Jan 31, 2024, 01:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards has been fined $40,000 by the NBA after he lashed out at the officiating Monday. Edwards was unhappy with what he thought were several no-calls during a 107-101 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, calling the referees “bad” and “terrible” for
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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJan 31, 2024, 12:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA on Wednesday expanded the 2024 draft into a two-night event in New York. The draft will split into first and second rounds on successive nights — June 26 and 27 — with the first-round remaining at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and
Field Level Media Jan 31, 2024, 01:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Marc Gasol, a standout defender during his 14 NBA seasons, officially announced his retirement on Wednesday. Gasol, 39, last appeared in the NBA in the 2020-21 season but has played for Basquet Girona, the team he founded in his native Spain. He played
Open Extended Reactions Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard will play his first game back in Portland on Wednesday (10 p.m. EST on ESPN). Editor’s Picks 1 Related Lillard spent the first 11 years of his career with the Portland Trail Blazers prior to being traded to the Bucks last September. He’s the franchise leader in
Jan 31, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We’re a week out from the 2023-24 NBA Trade deadline (Feb. 8, 3 p.m. ET) and, well, a lot can happen between now and then, with the future’s of high-profile players such as Chicago Bulls’ Zach LaVine and Atlanta Hawks’ Dejounte Murray still up in the
Kendra Andrews, ESPNJan 31, 2024, 02:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid will undergo an MRI on his left knee after injuring it in the fourth quarter of Tuesday night’s 119-107 loss to the Golden State Warriors. The injury occurred with 4:04 left in the game as Embiid
Jamal Collier, ESPNJan 31, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions IN THE MOMENT everything changed for Damian Lillard, nobody was picking up the phone. By mid-September, Lillard believed the trade he had requested from the Portland Trail Blazers months earlier would not come to fruition. He was mentally preparing to start training camp with
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJan 31, 2024, 12:28 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 ATLANTA — The Los Angeles Lakers played an Atlanta Hawks team Tuesday that
Associated Press Jan 30, 2024, 08:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PORTLAND, Ore. — Damian Lillard said his return to Portland for the first time since leaving the Trail Blazers after 11 seasons comes with “a lot of love” for both the team and the community. On Wednesday night, the eight-time All-Star will play his
ESPN News Services Jan 30, 2024, 06:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Twenty-one NBA players, including rookies Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren, and seven NBA G League players were named to the 2024 Rising Stars game, slated for Feb. 16 during All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis. Wembanyama, the first pick in June’s NBA draft, has averaged