10:08 PM ET Steph Curry has three championship rings, two MVP trophies and five consecutive trips to the NBA Finals with the Golden State Warriors. But if Curry’d had his way, he would have gone to the New York Knicks, not the Warriors, in the 2009 NBA draft. “I wanted to go to New York
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7:32 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James again were named captains for the NBA All-Star Game, the league announced Thursday night. Antetokounmpo and James earned the honors after leading their respective conferences in fan votes and will be two of the 10 starters for this year’s game, which will
8:42 PM ET The starters are set for the 2020 All-Star Game in Chicago. Now comes the fun part. And while LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo — both are reprising their roles as team captains — won’t be making their draft selections until Feb. 6, our panel of NBA experts is already answering the biggest
6:59 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN CHICAGO — The streets of Chicago surely will be jam-packed with celebrities and basketball junkies come NBA All-Star Weekend in three weeks. On the court at United Center, this year’s threads will pay homage to the city’s popular alternative form of transportation — the transit line. Jordan Brand and Nike
4:15 PM ET Associated Press The Basketball Hall of Fame is auctioning off the actual plaques used to mark the enshrinement of some of the sport’s biggest stars, including Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Julius Erving. The plaques up for auction are the original 25-by-28-inch black-and-white portraits displayed along the Hall’s domed ceiling for each
4:29 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN METAIRIE, La. — It was business as usual for the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday. The team went through a normal practice the day after Wednesday’s 121-117 loss to the San Antonio Spurs as they prepped for a Friday showdown against the Denver Nuggets. But the extra eyes in the
3:24 PM ET Philadelphia 76ers guard Josh Richardson is expected to be re-evaluated in two weeks for a strained left hamstring, a league source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Richardson suffered the injury in the first quarter of Wednesday’s 107-95 loss to the Raptors. He is averaging 15.0 points and 3.3 rebounds in 38 games this
10:53 AM ET Zion Williamson made his highly anticipated NBA debut Wednesday night, scoring 22 points in 18 minutes for the New Orleans Pelicans. His Rookie of the Year odds shortened at all major sportsbooks. We’ll keep track of changes in his ROY odds in this file. All odds courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook. Rookie of
12:40 PM ET Associated Press PARIS — The NBA’s reigning Most Valuable Player has simple advice for the player many are viewing as a future MVP after his show-stopping debut. “Don’t rush the process,” was the message that Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo sent to Zion Williamson on Thursday from Paris. The 19-year-old made his
6:30 AM ET Giannis Antetokounmpo and his brother Thanasis got to play keep-ups on the Parc des Princes pitch as they visited Paris Saint-Germain with their Milwaukee Bucks teammates ahead of Friday’s NBA Paris match against Charlotte Hornets … The Toe Poke Daily is here every day to bring you all the weirdest stories, quirkiest