12:07 AM ET Miami Heat big man Kelly Olynyk will undergo X-rays after slipping and falling during the third quarter of Canada’s win over Nigeria in a FIBA exhibition game Wednesday. Olynyk is part of Canada’s national team preparing for the FIBA World Cup. Canada coach Nick Nurse told reporters that Olynyk appeared to hurt
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6:25 PM ET Kevin Durant, in his first interview since rupturing his Achilles tendon in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in June, said he does not hold the Golden State Warriors accountable for the injury. “Hell, no. How can you blame [the Warriors]? Hell, no,” Durant told Yahoo Sports, speaking at a house in
10:50 PM ET LAS VEGAS — When Jaylen Brown got to town last weekend, he was looking forward to trying Mizumi, a high-end Japanese restaurant at the Wynn Hotel. So on Sunday night, with three of his Boston Celtics teammates also preparing for Team USA training camp, he was pleased they decided to go together.
7:31 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr says he thinks all the time about gun violence and mass shootings and how any day someone could walk into a basketball gym and shoot NBA players. Following mass shootings in Gilroy, California; El Paso, Texas; and Dayton, Ohio that killed 34 people
6:17 PM ET The NCAA issued a memo to agents Monday, outlining new certification requirements to represent players testing the NBA draft waters. In the memo, obtained by ESPN, the NCAA outlined new criteria for agents: a bachelor’s degree, NBPA certification for at least three consecutive years, professional liability insurance and completion of an in-person
7:36 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN The NBA’s free-agency frenzy is mostly over. The NBA’s sneaker free-agency frenzy is just beginning. Most multiyear sneaker endorsement contracts include an expiration date of October 1 in the year they’re up, but they also include a 60-day advance window where players can begin meeting with and negotiating with other
4:16 PM ET ESPN News Services Miami Heat legend Udonis Haslem is returning to the team for his 17th NBA season on a veteran’s minimum contract worth just under $2.6 million this season. The team announced the deal shortly after the 39-year-old forward posted an Instagram Tuesday hinting at his return. Signed after going undrafted
10:59 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons has explained a social media post that seemed to imply he had been racially profiled by security staff at a Melbourne casino by saying he and his friends felt “singled out.” Simmons posted a video on Instagram in which he asked why
9:13 AM ET A lot of attention has been paid to the players who won’t be at Team USA training camp in preparation for the World Cup, but the players who are in attendance are grateful for the chance to represent their country. “This is like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a lot of us,” Boston
8:27 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Kawhi Leonard reached out to Kyle Lowry to personally break the news that he was leaving Toronto to join the LA Clippers. And despite losing an All-Star partner for the second straight offseason, Lowry was thrilled for Leonard and his decision to return home to Los Angeles. While Leonard’s