Associated Press Mar 5, 2024, 10:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Hornets officially announced the hiring of Jeff Peterson as executive vice president of basketball operations on Tuesday. Peterson, who had been serving as the Brooklyn Nets‘ assistant general manager, replaces longtime NBA executive Mitch Kupchak, who is moving into
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ESPN News Services Mar 5, 2024, 12:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards was forced to come off the bench in Monday night’s 119-114 win over the Portland Trail Blazers because he missed the opening tipoff. Nickeil Alexander-Walker replaced him on the court, and the Wolves were awarded a delay of
Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMar 4, 2024, 06:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LA Clippers guard Russell Westbrook — one of the NBA’s top sixth men — underwent surgery on his fractured left hand on Monday, and there’s hope he’ll return before the start of the Western Conference playoffs in April, sources told ESPN. Westbrook fractured his
ESPN News Services Mar 3, 2024, 07:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Knicks All-Star guard Jalen Brunson had to be helped off the floor Sunday because of a left knee injury — a potentially devastating setback for New York — in the first minute of a 107-98 win over the Cavaliers. However, Knicks
ESPN News Services Mar 4, 2024, 01:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Jusuf Nurkic broke the Suns‘ franchise record with 31 rebounds, the most in an NBA game in 14 years, but he didn’t want to talk much about the feat after a 118-110 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night.
ESPN News Services Mar 3, 2024, 07:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Jaylen Brown scored 29 points, Jayson Tatum had 27 on his 26th birthday, and the NBA-best Boston Celtics posted their third-largest winning margin in franchise history, drubbing the weary Golden State Warriors 140-88 on Sunday. Payton Pritchard added 19 points for
ESPN News Services Mar 3, 2024, 01:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Devin Booker sprained his right ankle on Saturday night during the Phoenix Suns‘ 118-109 loss to the Houston Rockets. Suns coach Frank Vogel said X-rays were negative on Booker’s ankle, and he didn’t immediately rule the All-Star out of Sunday’s home
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMar 2, 2024, 09:36 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 LOS ANGELES — LeBron James continues to extend his career to uncharted territory,
Mar 2, 2024, 07:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Shake Milton is planning to sign with the New York Knicks upon clearing waivers, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Saturday. Milton agreed to a contract buyout with Detroit and will be eligible for the Knicks’ playoff roster. Editor’s Picks The Knicks have dealt with a
6.23.2003 Drafted No. 1 overall by Cleveland Cavaliers 10.29.2003 at Kings Baseline midrange jumper over Brad Miller for first NBA basket 8:57 left in first quarter Career point total: 2 Everything was ready. The players were on the court, the referees had the ball, and the fans were in their seats. But the start of
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterMar 2, 2024, 12:15 AM 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 Mar 1, 2024, 04:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Scot Pollard had grown so accustomed to his weak and failing heart that he didn’t realize how close he was to dying. “Oh, boy. That thing was a wreck,” the former NBA player and “Survivor” contestant told The Associated Press on Friday, a day
Tim Bontemps, ESPNMar 1, 2024, 12:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK – After the New York Knicks finished off an injury-filled February with a 4-8 record with a 110-99 loss to the Golden State Warriors Thursday night at Madison Square Garden, Knicks forward Josh Hart said the he and his teammates are doing
Andrew Lopez, ESPNMar 1, 2024, 12:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — In front of their home fans for the first time in 26 days, the San Antonio Spurs and rookie Victor Wembanyama put on quite the show. After giving up a 12-point third-quarter lead and falling behind in the fourth, the Spurs
Kendra Andrews, ESPNFeb 29, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions WHEN THE Golden State Warriors celebrated inside the home locker room following Stephen Curry‘s latest heroics, Klay Thompson sat alone at his locker with a towel draped over his head. It was Feb. 10, and Curry had just hit a last-second, game-winning 3-pointer to
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 29, 2024, 03:33 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 LOS ANGELES — LeBron James authored a 21-point fourth-quarter comeback by the Lakers
ESPN News Services Feb 28, 2024, 10:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Luka Doncic had 30 points, 16 assists and 11 rebounds on his 25th birthday for his 11th triple-double of the season and the Dallas Mavericks beat the host Toronto Raptors 136-125 on Wednesday night. Doncic, the NBA’s leading scorer, is the first player
Feb 28, 2024, 08:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Lakers vs. LA Clippers might not be the NBA’s most storied rivalry, but there is always buzz whenever these two teams meet in downtown L.A. That’s partly due to the teams having shared a home arena since the 1999-2000 season. Whether you call it
Feb 28, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With less than two months left in the 2023-24 NBA regular season and coming out of All-Star Weekend, teams are zeroing in on their playoff aspirations. And the stakes are rising each night. The postseason race in the Eastern Conference is heating up, with the Cleveland
ESPN News Services Feb 27, 2024, 10:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Max Strus drilled a 59-footer as time expired, his fifth made 3-pointer in the final four minutes, to give the Cleveland Cavaliers a wild 121-119 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night. After the Mavericks took the lead on P.J.
Tim Bontemps Kevin Pelton Close Kevin Pelton ESPN Senior Writer Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system Feb 27, 2024, 08:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions THE NBA IS in the middle of an offensive explosion. Scoring averages this season are the highest since
ESPN News Services Feb 26, 2024, 11:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Toronto Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic promised his players a tasty reward when they finally strung together a three-game winning streak. Now it’s time to pay up. With All-Star Scottie Barnes logging his fourth triple-double of the season and RJ Barrett scoring 24 points
Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 26, 2024, 11:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — After the New York Knicks escaped with a 113-111 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Monday night — in large part because of an obvious missed call with 8.5 seconds left when Knicks guard Donte DiVincenzo plowed into Pistons forward Ausar
Kendra Andrews, ESPNFeb 26, 2024, 02:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Golden State Warriors guard Chris Paul is slated to return to game action Tuesday when the Warriors face the Wizards in Washington. Paul has not played since Jan. 5 after fracturing his left hand. He had surgery to repair the fracture. The 19-year-veteran suffered
Open Extended Reactions Only a few months after Steve Ballmer purchased the LA Clippers in 2014, he and his staff began reconsidering everything about the franchise: where it should play, what its logo should look like, what colors it should use, even the name “Clippers” itself. They hired outside consultants to craft fan surveys asking
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 25, 2024, 10:11 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 PHOENIX — All LeBron James could do was laugh Sunday when asked about
Andrew Lopez, ESPNFeb 25, 2024, 02:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler is among five players suspended without pay for their roles in Friday night’s on-court altercation with the New Orleans Pelicans. Butler and Pelicans forward Naji Marshall were suspended one game for “instigating and engaging in” an on-court altercation, the
Jamal Collier, ESPNFeb 25, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions AS DOC RIVERS sat on the sidelines at Ball Arena in Denver on Jan. 29, watching the Milwaukee Bucks up close for the first time as their new coach, he had an idea for a playcall. In the two days since he was formally
Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 25, 2024, 12:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — After the Boston Celtics claimed their season-best eighth straight victory Saturday night, defeating the New York Knicks 116-102 at Madison Square Garden, Boston now has an eight-game cushion over the second-place Cleveland Cavaliers atop the Eastern Conference. That is a bigger
Feb 23, 2024, 10:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — Miami‘s Jimmy Butler was among four players ejected after a scuffle early in the fourth quarter in the Heat’s 106-95 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night. Heat reserve Thomas Bryant and two Pelicans — Jose Alvarado and Naji Marshall —
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