5:46 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Chicago Bulls TV play-by-play announcer Neil Funk is retiring at the end of the season. The Bulls said Wednesday that Funk, the voice of five of their six championships, will step down after his 29th season with the team. He is scheduled to work all home games and
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12:05 PM ET Associated Press LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. — Writer-director Spike Lee added to his New York Knicks collection by purchasing 13 items associated with his favorite team in a recent auction. The family of late Knicks coach Red Holzman sold off 35 items that netted $319,341, according to SCP Auctions, which handled last week’s
8:42 AM ET James Harden is the most innovative player of this revolutionary NBA era. Every season, he adds bells and whistles to his game that make him more difficult to stop. Harden has leveraged his incredible arsenal of off-the-bounce moves to become the league’s most effective isolation guru. But what will he add this
9:23 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Of all the additions the Los Angeles Lakers made this offseason, it’s two centers — Dwight Howard and JaVale McGee — who are standing out the most to first-year coach Frank Vogel. “Our centers have really impressed me,” Vogel said Tuesday at the conclusion of his team’s sixth
5:53 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson didn’t want to have any miscues on his first official day of practice. So there were no windmill dunks. No dribbling between the legs. He just wanted to be one of the guys. “It’s the first practice,” Williamson said Tuesday. “I’m
5:10 PM ET Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard responded to Shaquille O’Neal’s rap song with one of his own that suggests the Hall of Fame center rode on the coattails of his teammates throughout his career. The feud began last week when Lillard said on “The Joe Budden podcast” that he believes himself to
4:47 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN MADISON, Wis. — MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo has made it clear that he wants to become a better shooter. Enter veteran Kyle Korver with the Milwaukee Bucks. “It’s really important [that] I always try to talk to him a little bit,” Antetokounmpo said of Korver after the Bucks’ first day of
4:32 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Former NBA general manager and league executive Rod Thorn has been hired by the Washington Wizards as a senior adviser to general manager Tommy Sheppard. In the new role, announced Tuesday by the team, Thorn will help Sheppard in free agency, the draft and other basketball operations matters.
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12:41 PM ET Prodigies don’t often follow a linear path to success. Last season, NBA fans and pundits were curious about whether the Mavericks’ Luka Doncic could adapt to the athleticism and grind of the NBA in transitioning from Real Madrid at just 19. His response was joining LeBron James and Russell Westbrook as the