8:55 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The NBA announced its slate of participants in All-Star Saturday Night festivities, with former slam dunk champion Dwight Howard as well as the reigning champions in the 3-point and skills contests — Joe Harris and Jayson Tatum, respectively — headlining the fields. The events will take place on Feb. 15
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7:19 PM ET ESPN News Services The NBA is changing the format to this season’s 3-point contest at All-Star Saturday by adding a pair of deep shots that will be worth three points apiece, the league announced Tuesday. That change means each round will now be a total of 27 shots instead of 25, and
6:18 PM ET Marc J. Spears Golden State Warriors associate head coach Mike Brown has agreed to terms to become the new head coach for the Nigeria national men’s basketball team that is heading to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he told The Undefeated. Nigeria will be appearing in the Olympics’ men’s basketball competition for the
BucksPelicans Field Goal % MIL46.2 38.6NO Three Point % MIL31.3 31.8NO Turnovers Rebounds Full Team Stats Smoothie King Center Coverage: TNT New Orleans, LA Line: MIL -6.5 Over/Under: 246 Capacity: 16,867 Referees: Marat Kogut, Tom Washington, Kevin Scott TNT 1 2 3 4 T Bucks 26 32 42 7 107 Pelicans 33 28 24 15
12:54 PM ET The Minnesota Timberwolves are orchestrating multiteam trade discussions with Houston and Atlanta in hopes of ultimately turning discussions into a four-way deal that brings Golden State guard D’Angelo Russell to Minnesota, league sources told ESPN. The Timberwolves, Rockets and Hawks have the assets to fulfill some of each team’s goals: forward Robert
12:02 PM ET The New York Knicks parted ways with president Steve Mills, the team announced Tuesday. General manager Scott Perry will oversee the basketball operations in the interim, the team said. Knicks owner James Dolan has long coveted Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri to run the franchise’s basketball operations, but complications involving Ujiri’s contract
7:42 AM ET On Thursday night, LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo will draft the 2020 NBA All-Star Game rosters from the pool of players voted as starters and reserves in each conference. This year’s game is missing a few huge pieces, as superstars including Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson are all
1:56 AM ET The Phoenix Suns are in discussions to acquire Detroit Pistons guard Luke Kennard, league sources tell ESPN. The Pistons’ intrigue with a deal centers on the opportunity to land a future Phoenix first-round pick, perhaps as soon as the 2020 NBA draft, league sources said. Talks have gained traction, but there is
1:03 AM ET Andre Iguodala hasn’t played a minute for the surprising Memphis Grizzlies this season, and come Thursday’s trade deadline, there’s a good chance he never will. Dillon Brooks is among those on Memphis hoping that’s the case. With the trade deadline looming, the third-year guard didn’t mince words when asked about speculation that
12:01 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Almost two years to the day, Kristaps Porzingis was down underneath the basket in Madison Square Garden, holding his left knee, wondering what might become of his NBA career. Fast forward to Monday night against the Indiana Pacers, and he was putting together two of the best back-to-back games of