10:31 PM ET LOS ANGELES — She woke up at 4 a.m. on July 1 with nothing to do but wait for the sun to rise. With as much as Jeanie Buss and the Los Angeles Lakers had riding on this day, she was lucky to have fallen asleep at all the night before. In
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1:57 AM ET LAS VEGAS — For the first time in several years, the NBA Summer League seems unlikely to be the highlight of the Los Angeles Lakers‘ season. The past two summers, Lakers fans have flocked to Las Vegas, where the success of teams led by No. 2 overall picks Brandon Ingram and Lonzo
11:42 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Los Angeles Lakers rookie center Moritz Wagner left Tuesday’s NBA summer league game against the New York Knicks at halftime with a left ankle sprain and left knee strain. Lakers president of basketball operations Magic Johnson, watching the game courtside, came to the bench to take Wagner to the
3:36 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN LAS VEGAS — In advance of an inevitable – if not imminent – parting, the Oklahoma City Thunder granted Carmelo Anthony permission to meet with prospective teams, including the Houston Rockets and Miami Heat, league sources told ESPN. Anthony and his representatives met with Rockets and Heat officials at the
2:04 AM ET Kevin Pelton Close ESPN Staff Writer Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system Andre Snellings LAS VEGAS — No. 1 overall pick Deandre Ayton‘s series of matchups against the other big men drafted in this year’s lottery continued Monday, as Ayton’s
9:23 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Sacramento Kings forward Marvin Bagley III will miss the remainder of summer league after an MRI conducted Monday revealed a pelvic bone bruise. We break down Phoenix’s Deandre Ayton and Sacramento’s Marvin Bagley III after their highly anticipated matchup in summer league. What should fans and teams be looking
1:02 PM ET Joakim Noah‘s future with the New York Knicks remains unclear, but the veteran center wants to remain with the club. “I love New York,” Noah said when asked in a brief interview with TMZ Sports if he wants to stay with the Knicks. “For sure,” he added when asked again. Noah and
1:46 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Zach LaVine says he is ready to “wake up” all the doubters who wondered if he was worth the four-year, $78 million extension the Chicago Bulls officially matched on Sunday. “I’m my hardest critic,” LaVine said Sunday night during the Bulls’ summer league game. “There’s nothing that any of
11:16 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Tyronn Lue’s cell phone buzzed for hours last Sunday evening after LeBron James announced he would be leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers to join his third NBA team, the Los Angeles Lakers. The Cavs coach just wrapped up a family reunion in Vegas, saying goodbye to more than 30 relatives
Jul 6, 2018 Which teams have improved the most in NBA free agency, and what’s still to come? Team-by-team analysis of the major and minor deals. Note: Updates on each deal will be posted here throughout the day. 1. Agreed to a reported two-year, $10 million deal with guard Tony Parker The $7.8 million the