1:29 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers said they have spoken to guard Kevin Porter Jr. following his arrest early Sunday on a weapon charge. Porter, a 2019 first-round draft pick, faces a charge of improperly handling a firearm in a vehicle, according to Mahoning County sheriff records. He was released on
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1:14 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Hall of Famer Maurice Cheeks is returning to his hometown to serve as an assistant under new coach Billy Donovan, the Chicago Bulls announced Saturday. Cheeks, who grew up on Chicago’s South Side, was on Donovan’s staff in Oklahoma City the past five seasons. The Bulls hired Donovan
7:45 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN DO NOT GET Skylar Mays wrong — of course he wants to be picked in the first round of the 2020 NBA draft. It’s just that going 44th overall would be special in its own way. “Being picked at 44 would be pretty cool,” the LSU guard said. “I wouldn’t
4:31 PM ET ESPN News Services Canada’s deputy chief of public health says the Toronto Raptors have presented a good plan to play at home during the upcoming NBA season, but concerns remain over enforcing strict health protocols and travel over the border with the United States. Dr. Howard Njoo said Friday that public health
12:18 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Udonis Haslem announced Friday that he’s returning for an 18th season with the Miami Heat, and left the door open for extending his career after that. Only five NBA players have spent a career of that length with one franchise. Dirk Nowitzki spent 21 years with Dallas, Kobe
11:55 AM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Caron Butler is coming back to the Miami Heat, agreeing to begin his coaching career as an assistant on Erik Spoelstra’s staff, a source told The Associated Press on Friday. Butler and the Heat are in the process of finalizing his contract, the source said. Butler was the
5:48 AM ET The Golden State Warriors have presented an ambitious plan to state and local officials to re-open Chase Center in San Francisco at 50 percent capacity for this NBA season, which owner Joe Lacob believes can be the model for all sports franchises and entertainment venues to safely bring back fans amidst the
6:48 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Inside the draft room of the Minnesota Timberwolves, the team with the No. 1 pick in the 2020 NBA draft, the tape rolls on James Wiseman, an athletic 7-foot-1 big man with skills and measurables executives dream about, a blank canvas of raw ability and promise that evokes hopes of
7:03 PM ET Projected No. 1 overall pick LaMelo Ball conducted an individual workout in front of head coaches and executives for the Golden State Warriors, Charlotte Hornets and Detroit Pistons on Thursday in Southern California, sources told ESPN. Those three teams own the No. 2, 3 and 7 picks, respectively, in next week’s NBA
3:27 PM ET Kelly CohenESPN Becky Hammon is an inspiration for women and girls all over the world. As an undersized, undrafted point guard, she put together one of the most decorated careers in WNBA history. And then in 2014, the San Antonio Spurs made history hiring her to become a full-time assistant coach. Hammon,