12:36 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Memphis Grizzlies assistant Jerry Stackhouse has been hired as the men’s basketball coach at Vanderbilt, the school announced Friday. Stackhouse and the Commodores agreed to a six-year contract, sources told ESPN. “I am extremely excited to join the Vanderbilt family and build on the incredible accomplishments of its athletics program
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1:14 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — The last time the Milwaukee Bucks ended the regular season with the NBA’s best record, they also had the NBA’s Most Valuable Player. Forty-five years later, history might be about to repeat itself. Thanks to the latest spectacular performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo — who finished with 45 points,
12:19 AM ET Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball and his agent, Harrison Gaines, have mutually agreed to part ways. “Harrison Gaines has been a trusted advisor and close friend for many years,” Ball told ESPN in a statement. “He guided my NBA career with integrity and always had my best interests at heart.” Although
3:38 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — As the Milwaukee Bucks found themselves trailing in the fourth quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers, Giannis Antetokounmpo had one message for his teammates: I’ve got this. Yes, the Bucks were missing Eric Bledsoe, who had been ejected three minutes into the game. Khris Middleton was limited to 25
9:17 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — Milwaukee Bucks guard Eric Bledsoe was ejected less than three minutes into Thursday night’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers after an aggressive game of catch with Sixers center Joel Embiid. At the 2:36 mark of the first quarter, Embiid and Bledsoe got tangled up, and Embiid extricated himself
4:39 PM ET In advance of Dwyane Wade‘s final regular-season games next week, ESPN’s Rachel Nichols sat down with Wade and his wife, actress Gabrielle Union, to discuss Wade’s upcoming retirement and what post-NBA life holds for the 13-time All-Star. An edited transcript of their conversation appears below: Nichols: What do you think he is
4:09 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Stephen Curry was only in his second season in the NBA the last time LeBron James didn’t play in an NBA Finals. So now with James missing the playoffs altogether for the first time since the 2004-05 season with the Los Angeles Lakers eliminated from contention, Curry and the
1:06 PM ET The Portland Trail Blazers continued to fight for home-court advantage in the playoffs by winning their 50th game Wednesday night. The benchmark also made injured center Jusuf Nurkic $1.25 million richer. Nurkic had to appear in a minimum of 70 games to be eligible for the contract bonus. He played in 72
1:03 PM ET Miami Heat guard Josh Richardson could miss two weeks with an injured groin, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, damaging the team’s chances of securing a playoff spot in the final days of the season. Richardson, returning from a three-game absence for a sore heel, left Wednesday’s 112-102 loss to the Boston Celtics
12:27 PM ET Stephen Curry, one of the greatest 3-point shooters the NBA has ever seen, has boosted his accuracy in the past few weeks. The Golden State Warriors star credits contact lenses. Curry, who has a progressive genetic eye condition called keratoconus, told The Athletic the addition has provided him a new vantage. Warriors