12:43 AM ET Eric GomezMexico writer MEXICO CITY — NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday he wants more games to be played in Latin America. Speaking before the Orlando Magic faced the Chicago Bulls at the 22,300-seat Arena Ciudad de Mexico, Silver was complimentary of the building, and said he hoped other, similar venues would
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9:02 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN Forward Jabari Parker will no longer be a part of the Chicago Bulls‘ regular rotation, league sources told ESPN. While he is expected to play in Thursday night’s game against the Orlando Magic in Mexico City in the absence of Chandler Hutchison, Parker will no longer see regular minutes, sources
6:18 PM ET The Brooklyn Nets and guard Spencer Dinwiddie have agreed to a three-year contract extension, the team announced Thursday. The deal is for $34 million, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. There will be a player option on the third year, sources said. Dinwiddie was eligible for four years and $47 million, but
11:32 PM ET Dirk Nowitzki made his long-awaited season debut Thursday night after missing the Dallas Mavericks‘ first 26 games of the season recovering from surgery on his left ankle. When Nowitzki stepped on the court, he tied the NBA record by playing in his 21st season. Nowitzki wasn’t the only player making a delayed
4:00 PM ET Toronto Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas will miss at least four weeks after undergoing surgery on his left thumb, the team announced Thursday. The surgery was performed at Stanford Medical Center in Palo Alto, California, by Dr. Jeffrey Yao, a specialist in hand, wrist and elbow surgery. After the Raptors swept the season
8:30 AM ET It’s 10 things time: 1. Karl-Anthony Towns, beasting Remember Towns slinking to the corners even with James Harden on him during last season’s first round? Yeah, those days ended with the Jimmy Butler trade. Towns is absolutely beasting — sealing defenders early in the shot clock, and hooking nifty passes all over
12:27 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hornets owner Michael Jordan says lightly smacking the back of second-year guard Malik Monk‘s head in the closing seconds of Wednesday night’s win against the Pistons was a “tap of endearment.” Jeremy Lamb hit a 22-foot jumper from the right wing with three-tenths of a second left,
10:26 AM ET New York Knicks guard Allonzo Trier — a rookie revelation on a two-way contract — has agreed to a two-year, $7 million contract with a team option for the second year, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The Knicks were rapidly closing on 45 days of allowable NBA service under Trier’s two-way deal,
1:13 PM ET EARLIER THIS MONTH, facing a near double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter against a San Antonio Spurs team that had already beaten the Los Angeles Lakers twice this season, LeBron James took over. At first, the dominance was familiar: James streaking across the open court, plowing by a hapless defender for the
7:48 AM ET NBA InsidersESPN.com Most NBA trade restrictions are lifted on Saturday. So what deals do our experts think should happen before the Feb. 7 deadline? Here are 10 that work. Trade guide for every team | Draft assets The Wiggins deal Kings get: Andrew Wiggins Timberwolves get: Iman Shumpert, Zach Randolph and Justin