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1:15 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Wizards forward C.J. Miles will undergo surgery for a stress fracture in his left foot. The team said the operation is set for Thursday in New York and that he is expected to be reevaluated in six weeks. Washington acquired Miles, 32, from the Memphis Grizzlies this summer
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12:38 PM ET Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The ex-wife of slain former NBA player Lorenzen Wright has agreed to a deal in which she pleads guilty to facilitation to first-degree murder and receives a 30-year prison sentence. Sherra Wright entered the plea Thursday during a hearing in Shelby County Criminal Court in Tennessee. Lorenzen
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12:22 PM ET Free-agent 7-footer Dragan Bender has agreed to a two-year deal with the Milwaukee Bucks, league sources told ESPN. The deal includes a partial guarantee in the first year and a non-guarantee in the second season, sources said. Bender’s career never gathered traction in the dysfunction of the Phoenix Suns after they selected
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12:14 PM ET New Orleans Pelicans guard JJ Redick is considering an invitation to join the depleted USA Basketball roster for the FIBA World Cup in September, he told ESPN on Thursday. Redick is eager to be a part of USA Basketball’s training camp, tour and World Cup in China, but he said he’s weighing
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11:36 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN After deciding to forgo college and join the Australia-based NBL, RJ Hampton has signed a five-year footwear and apparel endorsement deal with Chinese brand Li-Ning. The 6-foot-5 point guard, who had been one of the top-ranked recruits in the Class of 2019, is currently projected as the No. 6 pick
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5:50 PM ET The mother of a Grand Rapids G League player who collapsed on the court and died from sudden cardiac arrest last year reached a settlement in her federal lawsuit against the NBA and the Detroit Pistons Wednesday. Zeke Upshaw, a guard/forward for the Pistons’ Grand Rapids Drive, died March 26, 2018, two
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5:49 PM ET LOS ANGELES — A historic afternoon for the LA Clippers franchise started with a fired-up Steve Ballmer shouting his excitement and Kawhi Leonard and Paul George calling it “destiny” to play with one other. The Clippers ushered in a new era with Ballmer, arguably the NBA’s most exuberant team owner, turning an
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4:26 PM ET The endorsement agreement aligning New Orleans Pelicans No. 1 overall pick Zion Williamson and Jordan Brand extends five years and becomes the richest annual rookie shoe deal in NBA history, sources tell ESPN. Williamson announced the partnership Tuesday on his social media platforms. The competition to sign Williamson — the national player
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