9:01 PM ET Betting on LeBron James to make the postseason has been a wise (and profitable) move historically. Since missing the playoffs in his first two seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers, James’ teams have made the postseason 13 consecutive times. But will his Los Angeles Lakers will make the playoffs this season? One Las
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7:53 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Just days after the NBA ruled that Los Angeles Lakers president Magic Johnson did not commit a tampering violation for answering a question about Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons, Johnson wasn’t taking any chances when asked for his thoughts on Charlotte Hornets guard Kemba Walker. “You know I
7:02 PM ET Finalists for the 2019 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class were announced Friday as the NBA kicked off All-Star Weekend, headlined by new nominees Marques Johnson, Jack Sikma, Ben Wallace and Paul Westphal. Johnson, a five-time All-Star and 1979 national collegiate player of the year, averaged 20.1 points and 7.0 rebounds
12:51 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry is used to pulling off trick shots that make fans go crazy and videos go viral — but Friday it was his mother, Sonya, who delivered the kind of moment her son has perfected. As part of a Curry Family Foundation event at
4:26 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The New Orleans Pelicans have parted ways with general manager Dell Demps, the team announced on Friday, clearing the way for a new top basketball executive to oversee the Anthony Davis trade talks. Demps had been Pelicans GM for nine years, which included three trips to the playoffs, but advancing
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
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