Anthony Gharib, ESPNFeb 8, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — On the day of Kobe Bryant’s death in Jan. 2020, the plaza outside of Crypto.com Arena overflowed with people. Fans placed tributes everywhere. Flowers covered the ground. Tears replaced words. A stunned silence overcame the venue’s entertainment complex as it offered
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Associated Press Feb 8, 2024, 08:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers unveiled a statue of Kobe Bryant on Thursday, honoring their late superstar with a 19-foot bronze likeness outside their downtown arena. The 4,000-pound statue depicts Bryant in his white No. 8 jersey with his right index finger
Feb 8, 2024, 05:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby had surgery to remove a loose bone fragment in his right elbow and will miss a minimum of three weeks, the team announced Thursday. Anunoby had tried resting, but this procedure turned out to be the best route to get
Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 8, 2024, 12:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Brooklyn Nets acquired Dennis Schroder and Thaddeus Young from the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Spencer Dinwiddie, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday. Schroder, 30, was averaging 13.7 points and 6.1 assists in 30.6 minutes per game for Toronto, which signed him
Feb 8, 2024, 11:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NBA trade deadline is Thursday at 3 p.m. ET, and expect to see plenty of movement as teams look to shake up their rosters. Which moves will impact the landscape of the NBA heading into the 2024 playoffs? And what deals will affect teams
Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 8, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Oklahoma City Thunder fortified their roster for a playoff push by acquiring Gordon Hayward from the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for guard Tre Mann and forward Davis Bertans, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Hayward is averaging 14.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.6 assists
Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 8, 2024, 11:22 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The New York Knicks have acquired Bojan Bogdanovic and Alec Burks from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for guards Evan Fournier, Quentin Grimes, Malachi Flynn, Ryan Arcidiacono and two second-round picks, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. For New York, which is currently dealing with
Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 8, 2024, 10:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Philadelphia 76ers acquired Buddy Hield from the Indiana Pacers for Marcus Morris, Furkan Korkmaz and three second-round picks, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Hield, 31, has been one of the NBA’s best 3-point shooters for years. He averaged 12 points per game on
Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 8, 2024, 10:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Toronto Raptors are acquiring Kelly Olynyk and Ochai Agbaji from the Utah Jazz for Otto Porter Jr., Kira Lewis Jr. and a 2024 first-round pick, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The first-round pick will be the least favorable of the Oklahoma City Thunder,
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 8, 2024, 10:20 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions Forward Miles Bridges, one of the top potential trade targets on the market, has informed the Charlotte Hornets that he will not approve any trades and