7:26 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN Zion Williamson is about to get paid. Long before he steps on an NBA court, the projected No. 1 overall pick in June’s NBA draft is expected to land a sneaker endorsement deal that will make him far richer than his first NBA contract will. In fact, many in the
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9:28 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN Oregon Ducks freshman Bol Bol has decided to turn pro, agreeing to hire an agent at CAA for representation in his eventual NBA career, the agency told ESPN on Friday. The 7-foot-2 center is No. 12 on ESPN’s rankings of the top 100 NBA draft prospects. Bol played in nine
5:03 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Golden State Warriors forward Jordan Bell apologized Friday for actions that led to him being suspended for “conduct detrimental to the team” and forced him to sit out Wednesday’s win over the Memphis Grizzlies. Bell declined comment to a handful of reporters after Friday’s shootaround, but did answer a few
8:36 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — The Boston Celtics issued a statement Friday explaining their decision to ban a fan for two years for being verbally abusive toward Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins at the game between the two teams at TD Garden in January. “On January 26, we were alerted by DeMarcus
1:27 PM ET Knicks second-year point guard Frank Ntilikina has been shut down for the remainder of the season after aggravating a groin injury earlier this week. Ntilikina had returned to the team last Friday from a groin injury that had sidelined him since late January. He played 25 minutes in a loss to the
7:09 PM ET NBA InsidersESPN.com Duke phenom Zion Williamson likely played his final college game Sunday, in a 68-67 loss to Michigan State in the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament. So what’s next? We’ve never seen a prospect quite like Williamson, whose combination of productivity, athleticism, competitiveness, skill and feel for the game makes
1:06 AM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MILWUAKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo‘s troublesome right ankle is acting up again. With just under eight minutes left in the Bucks on Thursday night game against the Clippers, Antetokounmpo threw down a dunk that gave the Bucks a 108-91 lead. As he retreated, Antetokounmpo collided with Garrett Temple and fell down
4:03 AM ET ESPN News Services Before an estimated 2,000 Slovenian fans in the stands, most if not all of them staying and chanting for them long after the game ended, Goran Dragic outdueled Luka Doncic in the first head-to-head meeting between the only two Slovenians currently in the NBA. “It felt like we were
1:43 AM ET HOUSTON — Through the historic scoring season James Harden has put together, the Houston Rockets know their turnaround — and potential — resides on the other end of the floor. And it was on full display against the Denver Nuggets in a dominant 112-85 win Thursday, a performance coach Mike D’Antoni called
12:44 AM ET Michael C. Wright SAN ANTONIO — The packs of tissues stuffed in the seat cup holders proved purposeful for the sellout crowd at the AT&T Center, as the San Antonio Spurs sent off future Hall of Fame guard Manu Ginobili with a tearjerker of a jersey retirement ceremony. “I’m telling you, I’m