6:35 PM ET The San Antonio Spurs will retire Tony Parker‘s No. 9 jersey, the team announced Friday. The Spurs will honor Parker in a ceremony Nov. 11 ahead of a game against the Memphis Grizzlies. Parker played 17 seasons and won four NBA titles with the Spurs, before conluding his career last season with
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5:17 PM ET ESPN News Services ANAHEIM, Calif. — Houston Rockets forward P.J. Tucker has withdrawn from consideration for USA Basketball’s World Cup roster, meaning 14 players remain in consideration for 12 spots. Tucker withdrew Friday, citing a minor left ankle issue. He has twisted the ankle twice in the last several days and decided
1:56 PM ET Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey has always championed his players and he’s gone to a new extreme in praising James Harden. “It’s just factual that James Harden is a better scorer than Michael Jordan,” Morey said on the “Selfmade with Nadeshot” podcast. Morey acknowledged that people “hate” his take, but explained
9:46 AM ET Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov has officially agreed to sell his remaining stake in the Brooklyn Nets and full ownership of Barclays Center to Joe Tsai, the team announced Friday. Tsai, who had already paid $1 billion for a 49% share of the Nets in 2018, is paying an additional $1.35 billion for
9:23 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Brett Yormark, who has served as CEO of the Brooklyn Nets for more than a decade, will step down from his post, league sources confirmed to ESPN. Yormark has been in the role since 2005, when he came to the Nets from NASCAR, and helped usher the franchise to Brooklyn
6:59 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Draymond Green had just told DeMarcus Cousins that he hadn’t seen him look this fit and slim since his college days at Kentucky. He was ready to see the big man wreak havoc on the NBA this season. That was just last week. On Thursday, Green and the
1:35 PM ET Free agent forward Patrick Patterson has agreed to a one-year, $2.3 million deal with the LA Clippers, league sources told ESPN. Patterson and the Oklahoma City Thunder agreed to a buyout on the final season of his contract recently, allowing him to become a free agent. The Clippers, with one available roster
11:22 AM ET Los Angeles Lakers center DeMarcus Cousins has suffered a possible knee injury and will undergo further testing Thursday in Los Angeles, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Cousins was working out in Las Vegas on Monday when he had to leave the court, sources said. Cousins signed one-year, $3.5 million free-agent deal
11:58 PM ET Attorneys representing lawyer Michael Avenatti filed a court motion on Wednesday that alleges that a Nike employee at least approved under-the-table payments to former Duke star Zion Williamson and ex-Indiana star Romeo Langford when they were still in high school in February 2017. The alleged offers — $35,000 or more for Williamson
8:56 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The first thing Kemba Walker and Marcus Smart noticed with De’Aaron Fox was the Sacramento Kings point guard’s Mach speed. “He makes fast people look not fast,” Smart said, practically shaking his head. Fox has some news for his impressed teammates. “I think I probably have gotten faster,” said