8:37 AM ET Jorge Sedano PAT RILEY DOESN’T have many regrets over the course of his career. But one sticks with him: Dwyane Wade‘s departure from the Miami Heat in 2016. “I was really disturbed by him leaving, and I take full responsibility for that, putting him in a position we should not have put
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5:40 PM ET NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving continues to struggle with the shoulder injury that caused him to miss 26 games earlier this season and is scheduled to see another specialist this week, Nets coach Kenny Atkinson said. “That’s about all I can tell you,” Atkinson said. “His shoulder continues to bother him. That’s
5:53 PM ET The Cleveland Cavaliers and John Beilein are finalizing a contract settlement that will end his brief franchise tenure as head coach, likely as soon as Wednesday, league sources told ESPN. Both management and Beilein want to dissolve the partnership only 54 games into his five-year contract and are working through financial settlement
4:30 PM ET After agreeing to a contract buyout with the Detroit Pistons, guard Reggie Jackson plans to sign with the LA Clippers upon clearing waivers, league sources told ESPN. Jackson had become the highest-impact player available in the buyout marketplace and had been a target of the Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers. Jackson, 29,
12:05 PM ET High school prospect Makur Maker will be eligible for the 2020 NBA draft if he applies as an early-entry candidate, according to a memo distributed to NBA teams by the league office. The memo also included a revised agreement to the collective bargaining agreement between the NBA and the National Basketball Players
8:49 AM ET One-third of the NBA season to go, and 10 things to think about: 1. The new NBA All-Star Game With Sunday’s All-Star Game tied at 146, Kyle Lowry ran a pick-and-roll with Giannis Antetokounmpo, drawing a switch of Chris Paul onto the MVP. As Antetokounmpo burrowed into position for an entry pass
6:38 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Tim MacMahon Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM The Houston Rockets are doubling-down on small ball, planning to use their
3:54 PM ET Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving has been elected as a vice president of the National Basketball Players Association. Irving replaces Pau Gasol on the NBPA executive committee. Gasol’s three-year term expired. “This was the right time for me to run for a leadership position in the NBPA,” Irving said. “I have been
3:27 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN With nearly 6.5 million viewers tuned in to an epic dunk-off between Aaron Gordon and Derrick Jones Jr., the 2020 slam dunk contest helped launch each player not only to new heights on the hardwood, but also in the marketing world. In the aftermath of his narrowly claimed slam dunk
2:59 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN Over the past 18 months, Kawhi Leonard and New Balance had been quietly targeting the debut of the reigning Finals MVP’s first signature shoe for All-Star Weekend in Chicago. Leonard’s namesake model, simply dubbed The Kawhi, features multiple details specific to the current face of the company. It features his