3:26 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Coming to America from Greece, as a teenager, was not always the smoothest transition for Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. Before “Giannis” became a household name, those who couldn’t pronounce his last name, in addition to his rare freakish athletic ability and ball-handling skills at his size, often called the
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4:46 PM ET ESPN News Services Memphis basketball coach Penny Hardaway, no stranger to the nuances and hurdles of the recruiting trail, says it will only get tougher with the entry of the G League. Hardaway, speaking to ESPN’s The Jump in an interview aired Thursday, said it came as an unpleasant surprise when the
7:00 AM ET What if the Splash Bros. had Wilt Chamberlain playing center? How many titles would the Lakers have won if Magic Johnson was running the break with Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal? Imagine Hakeem Olajuwon and James Harden teaming up in Clutch City. We asked our NBA writers to come up with an
9:41 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Lakers forward Jared Dudley says it’s a “misconception” that the NBA would resume its season in a bubble location that is so closely monitored that players would be restricted from exiting the premises until all the games are finished. “You will be allowed to leave,” Dudley said Wednesday on
4:11 PM ET NBA teams are expecting the league office will issue guidelines around June 1 that will allow franchises to start recalling players who’ve left their markets as a first step toward a formal ramp-up for the season’s resumption, sources told ESPN. Teams expect a similar timeline from the league on when they’ll be
6:23 PM ET New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson‘s lawyers have asked a federal judge in North Carolina to void his marketing agreement with Gina Ford and Prime Sports Marketing, who sued him for $100 million in damages for breaching their contract. In a motion filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Winston-Salem, North Carolina,
3:53 PM ET Jared Gaon knew the clip had potential the moment he saw it. Sitting in his parents’ New Jersey home, Gaon was watching Episode 10 of ESPN’s Michael Jordan documentary series “The Last Dance.” On Gaon’s screen, Jordan was sitting in the back of the Chicago Bulls‘ bus, listening to music — an
12:43 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Voluntary player workouts will be permitted inside the Minnesota Timberwolves‘ practice facility starting Thursday morning. As with other NBA facilities that are reopening, Mayo Clinic Square will follow strict rules during the coronavirus pandemic. Wolves president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas said star center Karl-Anthony Towns has been “incredible through
7:00 AM ET Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley could not hide his nerves as sweat dribbled down his forehead and pooled on his temples above a protective mask. The palms of his hands, which were covered with rubber gloves, had gotten clammy as he and his teammates sat in the visitors locker room at Chesapeake
7:00 AM ET What if Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen could’ve played alongside prime Derrick Rose? How many titles would the Celtics have won if Larry Bird and Bill Russell were on the same team? Imagine LeBron James taking his talents to South Beach to team up not only with Dwyane Wade, but Tim Hardaway