1:06 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Oklahoma City Thunder guard Hamidou Diallo knew he’d have to make an impression to win the slam dunk contest. So he decided to find a way to make the biggest one possible: by dunking over the biggest person in the building. Wearing a Superman shirt underneath his
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1:04 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NBA commissioner Adam Silver made the league’s stance loud and clear on the recent spate of trade requests by some of its most high-profile players. “I would just say, blanketly, no, I don’t like trade demands, and I wish they didn’t come, and I wish all those matters were
3:18 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — With Michael Jordan hosting All-Star weekend as the only former player to serve as the principal owner of an NBA team, LeBron James said that while team ownership is a goal for when he’s finished playing, it’s not his singular focus. “It’s not that it’s intoxicating to me, and
1:46 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Pelicans forward Anthony Davis spent more than 10 minutes of his All-Star Game media day news conference Saturday being remarkably candid about his decision to request a trade away from New Orleans and about the destinations he would like to eventually wind up in. That candidness included
1:32 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN CHARLOTTE — The NBA and FIBA jointly announced their plan Saturday afternoon to launch a basketball league featuring 12 club teams across Africa — marking the first time the NBA will be part of the operation of a league outside of North America. “The Basketball Africa League is an important
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?
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