8:00 AM ET This LeBron James free-agency decision is going to be his most personal. When he went to Miami in 2010, it was about business; he badly needed to become a champion. When he returned to Cleveland in 2014, in what he hoped was his last move, it was about legacy. James has his
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4:17 AM ET CLEVELAND — Tyronn Lue confirmed to reporters after Friday’s series-ending Game 4 loss in the NBA Finals to the Golden State Warriors that he intends to return as head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers next season. Lue, who guided the Cavs to their first championship in franchise history after being elevated from
9:54 AM ET CLEVELAND — After being swept in the NBA Finals by the Golden State Warriors with a 108-85 Game 4 loss, LeBron James said he has “no idea at this point” whether Friday was the last game he’ll ever play with the Cleveland Cavaliers. “The one thing that I’ve always done is considered,
7:00 AM ET Editor’s note: This piece on Pascal Siakam was originally published on May 5, 2018. E:60 premieres a special on Siakam on Saturday at noon ET on ESPN. Watch more E:60 and other ESPN original features here. IT IS A raucous November night at the TD Garden in Boston as Toronto Raptors forward
This story was originally published on April 14, 2016. Monday is the four-year anniversary of Kobe Bryant’s final game. LOS ANGELES — The clock ticked toward midnight Wednesday. The sold-out stands had emptied hours earlier. Now, ushers, security guards and cleaning crews swept mounds of purple and gold confetti, streamers and balloons into white trash
7:00 AM ET Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Nov. 25, 2015. Kevin Garnett will be inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the 2020 class. WATCHING WAS WASTEFUL, he thought, counterintuitive. Kevin Garnett loathed it. He’d spit at anyone who implored him to embrace it, even
8:00 AM ET Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on June 17, 2015. Watch Game 6 of the 2015 NBA Finals at 2 p.m. ET on ABC and the ESPN app. CLEVELAND — Looking back on it now, it’s hard for Nick U’Ren to believe he even considered the alternative. But he was just
7:00 AM ET Editor’s note: This piece was originally published on June 9, 2015. Tim Duncan will be inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the 2020 class. SAN ANTONIO — “Summertime” arrived in the first quarter of Game 3 and nestled in for the duration of the 2014
9:00 AM ET This story was originally published March 18, 2015 for the 20th anniversary of Michael Jordan‘s 1995 comeback to the Chicago Bulls. When Michael Jordan announced his return to basketball 25 years ago today, he did so in a manner that was very much 25 years ago. He sent a fax. “It was