12:46 AM ET Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving was certain his first shot of the 2018-19 season, a step back 18-footer less than four minutes into the game against the Philadelphia 76ers, was money. He was mildly surprised when it rolled off, but no matter. Thirty-eight seconds after that, he launched a 3-pointer that
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12:06 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors celebrated Ring Night in style prior to their regular-season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night. In honor of their 2017-18 NBA championship, players, coaches and owners Joe Lacob and Peter Guber received their rings from NBA commissioner Adam Silver. The players’ rings
7:53 PM ET Jimmy Butler will be “a regular team player” until the Minnesota Timberwolves are able to trade him, owner Glen Taylor said in an interview with the Star Tribune published on Tuesday. Taylor told the newspaper that he met with Butler this week and that, going forward, the four-time All-Star will practice daily
7:59 PM ET Associated Press RENTON, Wash. — Paul Allen’s love was basketball, and he delved into professional football out of loyalty to his hometown Seattle. In the wake of his death Monday from complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Allen’s ownership of the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers and NFL’s Seattle Seahawks has come into focus because
5:40 PM ET LEXINGTON, Ky. — John Calipari said Tuesday he thinks prospects should be able to go to college after playing in the G League, and also believes players selected in the second round of the NBA Draft should be able to return to college. Villanova’s Jay Wright leads the way in getting his
3:52 PM ET GREENBURGH, NY – New York Knicks rookie Kevin Knox will begin the season coming off the bench. The Knicks decided against signing Kristaps Porzingis to a rookie extension prior to Monday’s deadline — a move that will give New York an extra $10 million in cap space next summer and will make
3:12 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Russell Westbrook is out for the season opener, Oklahoma City Thunder coach Billy Donovan confirmed Tuesday. Westbrook underwent arthroscopic knee surgery Sept. 12 and had a timetable to be re-evaluated in four weeks. He is said to be “progressing” and closing in on a return, but he has not
3:54 PM ET Ben FawkesESPN Staff Writer Close Runs day-to-day editorial operations at Chalk, ESPN.com’s gambling section Joined ESPN in 2010 Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The Golden State Warriors look to win their fourth title in five seasons, coming off an impressive NBA Finals sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
10:06 AM ET The Golden State Warriors are once again giant favorites to win the NBA title – just not as big as last year. The Warriors start the season as odds-on title favorites, listed at -200 at multiple sportsbooks. No other franchise in the last 30 years has been an odds-on favorite to win
8:50 AM ET Kevin Durant will stand on the floor at Oracle Arena on Tuesday night and watch another banner lifted into the rafters and wait for another ring to be presented to him, this time with the slight discomfort of his former team in the building on the same night. The Golden State Warriors