2:10 AM ET SANTA MONICA, Calif. — With Kareem Abdul-Jabbar sitting nearby and Bill Russell also at the NBA Awards show, NBA legend Oscar Robertson said he is happy to see LeBron James take an active stance on today’s societal issues but called on white athletes to do the same. Speaking to reporters after he
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2:29 AM ET SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Jeanie Buss isn’t sure what this pivotal free-agency period holds for her team, but she wants to see the Los Angeles Lakers return to the postseason for the first time since 2012-13. Speaking to reporters on Monday before the NBA Awards show in Santa Monica, the Lakers’ co-owner
5:54 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The NBA has raised the debt limit of owners to $325 million, a $75 million increase that could soften the impact of anticipated higher team payrolls and luxury taxes next season, league sources told ESPN. The NBA Board of Governors unanimously passed the increased debt limit in a vote on
12:02 AM ET The 2017-18 season has been an eventful one, and Monday’s awards show finally puts a cap on the year. Ben Simmons or Donovan Mitchell? How much competition will LeBron James give James Harden? Our Forecast panel gives picks and predictions for MVP, ROY, COY, DPOY, Sixth Man and Most Improved. Oscar Robertson
1:33 AM ET With the deadline passing Saturday, Carmelo Anthony did not exercise the early termination option on the final year of his contract to join the 2018 free-agent class. Anthony, now officially a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder again for next season, will earn $27.9 million in 2018-19 to complete the five-year, $120
11:23 PM ET The Cleveland Cavaliers will add power forward Billy Preston to their summer league roster, sources told ESPN. Preston, who is 6-foot-10, was a five-star recruit and McDonald’s All-American in 2017. Known for his athleticism and scoring talent, he committed to Kansas and was once projected as high as a mid-second-round NBA draft
12:07 AM ET INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — Collin Sexton was handed a Cleveland Cavaliers uniform with his last name and the No. 2 stitched onto the back of it when the point guard out of Alabama arrived at his introductory news conference Friday. Yet despite his shared position and jersey number, Sexton doesn’t feel any pressure
12:02 PM ET This week’s draft mailbag features your questions on elite player movement, rim protectors and more. You can tweet your questions using the hashtag #peltonmailbag or email them to peltonmailbag@gmail.com. My question revolves around the Lakers and the possibility of teaming four All-Stars next year. If they signed LeBron James and Paul George
8:28 PM ET Denver Nuggets forward Wilson Chandler will exercise his player option for the 2018-19 season, league sources tell ESPN. Chandler, 31, is opting into a $12.8 million salary instead of entering free agency this summer. Denver was notified of his decision on Friday. The 10-year veteran averaged 10.4 points and 5.4 rebounds in
6:40 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — General manager Mitch Kupchak wants point guard Kemba Walker to end his NBA career right where it started — with the Charlotte Hornets. Kupchak said Friday that Walker is “revered” in the Charlotte community, and that he and owner Michael Jordan look at the two-time All-Star as