3:14 PM ET Dion Waiters wrote on Instagram Monday that he read all the jokes on social media about his conditioning last season, but rather than “joining the circus,” he used it as motivation to improve his physique. The veteran Miami Heat guard, listed at 6-foot-4 and 215 pounds on the team’s roster, showed off
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11:03 AM ET Free agent forward Reggie Bullock has signed a two-year, $8.2 million deal with the New York Knicks, his agent David Bauman told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Tuesday. The second year of the deal is a team option, according to Wojnarowski. Bullock and the Knicks reworked the deal after his medical issues forced
11:12 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Brandon Clarke had 15 points and 16 rebounds to lead the eighth-seeded Memphis Grizzlies to a 95-92 victory over the third-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves in the championship game of the NBA Summer League on Monday. Clarke, who was named overall MVP for the summer league, also had three
10:48 PM ET Steve Kerr and Shaquille O’Neal in less awkward times. Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images Steve Kerr coached the Golden State Warriors to the NBA Finals in each of the past five seasons, an accomplishment that ranks among the rarest in NBA history — and one that one NBA legend was certain would never
8:20 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — In hoops, Giannis Antetokounmpo is court royalty. But in baseball, he’s a complete rookie. In fact, the 24-year-old from Greece said he’d never even touched a baseball before he did so Monday night at Yankee Stadium. The reigning NBA MVP was shocked. “It was really heavy,” Antetokounmpo
6:51 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers said Monday that his team did not acquire new guard D’Angelo Russell just to flip him in a different deal. Speaking for the first time since acquiring Russell in a sign-and-trade that sent Kevin Durant to the Brooklyn Nets, Myers said the
6:00 PM ET The NBA office fined Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban $50,000 after he admitted to leaking information from last week’s Board of Governors meeting to a reporter, sources told ESPN. The fine was not publicly announced, but the league office issued a memo to inform teams of it. “I appreciate the irony of
8:48 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN As Zion Williamson continues to delay his expected landmark shoe-deal decision, the rest of the 2019 NBA rookie class has been stalled. A majority of the 2019 first-round picks entered summer league without having inked a shoe deal, allowing for a variety of lesser-known players to unexpectedly make their mark
2:39 PM ET The Philadelphia 76ers and star Ben Simmons have agreed to a five-year, $170 million maximum extension, Simmons’ agent Rich Paul confirmed to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. The sides had until mid-October to finalize the extension of Simmons’ rookie deal, but Paul and Sixers general manager Elton Brand completed the deal significantly sooner. ESPN
7:02 PM ET The Cleveland Cavaliers waived guard JR Smith on Monday before his contract for next season was guaranteed, allowing him to become a free agent once he clears waivers. A reunion with former teammate LeBron James does not seem to be on the horizon. Sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that the Los Angeles