Jamal Collier, ESPNJun 13, 2023, 09:28 PM ET DETROIT — When Pistons general manager Troy Weaver initially reached out to Monty Williams last month about the team’s coaching vacancy, Williams said he wasn’t in the right place mentally to discuss the gig. Not only was Williams still reeling from being fired as coach of the
Jun 13, 2023, 07:29 PM ET ABC, ESPN and TNT averaged 5.47 million viewers per game during the NBA playoffs, the most-watched playoffs in five years, the networks announced Tuesday. As for the NBA Finals, ABC brought in an average of 11.64 million viewers — a decrease from 2022, when a six-game series between the
Nineteen players have received invitations to attend the 2023 NBA draft and sit in the green room, sources told ESPN. Victor Wembanyama, Brandon Miller, Scoot Henderson, Amen Thompson, Ausar Thompson, Cameron Whitmore, Jarace Walker, Anthony Black, Taylor Hendricks and Gradey Dick received the first batch of 10 invites this past weekend, followed by Bilal Coulibaly,
Associated Press Jun 13, 2023, 09:10 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Adam Hadwin was hoping to go viral after a tournament win. He just didn’t expect the way it happened. Videos and memes of Hadwin being tackled by a security guard at the Canadian Open after fellow Canadian Nick Taylor‘s victory Sunday have been trending
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterJun 13, 2023, 09:13 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia LOS ANGELES — Scottie Scheffler is still ranked No. 1 in the world, but he hasn’t won in more than three months, and it isn’t difficult to
Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterJun 13, 2023, 07:06 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 13, 2023, 08:21 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. LAS VEGAS — Florida star forward Matthew Tkachuk, injured earlier in the series, will not play in Tuesday’s Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena, where the Panthers will look to avoid elimination in a series
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Jun 13, 2023, 03:46 PM ET Inter Miami have sounded out Jordi Alba’s interest in joining the club but face competition to sign the Barcelona defender from Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan and clubs in Saudi Arabia, sources have told ESPN. Alba, 34, has reached an agreement to end his contract with
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentJun 13, 2023, 07:28 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Former United States coach Gregg Berhalter is in the running for the vacant managerial posts at Eredivisie side Sparta Rotterdam and Liga MX giants Club América, sources have confirmed to ESPN. The
Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterJun 13, 2023, 02:48 PM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for