celtics management and ownership Sunday evening in Boston, finalizing the

Jul 24, 2023, 12:57 PM ET Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic will not play for the Serbian national team in the upcoming FIBA World Cup as he rests from Denver’s extended postseason run, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Jokic is coming off a season in which he played 89 total games, including the playoffs, to

Associated Press Jul 24, 2023, 08:39 PM ET URBANA, Ill. — The 2-year-old grandson of Milwaukee Bucks coach Adrian Griffin died Saturday after the child’s father found him unresponsive earlier in the day. Jayce D. Griffin of Urbana, Illinois, was pronounced dead Saturday at 10:40 a.m. at the Carle Foundation Hospital, according to Champaign County

Tim Bontemps, ESPNJul 24, 2023, 08:00 AM ET LAST MONTH, THE Denver Nuggets became the fifth team to win an NBA title in as many seasons. On its face, that is not a remarkable fact. But in NBA history, it is a truly extraordinary one. At only one other point in the league’s existence —

Jul 24, 2023, 12:40 AM ET Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kyle Anderson has obtained Chinese citizenship through naturalization, the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) said on Monday. The 29-year-old forward from New York is the latest elite athlete to gain Chinese nationality through naturalization and the first basketball player to do so. “[Anderson] obtained Chinese nationality this

Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderJul 23, 2023, 05:19 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 The NBA’s board of governors approved the sale of the Charlotte Hornets to a group led by Rick Schnall and Gabe Plotkin, clearing the way to end Michael Jordan’s 13-year run as majority owner, sources

Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderJul 21, 2023, 03:05 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Restricted free agent guard Ayo Dosunmu has agreed to a three-year, $21 million contract to return to the Chicago Bulls, his agent, Mike Lindeman of Excel Sports Management, told ESPN on Friday. Dosunmu, who made

Jul 21, 2023, 09:25 AM ET AS Monaco has signed Kemba Walker, the team announced Friday, as the four-time NBA All-Star makes the leap to play in Europe for the first time. Monaco signed Walker to a one-year contract. Walker, 33, had bounced around the NBA because of significant knee problems he had dealt with

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJul 21, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM EIGHT VIDEO CAMERAS, each shooting 240 frames per second, surrounded one of the three courts at Overtime Elite’s state-of-the-art, 103,000-square-foot facility in Atlanta. Ten of

David Fleming, ESPN Senior WriterJul 21, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and FlemFile columnist for ESPN.com. Has written more than 30 cover stories for SI and ESPN. Author of “Noah’s Rainbow” (a father’s memoir) and “Breaker Boys” (stolen 1925 NFL title). FIVE YEARS INTO her NBA Barbie quest, a