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
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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
5:38 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen says he’s recently learned that the non-Hodgkin lymphoma he was treated for in 2009 has returned. The 65-year-old Allen shared the news Monday, writing that his team of doctors has started treatment and that he plans on fighting the disease aggressively.
5:49 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — LeBron James will make his Staples Center debut as a Los Angeles Laker on Tuesday, but Lonzo Ball will continue to be held out. After making his Lakers preseason debut Sunday against the Nuggets in San Diego, James will play limited minutes, possibly in the same range as
2:47 AM ET SAN DIEGO — The Los Angeles Lakers ‘ much-anticipated first preseason game opened with a bang as JaVale McGee tapped the opening tip toward LeBron James, who watched Rajon Rondo take the ball and throw an alley-oop to a twisting McGee from near halfcourt for the Lakers’ first points. The start to
11:52 PM ET SAN DIEGO — LeBron James‘ first game with his third franchise opened up with a pair of highlight-worthy plays in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ preseason debut against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. True to form, James’ first tally in the stat book as a Laker was an assist off a no-look, wraparound