8:58 AM ET Based on a sampling of attitudes on the topic over All-Star Weekend, there’s a chance the coming Most Valuable Player race could morph into a bit of a basketball culture war. Just to be clear, there are no hard feelings. Everyone, particularly the dozen-plus players surveyed on the matter, agrees the Houston
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12:11 PM ET Associated Press ABERDEEN, Md. — Former NBA player Glen “Big Baby” Davis has agreed to pay $15,000 to avoid jail time on drug charges. News outlets report the forward had faced up to five years in jail. He was arrested at a Maryland hotel with 126 grams (4 ounces) of marijuana and
11:47 PM ET James Harden cites necessity as the root of his historic scoring streak, stressing that the Houston Rockets have needed him to go on the run that has him chasing Wilt Chamberlain. Harden has scored at least 30 points in 31 consecutive games, tying Chamberlain for the second-longest such streak in NBA history
8:48 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN After a three-day hiatus, the NBA will return Thursday for a frenetic sprint to the finish of the league’s regular season. Over the next seven weeks, there will be a variety of storylines to follow that will tell the story of not only how this season will play out but
6:12 PM ET The National Basketball Players Association elected Golden State’s Andre Iguodala as First Vice President during its Board if of Player Representatives meeting on Monday. Igoudala has served as Vice President of the Executive Committee since 2013. He will replace LeBron James in his new role. James’ four-year term has expired. “I am
2:49 PM ET The Madison Square Garden Company said on Monday that chairman and Knicks owner James Dolan hasn’t been courting offers to sell the team. “There has been nothing. No discussions. No plans to have discussions — nothing,” the company said in a statement. In a podcast on The Ringer, host Bill Simmons said
11:53 AM ET Duke’s Zion Williamson has been in the spotlight since videos of his dunks went viral when he was in high school. Even though we’re not yet in March and Williamson hasn’t declared, you can already bet on if he’ll be the No. 1 pick in the 2019 NBA draft. DraftKings opened odds
7:27 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN For the second year in a row, LeBron James not only served as a team captain of the annual NBA All-Star Game, he also debuted a new pair of his signature Nike sneakers just in time for tipoff. The NBA mandates that brands send at least two pairs of each
Players, celebrities and fans show off their finest threads for Charlotte’s All-Star Weekend. Photography by Gerry Melendez 02/17/19 Preston and Phillip Graham, 9, the Buzz City Twins, show off their light-up gear as they visit the NBA All-Star at Epicentre fan fest in downtown Charlotte. Rap star Fat Joe, left, is surprised by celebrity chef
7:18 AM ET All-Star Weekend had it all: a million Giannis dunks, a broken replica airplane, all the Currys, and many more highlight moments. Here are the most important things our team of experts saw in Charlotte, North Carolina: Dirk and D-Wade’s last All-Star dance Dirk Nowitzki made sure that commissioner Adam Silver’s decision to