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
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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
7:03 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Rajon Rondo has a unique view of the Lakers–Celtics storied history and now the point guard is driven to put his own stamp on the NBA’s historic rivalry. “I need another ring,” Rondo said after practice on Monday. “It’s simple. I want to be the first to win
6:39 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors are ready to celebrate yet another Ring Night on Tuesday as they open up the regular season against the Oklahoma City Thunder, but All-Star guard Stephen Curry acknowledges that the ring celebration is unlike anything the team does all season. “The ring ceremony is honestly
7:24 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft and owner of the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks and the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers, has died from complications of non-Hodgkins lymphoma, his family announced. He was 65. Allen had announced earlier this month that the disease, which he had been treated for in 2009, had returned.
6:30 PM ET The New York 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 in the summer of 2019 and will make Porzingis a restricted free agent in the offseason. The Knicks plan to
6:18 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Cleveland Cavaliers and center-forward Larry Nance Jr. have agreed to a four-year, $44.8 million contract extension, sources tell ESPN. Nance is in his fourth NBA season and second with the Cavaliers after coming over from the Los Angeles Lakers in a trade last season. He has averaged 7.1 points
5:30 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner has agreed to a four-year, $72 million contract extension, league sources told ESPN. The deal could rise to $80 million if Turner meets a series of incentive clauses, sources said. Turner, 22, has developed into a cornerstone of the Pacers future along with All-Star guard
5:19 PM ET Washington Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal says he put on 20 extra pounds during the end of last season — and it had nothing to do with adding muscle for the postseason. Beal told The Washington Post that the late-season pounds can be attributed to sympathy weight gained while his girlfriend was
Good afternoon. This is Jackie MacMullan from ESPN, and I am thrilled to be joined with very well-awarded filmmaker Dan Klores, who has just released “Basketball: A Love Story,” which I already know is going to be my favorite film of all time, Dan. And having been involved in this project with you a little