Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 7, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions WHENEVER JALEN WILLIAMS grabs his phone, he sees a collage of Kobe Bryant
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 7, 2024, 12:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — After playing his first game in Brooklyn since being traded away exactly one year ago, Kyrie Irving said his motivation for asking the Nets to trade him was that “it was time to get my own peace of mind and go
ESPN News Services Feb 6, 2024, 11:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX –Three-time All-Star Khris Middleton sprained his left ankle in the first quarter of the Milwaukee Bucks‘ matchup against the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night and was ruled out for the rest of the game. Middleton twisted his ankle when landing on Suns
Associated Press Feb 6, 2024, 02:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Atlanta’s Trae Young is going back to the All-Star Game after all, and Toronto’s Scottie Barnes will play in the NBA’s showcase event for the first time. NBA commissioner Adam Silver picked Young and Barnes as injury replacements on Tuesday, adding
Associated Press Feb 6, 2024, 04:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BARCELONA, Spain — Ricky Rubio signed a short-term contract with Barcelona on Tuesday, a month after he announced that his 12-year NBA career was over. The 33-year-old Rubio, who had stepped away from playing to address mental health issues, agreed to a deal through
Andre Snellings, ESPNFeb 6, 2024, 04:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions This season is unique, because we’ve already had a whole raft of blockbuster deals come down the pike since September that have already re-shaped the NBA landscape multiple times. The result, to me, changes the dynamic of this season’s NBA trade deadline, which is
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 6, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is
Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNFeb 6, 2024, 10:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid underwent a left knee procedure on Tuesday morning and will be reevaluated in approximately four weeks, the team announced. The next few weeks of recovery and rehabilitation will be paramount, but there’s belief that the door remains open for
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 6, 2024, 12:56 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In the NBA equivalent of the teacher telling the class,
Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 6, 2024, 12:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — After Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson was left out of the closing lineup for the second time in three games in Monday’s 109-98 win over the Brooklyn Nets, the future Hall of Famer admitted it has been “very hard” dealing