2:12 PM ET James Harden, in Paris for Fashion Week, was seen on a video with French police Thursday afternoon, but sources told ESPN that Harden was not arrested and was never taken into custody. French media reports said that the Brooklyn Nets star, who’s been seen around Paris with Kanye West and Lil Baby,
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7:16 PM ET Numerous times in the past Damian Lillard has affirmed he has no intention of wanting to be traded from the Portland Trail Blazers. Dealing with a fresh round of speculation in the wake of a coaching change, Lillard said Thursday he’ll keep his thoughts on the direction of the team between himself
4:14 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHOENIX — Larry Brown, the only coach to win both an NCAA championship and NBA title, was given the 2021 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Basketball Coaches Association on Thursday. “I admired Chuck,” Brown said on a video conference call while accepting the award Thursday afternoon. “I
7:01 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHOENIX — After the Phoenix Suns got 26 free throws in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer admitted the disparity in free throws in the opening game — one Phoenix won 118-105 — was “frustrating” for the Bucks to deal with. “You trying to bait
7:27 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards suffered a sprained ankle Wednesday playing for the USA Select Team at Team USA training camp in Las Vegas, sources said. The injury isn’t believed to be serious, but it will keep Edwards out of the rest of the camp. It occurred during a scrimmage when Edwards
2:48 PM ET Phoenix Suns forward Dario Saric suffered a torn ACL in his right knee in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, the team announced Wednesday. The team said he is out indefinitely. Saric drove on Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez late in the first quarter and his right knee appeared to buckle when
1:54 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Jayson Tatum was 15 when he made his first USA Basketball national team. It was 2013, when he got picked to play in the FIBA Americas U-16 championships at Uruguay. And one of the biggest thrills from that experience was getting his jersey. It bore No. 10.
6:51 PM ET PHOENIX — Should the Suns win three more games against the Milwaukee Bucks to win the NBA championship, Phoenix’s young star Devin Booker won’t be going to Disney World to celebrate. He’ll be flying halfway around the world to join Team USA to play more basketball at the Tokyo Olympics. Booker confirmed
5:46 PM ET Ohio University junior guard Jason Preston will remain in the 2021 NBA draft and sign with agent Drew Gross of Roc Nation Sports, Preston told ESPN on Wednesday. Preston — No. 43 on ESPN’s list of Top 100 prospects — is a fast-rising guard on front office draft boards after a strong
3:27 AM ET PHOENIX — After waiting 16 years to make the NBA Finals for the first time in his career, Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul found himself with no basketball to watch on TV as he tried to kill the time in the days and hours leading up to Tuesday’s Game 1. “I