10:29 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN NEW YORK — New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson made his first public appearance as the newest face of Jordan Brand on Saturday morning, when he helped unveil the upcoming Air Jordan 34 sneaker at a community event in Harlem. The newest annual Air Jordan model will officially release on
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7:15 PM ET ESPN News Services RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A relative of NBA star Kawhi Leonard has confirmed his sister is one of two women accused of robbing and killing an elderly woman at a Southern California casino. The Riverside Press-Enterprise reports the aunt of 35-year-old Kimesha Williams confirmed Saturday that Williams is the sister
2:20 PM ET SHENZHEN, China – Before each game at the FIBA World Cup the entire teams are announced to the crowd, culminating with the head coach. Without fail as Team USA has progressed from Shanghai and now to Southern China, Gregg Popovich has gotten the loudest ovation. Popovich, for better or worse, is maybe
11:51 AM ET SHENZHEN, China — Giannis Antetokounmpo and his brother Thanasis Antetokounmpo had to be separated from members of Team USA after a controversial foul triggered emotions in the World Cup Saturday night. With 1:43 left and the U.S. on the way to a 69-53 victory, Harrison Barnes had a free dunk when Thanasis
10:35 AM ET Associated Press SHENZHEN, China — Kemba Walker scored 15 points, Donovan Mitchell scored 10 on his 23rd birthday and Team USA contained NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, defeating Greece 69-53 in a second-round game at the World Cup on Saturday. Harrison Barnes and Derrick White each scored nine for the U.S. (4-0), which
12:29 AM ET SHENZHEN, China — Marcus Smart went through Friday’s shootaround and is planning to play when Team USA faces Greece in the FIBA World Cup on Saturday. The Boston Celtics guard missed Thursday’s game against Japan with a left quadriceps strain. He missed several weeks in August with a left calf strain. “Today
10:47 PM ET SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — SuperSonics legend Jack Sikma, a driving force behind the franchise’s only NBA title 40 years ago, pleaded with the league to bring back pro basketball to Seattle for the first time since 2008 during his Hall of Fame induction speech Friday night. “To all the diehard Sonic fans who
8:19 PM ET ESPN.com news services SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Vlade Divac won an Olympic silver medal with Yugoslavia and another with Serbia after the country broke apart in a civil war, but in his Basketball Hall of Fame induction speech Friday, he focused on how the sport brought people together. “The people of the Balkans
8:19 PM ET Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Vlade Divac is leading off the festivities at the Basketball Hall of Fame’s 2019 enshrinement ceremonies. The former Los Angeles Lakers star was the first to be inducted Friday night at Springfield’s Symphony Hall. He would be joined later by Jack Sikma, Sidney Moncrief, Paul Westphal, Bobby
4:16 PM ET NBA stars Deandre Ayton and Buddy Hield are helping raise money to aid their native Bahamas, which was devastated by Hurricane Dorian. Ayton, the Phoenix Suns center, announced Friday that he and his family are pledging $100,000 toward relief efforts in the archipelago nation of 400,000. He also asked Suns fans to