7:09 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Lonzo Ball participated in a full-contact practice Thursday for the first time in training camp, Los Angeles Lakers coach Luke Walton said. It was the most intense basketball the point guard has played in five months, according to Ball, who underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in
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6:00 PM ET ESPN News Services Charlotte Hornets coach James Borrego, citing the NBA as a model for uniting a cross-section of people and cultures, says he wants to use his position as the league’s first Hispanic head coach “to be an inspiration for young men and women, to show you can be anything you
4:53 PM ET The Cleveland Cavaliers may not have LeBron James this season, but Tristan Thompson believes they remain the team to beat in the Eastern Conference. “We’re still four-time Eastern Conference champions, so until you take us down from that, teams ain’t got much to say. Boston, Philly, they ain’t got much to say,”
7:06 PM ET Andre SnellingsESPN Greetings, earthlings. Allow me to re-introduce myself, my name is Andre’. I’ve got a Ph.D. in hoopsology from the prestigious Hoops Lab, so some people call me @ProfessorDrz. I will be your guide through this wonderful world we call fantasy basketball this season, and we’re going to enjoy every minute
Rotisserie (Roto) Teams are ranked from first to last in each scoring category. Points are awarded based on those rankings and totaled to determine an overall score and league rank. Head-to-Head Points Point values are assigned to individual stat categories (for example, a STL is worth 1 point). Points are added up to determine the
12:08 PM ET The Minnesota Timberwolves‘ asking price to trade All-Star forward Jimmy Butler remains quality veterans, top prospects, future assets and salary-cap relief, which is presently too steep of a package for interested teams, league sources told ESPN. Throughout trade talks, Minnesota Timberwolves president and coach Tom Thibodeau has continued to try to recruit
9:38 AM ET The NBA will announce on Thursday that fans can, for the first time, purchase a portion of game to watch. Fans will be able to purchase any portion of any game on League Pass — out-of-market local games — once the buzzer sounds to end the third quarter. The price initially will
12:57 AM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Lakers‘ preseason debut Sunday in San Diego against the Denver Nuggets could be missing one key piece: LeBron James. James and Lakers coach Luke Walton will huddle Friday, sources told ESPN, to determine if the 33-year-old embarking on his 16th NBA season, will suit up
9:58 PM ET Professional NBA 2K League player Timothy “oLARRY” Anselimo will continue his pro gaming career after being shot in the chest, hip and hand — a potentially career-ending injury — during the deadly mass shooting at a “Madden NFL 19” tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, on Aug. 26. On Aug. 26, David Katz competed
7:48 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Luke Walton is still installing and implementing his playbook. But the Los Angeles Lakers coach knows who he will be drawing up the majority of plays for at the end of games. For the first time since Kobe Bryant retired in 2016, the Lakers have a superstar to