12:04 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Curry brothers have levied a wager for their head-to-head competition in Saturday night’s NBA 3-point contest: Whoever loses must buy tickets for the entire Curry family anytime they play against each other for the remainder of their NBA careers. Will a Curry brother reign from 3?
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11:29 AM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo on Saturday said he’ll play in the FIBA World Championships this summer. Greece has already qualified for the 32-team tournament, which starts in China on Aug. 31. Antetokounmpo said Saturday before practice for the NBA All-Star Game that the only way he
11:40 PM ET Led by 35 points from Rising Stars MVP Kyle Kuzma, Team USA broke a two-year drought with a 161-144 win over Team World. So how did the league’s best rookies and sophomores fare on the national stage? We’re grading all 20 players. More: Friday’s best | Build your own All-Star team |
7:00 PM ET The NBA’s top players are in Charlotte for the 2019 NBA All-Star Weekend. But before 26 of the league’s best take the court on Sunday, the celebrity game and Rising Stars Challenge took center stage. Here are the best sights and sounds from an exciting opening night of All-Star Weekend. Rising Stars:
10:58 PM ET DAVIDSON, N.C. — Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry celebrated Davidson’s 80-72 home victory over Saint Joseph’s on Friday night by jumping into the student section at his alma mater as a sellout crowd screamed its approval. Curry, who is in town for NBA All-Star Weekend in nearby Charlotte, sat courtside throughout
9:01 PM ET Betting on LeBron James to make the postseason has been a wise (and profitable) move historically. Since missing the playoffs in his first two seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers, James’ teams have made the postseason 13 consecutive times. But will his Los Angeles Lakers will make the playoffs this season? One Las
7:53 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Just days after the NBA ruled that Los Angeles Lakers president Magic Johnson did not commit a tampering violation for answering a question about Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons, Johnson wasn’t taking any chances when asked for his thoughts on Charlotte Hornets guard Kemba Walker. “You know I
7:02 PM ET Finalists for the 2019 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class were announced Friday as the NBA kicked off All-Star Weekend, headlined by new nominees Marques Johnson, Jack Sikma, Ben Wallace and Paul Westphal. Johnson, a five-time All-Star and 1979 national collegiate player of the year, averaged 20.1 points and 7.0 rebounds
12:51 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry is used to pulling off trick shots that make fans go crazy and videos go viral — but Friday it was his mother, Sonya, who delivered the kind of moment her son has perfected. As part of a Curry Family Foundation event at
4:26 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The New Orleans Pelicans have parted ways with general manager Dell Demps, the team announced on Friday, clearing the way for a new top basketball executive to oversee the Anthony Davis trade talks. Demps had been Pelicans GM for nine years, which included three trips to the playoffs, but advancing