6:43 PM ET One of the most iconic images of Kobe Bryant‘s career, a shot of the Lakers superstar standing unflinchingly as Matt Barnes faked throwing a ball at his face, has been debunked. An overhead angle of the 2010 inbounds play involving Barnes, then with the Orlando Magic, and Bryant shows that Kobe wasn’t
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3:34 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — LeBron James will make his Staples Center debut as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday against the Denver Nuggets as he continues to check off a series of firsts with his new franchise. “It’s a new beginning, a new start, it’s a new excitement for
2:31 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Kevin Durant knows the questions are coming. He knows that wherever he and the Golden State Warriors go this season, he’ll be asked about his impending free agency next summer — but he is confident he’ll be able to handle whatever comes his way, given his experiences the last
1:38 PM ET Malika Andrews When the Milwaukee Bucks made Jabari Parker the No. 2 pick in the 2014 draft, the Chicago native assumed his move north would be long-lasting. But after just four seasons, Parker signed with his hometown Bulls this summer, and he returns to Milwaukee for a preseason game Wednesday night as
8:18 AM ET Now for the rest of my NBA League Pass Rankings for 2018-19. You can find Part 1 and all of the rules here. These are not power rankings. 15. OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER (29) Two things kill them: (A) This will be the millionth consecutive year they preach diversifying the offense, and the
Oct 1, 2018 Andre Snellings Stephania Bell Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Certified orthopedic clinical specialist and strength and conditioning specialist Clinician, author and teacher Stephania Bell is a licensed physical therapist who has been helping us understand and better estimate the injury absences and return prognostications for professional athletes for more
11:02 PM ET LaMelo Ball was ejected from a game in Lithuania on Monday after sparking a brawl. Ball, the youngest brother of Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball, was playing for a “USA” team made up of players from the Junior Basketball Association — the league started by his father, LaVar Ball — on
9:54 PM ET Marc J. Spears Golden State Warriors restricted free agent guard Patrick McCaw is expected to decline a two-year, $5.2 million offer from the two-time reigning champions, a source told ESPN’s The Undefeated on Monday. McCaw has a deadline of 8:59 p.m. PT Monday to decide on the offer. The two-year veteran missed
6:40 PM ET Kyrie Irving apologized Monday for saying last year that the Earth is flat, explaining he “didn’t realize the effect” his comments would have. The Boston Celtics point guard, speaking at Forbes’ Under 30 Summit in Boston, was asked at the conference to state once and for all which side he is on
6:54 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN Kanye West is expected to debut his first-ever Yeezy basketball sneaker on the feet of Adidas athletes during the upcoming NBA season. But the league office would ban the current version of the sneaker on court because of its gleaming, reflective-material heel, according to industry sources. While the monochromatic sneakers