French big man Alex Sarr, a projected top-20 NBA draft pick in 2024, told ESPN he has signed a deal with the Perth Wildcats of the Australian NBL for next season. Sarr, who stands just under 7-foot-1 in shoes, with a 7-4½ wingspan, is projected as the No. 17 pick in ESPN’s 2024 mock draft.
Month: May 2023
Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 8, 2023, 02:42 PM ET Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero, the NBA’s Rookie of the Year, and Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler and Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams — the other two finalists for the award — were all named to the NBA’s All-Rookie First Team on Monday afternoon, as the
May 8, 2023, 07:24 PM ET Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul will remain out for Tuesday’s Game 5 against the Nuggets in Denver due to a groin injury, the team announced on Monday night. Paul suffered the injury late in the third quarter in Game 2 last week and missed the rest of the game.
Jamal Collier, ESPNMay 8, 2023, 06:12 PM ET Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla admitted Monday he should have called a timeout before the final possession of his team’s 116-115 overtime loss to the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 4, walking back what he originally said about the decision following the game. The Celtics inbounded the ball
Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderMay 8, 2023, 05:17 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 The NBA isn’t suspending Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic for Game 5 against the Phoenix Suns, sources told ESPN on Monday. The league fined Jokic $25,000 for his slight push of Suns owner Mat Ishbia
Associated Press May 8, 2023, 01:00 PM ET A $30-million legal battle between Tiger Woods and his ex-girlfriend has escalated, with Erica Herman accusing the golf superstar of beginning their sexual relationship when she was his employee and threatening to fire her if she didn’t sign a nondisclosure agreement she now wants voided. Herman, in
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 8, 2023, 07:14 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia Texas native Jordan Spieth will miss this week’s AT&T Byron Nelson because of a wrist injury and his status for next week’s PGA Championship is in question.
ESPN News Services May 8, 2023, 03:04 PM ET The University of Iowa announced Monday that 26 athletes across five sports (baseball, football, men’s basketball, men’s track and field, wrestling) and one full-time employee of the athletic department are suspected of wagering on sports in violation of NCAA rules. In addition, Iowa State acknowledged that
Associated Press May 8, 2023, 06:44 PM ET LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky racing officials have placed scratched Kentucky Derby favorite Forte on a mandatory 14-day veterinary list that may require the colt to pass a soundness test in Maryland in order to race in the Preakness. The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission announced the update on
Associated Press May 8, 2023, 04:47 PM ET MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers have changed their minds about extending beer sales beyond the seventh inning of home games. The Brewers were among a handful of teams that extended beer sales through the eighth inning in response to the shorter games this season following the pitch