6:39 PM ET Boston Celtics assistant coach Jerome Allen pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to accepting an $18,000 bribe in 2014, according to multiple reports. Allen’s plea agreement with the government requires Allen to repay the $18,000 in addition to a $200,000 fine. Allen, who joined the
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12:36 PM ET SHANGHAI — Chinese fans booed Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard JJ Redick every time he touched the ball during Friday’s preseason game at Mercedes-Benz Arena, harboring hard feelings for a racist slur he used several months ago. However, many fans applauded Redick’s marksmanship as he scored 28 points on 10-of-10 shooting in the
9:27 AM ET SHANGHAI — NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Friday that the league office is monitoring how the Dallas Mavericks are responding to allegations of improper workplace conduct that were not included in the investigative report released two weeks ago. The Dallas Morning News reported Friday, citing former female employees that spoke on the
7:00 AM ET Kevin Durant played in the last Seattle SuperSonics game, a bittersweet moment when he had the finest game of his rookie season with 42 points, 13 rebounds and six assists but called the night “sad.” It’s been 10 years now since the Sonics left Seattle and took the supernova that Durant was
4:00 AM ET LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers secured their first win of the preseason Thursday, a 128-123 victory over the Sacramento Kings, to improve to 1-2, but you wouldn’t know it from coach Luke Walton’s opening remarks at his postgame media conference. “We’ve got to get better,” Walton said before taking any
1:01 AM ET LOS ANGELES — After he made history by becoming the first openly gay active male athlete in North America’s four major professional sports in 2014, Jason Collins thought there would be more professional gay male athletes to follow him. Our NBA experts answer the big questions as the season approaches. LeBron James
10:42 PM ET In another example of how dramatically the NBA is embracing the gambling industry, the Dallas Mavericks are hiring former professional sports gambler Bob Voulgaris as director of quantitative research and development, league sources told ESPN. For years, Voulgaris made a living betting on NBA games, successfully wagering based on his research and
8:09 AM ET On Aug. 28 at St. Bernard High School in Los Angeles, about two dozen scouts, players, and trainers watched as Gordon Hayward and Bradley Beal lined up to play one-on-one. It was Hayward’s first time playing one-on-one against an NBA starter since undergoing an unexpected second surgery in late May to remove
9:12 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN After making a splash leading into the NBA draft by signing several of this year’s top rookies, Puma has signed its first established All-Star and All-NBA talent: Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins. A four-time All-Star, Cousins signed a multi-year Puma offer sheet Thursday, sources told ESPN. His previous brand,