3:33 PM ET The San Antonio Spurs, while continuing to hang on to the vestiges of their golden era by boasting the NBA’s longest active playoff streak at 21 straight seasons, are also familiar with a new normal: the postseason bubble. As the seventh-place team in the Western Conference entering the All-Star break, they sit
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10:42 AM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NBA commissioner Adam Silver has opened the annual All-Star Technology Summit by touting the “smart jersey of the future.” Silver used an app on a phone to change the number and name on the back of a jersey that was displayed on the side of the stage
Feb 14, 2019 Nick DePaulaESPN For Michael Jordan, the NBA’s last visit to Charlotte for All-Star Weekend represented part joyful homecoming, part endless stress leading up to the league’s annual showcase in 1991. The North Carolina native was on the hook for 110 tickets for friends and family, as relatives traveled from all corners of
1:19 AM ET With the NBA descending upon Charlotte, North Carolina, for this weekend’s All-Star Game, a topic of conversation among the league’s elite will be Zion Williamson, the projected No. 1 pick in the 2019 NBA draft, who is playing his college basketball about 140 miles up the road at Duke. Williamson already caught
8:26 AM ET NEW ORLEANS — An MRI on Pelicans star Anthony Davis‘ left shoulder Thursday night revealed a muscle contusion but “nothing too bad,” a source told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne. Davis was injured in the final second of the first half during Thursday’s 131-122 win over the Thunder, when he crashed into Oklahoma City’s
12:31 AM ET NEW ORLEANS — Pelicans star Anthony Davis was not available for the second half of Thursday’s 131-122 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder because of a left shoulder injury, the team announced. Davis was injured when he crashed into Oklahoma City’s Nerlens Noel in the final second of the first half, committing
8:00 AM ET Anthony Olivieri Stop us if you’ve heard this before: Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time. Six championships. Count ’em. OK, stop us if you’ve also heard this: LeBron James is the GOAT. The King is simply bigger and stronger, and he has done it longer. The two never
11:11 PM ET The New York Knicks snapped their single-season franchise record 18-game losing streak on Thursday with a 106-91 win at the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday. “It would have been very easy for us to check out and get to wherever we were going to go (during the All Star break), but we were
10:46 PM ET Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook recorded his 11th consecutive triple-double Thursday to extend the longest such streak in NBA history in a 131-122 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. On Monday night, Westbrook’s triple-double against Portland extended his streak to 10 games, breaking Wilt Chamberlain‘s mark of nine straight set
8:04 AM ET MIchael Graff In the Muggsy Bogues family suite on Muggsy Bogues Night in Charlotte, North Carolina, last December, high-top tables are covered in Muggsy Bogues bobbleheads and chicken tenders, Muggsy Bogues’ favorite stadium food. From the celebrity game to the dunk contest to Team LeBron vs. Team Giannis, we’ve got you covered