10:21 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN CHICAGO — Between them, Buddy Hield and Devin Booker took 108 3-point shots Saturday night. It took until the 108th and final one to determine who would come out on top in the NBA’s 3-point shootout — with Hield, thanks to hitting four of the five money balls on his
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9:33 PM ET CHICAGO — NBA commissioner Adam Silver estimated the league would lose hundreds of millions in revenue from the ongoing disconnect with the Chinese government and couldn’t commit to staging preseason games there next October. Although he admitted there wasn’t a timeline, he said his sense was that the league’s relationship with China
8:56 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN CHICAGO — Indiana’s Domantas Sabonis and Miami’s Bam Adebayo will make their NBA All-Star debuts on Sunday, but on Saturday night, the first-timers didn’t disappoint as finalists in the skills challenge. The Eastern Conference big men stole the show in the eight-man contest, with Adebayo ultimately hoisting the trophy —
7:42 PM ET Commissioner Adam Silver announced Saturday that the NBA All-Star Game MVP Award has been permanently named for the late Kobe Bryant, an 18-time All-Star who won a record-tying four All-Star Game MVP awards. The first All-Star Game Kobe Bryant MVP Award will be presented after Sunday’s game at the United Center in
6:21 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN CHICAGO — Only 1.5 miles west of the United Center, children in attendance at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boys & Girls Club were in for a big surprise on Saturday afternoon. Not only was Chicago fashion designer/influencer Virgil Abloh and Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis in attendance
4:49 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The NBA-backed Basketball Africa League on Saturday announced the 12 teams that will compete in the inaugural season. The clubs, from a dozen African nations, are: Groupement Sportif des Pétroliers (Algeria), Petro de Luanda (Angola), Forces Armées et Police (Cameroon), Zamalek (Egypt), Gendarmerie Nationale Basketball Club (Madagascar), AS
2:30 PM ET CHICAGO — Soon after Dwight Howard officially announced in late January that he would participate in the 2020 slam dunk competition, he said he hoped Kobe Bryant would work with him during the event. The Lakers’ big man learned of Bryant’s death in a helicopter crash a few days later on Jan.
2:37 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN CHICAGO — Joel Embiid has heard all of the chatter about the awkward fit between him and fellow Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Ben Simmons on the court, and whether the two of them are capable of winning at the highest levels playing together — noises that have only grown louder as
1:53 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN CHICAGO — Over the years, Russell Westbrook‘s media interactions have become legendary across social platforms through funny memes and GIFs. A quick YouTube search of Russell Westbrook media interactions will show a laundry list of results, mostly from his Oklahoma City tenure. From his “What?!” response to a reporter question
10:00 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN CHICAGO — Surrounded by friends and family, Aaron Gordon strolled into the United Center late Thursday night with a purpose. The Orlando Magic forward, one of the showcase attractions of All-Star Saturday night, was looking to avenge past failures. While league officials worked on ideal camera placements for the upcoming