2:30 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Kevin Durant, who began his professional career in the Pacific Northwest, believes the NBA should bring a team back to Seattle. Kevin Durant plans to be transparent about the process as free agency looms after this season. NBA general managers expect LeBron James to win an MVP award with
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2:30 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN As he casually strolled into the Los Angeles Lakers practice facility during the week leading up to the start of NBA training camp this fall, Kobe Bryant was clad in his usual black Nike trackpants and tee, wearing an unlaced pair of his latest low-cut Kobe AD sneakers. It was
12:13 PM ET Most NBA general managers expect LeBron James to win the MVP award in his first season with the Los Angeles Lakers and for the Golden State Warriors to end the season with their third consecutive NBA championship. On Tuesday night, LeBron James made his home debut for the Lakers in a preseason
2:27 AM ET SHANGHAI — Dirk Nowitzki’s availability for the Dallas Mavericks‘ season opener is in significant doubt as he continues to slowly recover from April ankle surgery. The 40-year-old face of the franchise has yet to practice with the Mavericks this preseason and will not do so during the team’s weeklong China trip. “This
4:12 AM ET LOS ANGELES — As LeBron James killed some pregame time watching his old Cleveland Cavaliers team play on the flat-screen television in front of his new locker in the Lakers‘ renovated home locker room, nearly 10 cameras were recording him just sitting there. Later, when James stepped onto the court at Staples
7:53 PM ET Cleveland Cavaliers veteran JR Smith has sent the NBA league office a message: You win. Smith, who was told by the league he needed to cover a tattoo of the clothing brand Supreme that he added on his calf in August or he would be fined, said Tuesday before the Cavs’ preseason
5:25 PM ET New Orleans Pelicans center Jahlil Okafor has a sprained right ankle and is expected to miss one to two weeks, the team said Tuesday. Okafor left Sunday’s preseason game against the Chicago Bulls late in the fourth quarter with the injury. He underwent an MRI on Monday that confirmed the nature of
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
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