6:53 PM ET Star guards James Harden and Russell Westbrook were among a small group of Houston Rockets players and staffers who did not travel on the team flight to Orlando, Florida, on Thursday, sources told ESPN. Each member of the group is expected to join the team later at Walt Disney World after traveling
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5:32 PM ET Zion Williamson‘s stepfather solicited and accepted a $400,000 payment from a marketing agent in October 2018 prior to Williamson’s only season with the Duke Blue Devils, according to a court motion and sworn affidavit filed by his former marketing representative’s attorneys in federal court on Thursday. Gina Ford’s attorneys say the affidavit
8:11 PM ET Associated Press Nikola Vucevic had to raise his voice a bit to answer a question. He had just walked off the court after the first Orlando Magic practice of the restart, and some of his teammates remained on the floor while engaged in a loud and enthusiastic shooting contest. After four months,
3:05 PM ET The Atlanta Hawks‘ G League affiliate became the first team in the league to hire a woman as general manager with the promotion of Tori Miller to the post on Thursday. Congratulations, Tori! 👏 https://t.co/kXfulNw06T — Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) July 9, 2020 Miller spent time as a basketball operations intern for the
12:34 PM ET The Brooklyn Nets have signed forward Michael Beasley as a substitute player for the restart of the NBA season. The Nets had vacant substitute roster spots after Spencer Dinwiddie, DeAndre Jordan and Taurean Prince tested positive for the coronavirus. Jamal Crawford will fill one of the other two vacant spots, a source
7:00 AM ET Scott Eden [embedded content] Editor’s note: This two-year investigation, which revealed how disgraced referee Tim Donaghy conspired to fix NBA games, whom he did it with and the millions of dollars that flowed from the conspiracy, was originally published on Feb. 19, 2019. July 9 is the anniversary of Donaghy’s resignation from
6:17 AM ET NBA Insiders How well will the top teams in the NBA restart answer their big questions heading into the postseason? We polled the ESPN Forecast panel of 40 NBA experts for their confidence level in one key unknown about each of the top 10 teams in our latest round of power rankings.
6:26 AM ET Baxter Holmes Close ESPN Senior Writer 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. Eric Woodyard BLADE IN HAND, Mohashie “Mo” Rodriguez carefully guided a straight-edge
4:52 PM ET Marc J. Spears “Equality” is the most popular social justice message players have chosen to display on the back of their NBA jerseys during the league’s upcoming restart, National Basketball Players’ Association executive director Michele Roberts told ESPN’s The Undefeated on Wednesday. “Black Lives Matter” is second. As of Wednesday afternoon, 285
8:51 PM ET Kawhi Leonard did not travel with the LA Clippers to Orlando, Florida, on Wednesday in order to tend to a family matter, a source confirmed to ESPN. Leonard was granted permission by the Clippers, and he is expected to join the team in a few days, a source said, confirming a report