6:19 PM ET LeBron James was stunned to learn of Magic Johnson’s decision to step down as the Los Angeles Lakers‘ president of basketball operations, a source with knowledge of James’ thinking told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne on Wednesday. But despite Johnson’s abrupt resignation, James stands behind Lakers owner Jeanie Buss and the organization, the source
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2:24 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — Anthony Davis says he has no regrets about his decision to ask for a trade from the Pelicans, but he acknowledges there is still a possibility he could start next season in New Orleans. “I’m under contract still,” Davis said during an end-of-year news conference on Wednesday. “I have
9:39 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Minnesota Timberwolves are planning to open a search for a new president of basketball operations, with owner Glen Taylor preferring to keep general manager Scott Layden and interim coach Ryan Saunders as part of a revised organizational structure, league sources told ESPN. The Timberwolves are hopeful to award Saunders
2:59 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Magic Johnson had the title he’d always wanted. He had the power to guide one of the most important franchises in sports, carte blanche. Anything he wanted to do as President of Basketball Operations for the Los Angeles Lakers, he had the power to do. Fire the coach. Trade
7:50 AM ET The 2019 NBA draft comes with the debut of new odds throughout the lottery — giving more teams a reasonable chance of winning the No. 1 overall pick and a chance to select consensus top prospect Zion Williamson. The lottery will occur on on May 14 on ESPN, and the draft itself
8:01 AM ET What’s at stake for the NBA playoff race and draft lottery on the final day of the NBA regular season? Two teams are competing for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, and it will go down to the wire. Only one playoff matchup is set in either conference, with plenty
8:33 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN MIAMI — There was one swap Dwyane Wade had always planned to make. Actually, there were 13 of them. As the final seconds ticked off the clock Tuesday in a 122-99 Miami Heat victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, Wade — followed by all 13 of his teammates who were on
12:44 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Minnesota Timberwolves are finalizing plans to keep their front office and coaching structure together, league sources told ESPN. Minnesota owner Glen Taylor is planning to keep general manager Scott Layden and interim coach Ryan Saunders, league sources said. Saunders, 32, is expected to get a multiyear deal as coach,
12:43 AM ET Magic Johnson stunned the basketball world when he announced that he was stepping down as president of the Los Angeles Lakers in an unplanned news conference before the team’s season finale Tuesday night at Staples Center. Johnson’s meeting with the assembled media lasted nearly an hour, not including the follow-up one-on-one interviews
12:00 AM ET Editor’s note: This story was originally published on April 3 and has been updated with the news of Dirk Nowitzki retiring after 21 NBA seasons. Before stepping foot on American soil, 19-year-old Dirk Nowitzki played on a second-division team in his German hometown of Wurzburg that occasionally canceled practices to work on