LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 08: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts after defeating the Chicago Bulls 117-115 in a game at Staples Center on January 08, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to
According to a report from Sportsnet, Serge Ibaka left the Toronto Raptors because he was unhappy that the team wanted to keep playing him behind Marc Gasol. After seemingly going through a decline a few years ago, Serge Ibaka has seen a resurgent in the past two seasons playing on the Toronto Raptors. Due to his
7:11 PM ET As coronavirus-infected players, contact tracing quarantines and ancillary injuries thin rosters of available players, the NBA has no plans to pause the season, a league spokesman told ESPN. “We anticipated that there would be game postponements this season and planned the schedule accordingly,” NBA spokesman Mike Bass told ESPN in a statement.
Regrettably, this piece came out a little bit later than usual. Usually, Basketball Insiders tries to get this out around the time the season begins, but it’s only been two weeks, give or take, so it still feels appropriate. Better late than never, right? Well… the jury’s still out in this case. Naturally, this begins
Spurs immortal Tim Duncan almost ended up with the Boston Celtics in the 1997 Draft. Gregg Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs were the beneficiaries of some ungodly luck when they ended up with the No. 1 pick in the 1997 NBA Draft, giving them the privilege of selecting Tim Duncan over the Celtics despite
The late Kobe Bryant makes a cameo in Netflix’s new Tony Parker documentary. Hearing Kobe Bryant talk about Michael Jordan in the epic 10-part documentary series, The Last Dance, was an emotional treat for NBA fans last summer. It appears as though fans of the Black Mamba will get another precious sound bite from the late Los Angeles
10:06 PM ET ESPN News Services CHARLOTTE, N.C. — LaMelo Ball became the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Atlanta Hawks 113-105 on Saturday night for their third straight win. Ball, 19, replaced Markelle Fultz as the youngest
The NBA’s COVID-19 situation is rapidly spiraling out of control now. The NBA failed its first test of playing during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic with Seth Curry and the Philadelphia 76ers. It seems as though matters are only getting worse. Since the Sixers guard was forced to isolate from his teammates due to a positive
10:05 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Before the NBA season started last month, commissioner Adam Silver was asked on a conference call with reporters what it would take for the league to shut itself down again, like it did in March due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “I think we are prepared for isolated cases,” Silver
Regrettably, this piece came out a little bit later than usual. Usually, Basketball Insiders tries to get this out around the time the season begins, but it’s only been two weeks, give or take, so it still feels appropriate. Better late than never, right? Well… the jury’s still out in this case. Naturally, this begins
Per a report, Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard has pushed for the organization to try and trade for Draymond Green. For years now, Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard has solidified himself as one of the best shooters in the game. Night in and night out, Lillard shoot lights out and drills buckets from
12:12 PM ET As the Philadelphia 76ers prepared to take on the Denver Nuggets Saturday afternoon with seven healthy players, coach Doc Rivers said he believed the NBA should have postponed the game. “I don’t think we should [play], but it’s not for me to express that,” Rivers said, when asked whether he believed the
Seattle is obviously mentioned when talk of NBA expansion surfaces, and the city’s mayor has fresh optimism about landing a team. Last month, NBA commissioner Adam Silver suggested the COVID-19 pandemic has allowed him time to more strongly consider expansion for the league. While it may not be happening especially soon, Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan
2:51 AM ET After the LA Clippers blew a 22-point lead in just over five minutes to suffer another second-half collapse, Kawhi Leonard said the Clippers “just have to change.” The Clippers led 85-63 with 3:15 remaining in the third quarter, only to drop a stinging 115-105 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Friday
Regrettably, this piece came out a little bit later than usual. Usually, Basketball Insiders tries to get this out around the time the season begins, but it’s only been two weeks, give or take, so it still feels appropriate. Better late than never, right? Well… the jury’s still out in this case. Naturally, this begins
The Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets may be at risk of a potential COVID-19 outbreak. The NBA has been mostly successful with containing a COVID-19 outbreak a few weeks into the 2020-21 season. Now the league faces its first big test in preventing one, and it’s already looking like it’s failed that test. According to
Dwight Howard’s attempt at a eurostep as the 76ers battled the Nets had players and fans on Twitter flummoxed by the lack of a traveling call. Dwight Howard learned something from Lebron James during his time with the Los Angeles Lakers: The art of the eurostep travel and how to get away with it. On
3:15 AM ET Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry scored 38 points in a 115-105 win over the LA Clippers on Friday night, bringing his team all the way back from a 22-point second half deficit while reminding the rest of the basketball world just how much more fun the game can be when
Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports First Week Finals separates the NBA’s contenders from the pretenders after the first week of every month of the season. Yes, technically it is not the first week after the first month of the 2020-21 NBA campaign, but it’s never too early to jump into the predictive time machine to see
Markelle Fultz suffered an ugly knee injury Wednesday night. Markelle Fultz was in the midst of a promising breakout year for the Orlando Magic. Through the first seven games of the 2020-21 season, he was averaging a career-high 14.3 points, 6.1 assists and 3.6 rebounds per game. While he was only shooting 39.6 percent from
An ACL tear is the latest setback in the young but strange career of Markelle Fultz. What comes next for the young point guard? On Dec. 27, Markelle Fultz played one of the best games of his still-young career. He took full advantage of the Wizards’ lackluster defense and scored a career-high 26 points while
7:10 AM ET TWO BROTHERS IN the NBA. One drafted second overall, the other third. On Friday night (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) they will play against each other, one for the New Orleans Pelicans and one for the Charlotte Hornets. They will guard each other for the first time in an organized game, a couple
We’re only about two weeks into the season, but it’s never too early to take a look at some end-of-season awards. And this year’s Rookie of the Year award is shaping up to be an exciting one — a lot of different players have made a name for themselves early on. So, while this list
3:08 AM ET LOS ANGELES — A day after a mob of pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, Los Angeles Lakers captain LeBron James wondered what would have happened if the group of insurgents was mostly Black people, and blamed the mayhem on President Donald Trump. “We live in two Americas,” James said Thursday following
In this week’s NBA Power Rankings, the Lakers are rolling, Nikola Jokic is bending reality and the Cavs can’t stop stealing. 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
Yup, we’re doing this again. The Knicks are 4-3 on the season, and thus invigorating their fanbase with early season glory. Now, to give the Knicks some credit, they’re doing it right this time. The rebuild, that is. Rather than banking on a washed-up star’s glimpse of past glory, the Knicks have a decent core
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 06: Taj Gibson #67 of the New York Knicks points to the crowd after making a slam dunk during the second half against the Orlando Magic at Madison Square Garden on February 06, 2020 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading
2:44 AM ET Perhaps the most frightening thing about Luka Doncic is how far the Dallas Mavericks superstar is from a finished product. After Doncic’s spectacular performance in his first taste of the playoffs, Mavs coach Rick Carlisle predicted that the 21-year-old would add an element or two to his game during the offseason, saying
Mater Dei High School, the well-known private school located in Orange County, has produced its fair share of NCAA Division I and NBA talent. From recent players such as Stanley Johnson, David and Travis Wear and Jamal Sampson, to early ’90s players such as Reggie Geary and LeRon Ellis, Mater Dei has long been a
6:09 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN For the first time in their lives, Lonzo and LaMelo Ball will be going at each other in a regulation basketball game. The two Ball brothers, three years apart, have never faced each other outside pickup games and duels in the Ball backyard. Friday night’s contest between Lonzo’s New Orleans