8:00 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN Two years ago, then-9-year-old Riley Morrison had a request for Stephen Curry. She sent the Golden State Warriors‘ guard a hand-written letter asking why his signature Under Armour shoes were listed on the company’s online store only in boys’ sizes. Curry, whose oldest daughter is also named Riley, was touched
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8:00 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN ALEX ANTETOKOUNMPO THOUGHT he’d had a good game. The senior forward for Dominican High School and youngest of the four basketball-playing Antetokounmpo brothers had posted 15 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists in a 20-point victory over Mequon Homestead High School on Dec. 7. His older brother Giannis had other
1:15 AM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Rockets‘ offensive issues Thursday night reached comedic levels of painfully ugly on the possession early in the third quarter that ended with a 24-second shot-clock violation despite Houston attempting three field goals. Russell Westbrook passed out of a crowd in the paint to P.J. Tucker, who airballed a
11:14 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry took the 14 steps from his team’s locker room up to the tunnel that leads to the floor at Chase Center on Thursday night and couldn’t wait to see what was in front of him. He started running as soon as he got
9:07 PM ET Free-agent NBA guard Allen Crabbe, who was cited in June in Los Angeles for misdemeanor DUI, has pleaded no contest to a lesser charge. Crabbe entered the plea on a misdemeanor count of speeding on a highway and was given three years probation. He was also ordered to complete DUI first offender
6:34 AM ET IF EVER THERE were a night Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown should have slept well, it was just before the All-Star break. The Sixers had just turned in their most complete victory of the season, beating the LA Clippers 110-103 on Feb. 11 to win their third straight game. But instead
7:17 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has signed a multiyear, multimillion-dollar shoe deal with Converse, making him a face of the company and a featured endorser across all brand marketing and product launches. The deal allows Green to continue within the Nike Inc. umbrella of companies, as Nike purchased Converse
6:49 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – LeBron James was named the NBA’s MVP four times through his first 16 seasons in the league, however the Los Angeles Lakers superstar claims he never set out to acquire a pile of Maurice Podoloff Trophies. “It’s never motivated me,” James said Friday on the eve of the
6:08 PM ET Free-agent guard Dion Waiters is finalizing a deal with the Los Angeles Lakers, sources told ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. The Lakers worked out Waiters earlier this week, after clearing a roster spot by waiving guard Troy Daniels on Sunday. Waiters played only three games this season for the Miami Heat — the last
2:46 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry said he will be on a minutes restriction — likely 24 to 28 — when he makes his return to game action on Thursday night against the Toronto Raptors. Curry said he is excited to play after four months of rehab while recovering