1:26 AM ET HOUSTON — Several players and members of the Rockets coaching staff believe that Carmelo Anthony has played his final game for the franchise, sources told ESPN on Sunday. The organization has trod delicately on finalizing an exit for Anthony out of respect for his relationships within the team and his stature as
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12:15 AM ET Associated Press DENVER — Brook Lopez always drew attention in the paint. Now, the Milwaukee Bucks‘ 7-footer is starting to draw a defensive crowd the moment he crosses the half-court line because of his 3-point shooting. Lopez had a career-high eight 3-pointers and 28 points to help the Milwaukee Bucks snap an
6:36 PM ET Tim MacMahon Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Adrian Wojnarowski HOUSTON — Despite Rockets general manager Daryl Morey declaring that Carmelo Anthony is the target of “unfair speculation,” the franchise is strongly considering cutting ties
6:54 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MINNEAPOLIS — In the wake of Jimmy Butler‘s reported trade from Minnesota to Philadelphia, Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns had only praise for his departing teammate. “He’s one hell of a player,” Towns said Sunday. “I don’t know how many Jimmy Butlers there are in the world, so I think he’ll
5:37 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Dwyane Wade says he is going to miss at least another week before returning to the Miami Heat, while ensuring that his wife and newborn daughter are doing well enough for him to resume playing. Wade and his wife, actress Gabrielle Union-Wade, became parents of a daughter born
3:16 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN As Tom Thibodeau’s plan disintegrated, owner Glen Taylor lost his last remnants of belief in this crumbling regime. Taylor had delivered Thibodeau a long and rich contract as the Minnesota Timberwolves president and coach, control of basketball operations and the trust to be a steward of a franchise forever in
2:46 PM ET Kevin WangESPN.com Former BYU star Jimmer Fredette scored 75 points in a Chinese Basketball Association game Sunday, a career high for the ex-NBA journeyman who is playing his third professional season in China. After a slow start, Fredette found his groove and went on a scoring spree in the second half of
9:17 AM ET We’ve got a lot to unpack ahead of Week 5 in the NBA: Not only does the Jimmy Butler trade shake up the Eastern Conference, but we’ve also got a new Power Rankings No. 1 for the first time this season. Throughout the regular season, our panel (ESPN’s Kevin Arnovitz, Tim MacMahon
11:45 PM ET Andre SnellingsESPN The Minnesota Timberwolves have agreed to trade Jimmy Butler and Justin Patton to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Robert Covington, Dario Saric, Jerryd Bayless and a second-round pick. On an organizational level, this is a rare win-win deal in which both teams get great value. But on an individual
3:46 AM ET SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The game hadn’t even started yet and LeBron James could feel a throbbing headache come on which he could only surmise was from the smoke that had enveloped downtown Sacramento and the haze hovering inside the Golden 1 Center. Smelling smoke in the arena during the team’s morning shootaround,