Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 8, 2024, 11:44 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions The Dallas Mavericks are nearing a deal to acquire center Daniel Gafford from the Washington Wizards for center Richaun Holmes and draft
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Kendra Andrews, ESPNFeb 8, 2024, 12:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Just under 24 hours ahead of the NBA’s trade deadline, the Golden State Warriors put together their second-largest victory of the season — a 127-104 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. Andrew Wiggins had 21 points and 10 rebounds, his second 20-and-10 game
Chris Herring, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 8, 2024, 03:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A little more than six years after NBA players began wearing sponsored patches on their jerseys, NBA referees will do the same for the first time. NBA officials will begin donning shirts with Emirates Airlines patches directly under the NBA logo on
Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNFeb 7, 2024, 01:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Detroit Pistons are acquiring Utah Jazz forward Simone Fontecchio in a trade that’ll cost them an early second-round pick in the 2024 NBA draft, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Fontecchio, 28, had attracted significant attention at the trade deadline, and lands with a
Associated Press Feb 7, 2024, 08:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — At 6-foot-11, Scot Pollard‘s size helped him play more than a decade in the NBA, earning him a championship ring with the 2008 Boston Celtics. Now it may be killing him. Pollard needs a heart transplant, an already dire predicament that is
ESPN News Services Feb 7, 2024, 06:06 PM ET Miami Heat forward Haywood Highsmith was involved in a car accident Tuesday night and will miss Wednesday’s home game against the San Antonio Spurs, the team announced. The Heat, in a statement, did not provide any details about the accident, only saying that “our hearts go
Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 7, 2024, 03:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Celtics acquired Xavier Tillman from the Memphis Grizzlies for two second-round picks on Wednesday, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, giving Boston big-man depth entering the stretch run. Memphis is getting the Atlanta Hawks‘ 2027 second-round pick and the Dallas Mavericks‘ 2030 second-round selection
Jamal Collier, ESPNFeb 7, 2024, 06:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Minnesota Timberwolves are acquiring guard Monte Morris from the Detroit Pistons in exchange for guards Shake Milton and Troy Brown Jr. and a 2030 second-round draft pick, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. Morris, 28, averaged a career-high 10.3 points and 5.3
Associated Press Feb 7, 2024, 08:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid‘s timeline to return to the Philadelphia 76ers is still unclear following knee surgery. His availability this summer for the U.S. Olympic team is just as murky. U.S. coach Steve Kerr texted this week with Embiid, mostly to wish the NBA
Feb 7, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The long-awaited 2023-24 NBA trade deadline (Thursday, 3 p.m. ET) is nearly here, and teams across the league are continuing to seek out opportunities to shake up their rosters all the way up to the deadline. We’ve already seen how a few midseason blockbuster trades have