12:35 PM ET Bob Bass, a two-time NBA Executive of the Year who spent 20 seasons with the San Antonio Spurs and also served as general manager of the Charlotte Hornets, died Friday night at the age of 89, the Hornets announced. Blair Bass-Percle, a granddaughter, told mysanantonio.com that Bass had suffered two strokes since
NBA
6:34 AM ET Tom Chambers, a four-time All-Star with the Seattle SuperSonics and Phoenix Suns, has been charged with assault stemming from an incident at a Scottsdale, Arizona, restaurant in April. A Scottsdale police spokesman told the Arizona Republic that Chambers reacted to a man’s taunts. The man told police that Chambers grabbed him by
6:21 PM ET Two-time MVP Stephen Curry has spent his entire NBA career with the Golden State Warriors, and he wants to keep it that way. Who really has a superteam, and who’s close to being the next one? We rank the top teams into tiers by star power. Asked on The Bill Simmons Podcast
5:25 PM ET Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving will be honored by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in a ceremony on Thursday in North Dakota, the tribe said in a news release. The celebration will include a naming ceremony, performances, and community feed at the Prairie Knights Pavilion, a casino in Fort Yates, North Dakota.
7:03 AM ET Andre SnellingsESPN These days, only superteams need apply as NBA championship contenders. But what defines a superteam? Last year, Tom Haberstroh categorized superteams as having at least two established current stars as measured by All-NBA and All-Star nods. Here, I expand that definition to also include on-court impact, particularly real plus-minus (RPM)
5:37 AM ET The Philadelphia 76ers have hired former Duke and WNBA star Lindsey Harding as a full time scout for next season. Harding, the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA in 2007, is only the second former WNBA player to be hired for a fulltime scouting position with an NBA team. Dallas Mavericks
Aug 14, 2018 Nick DePaulaESPN There are three NBA players with an active Adidas signature sneaker line: reigning MVP James Harden, fellow first-team All-NBA guard Damian Lillard and Derrick Rose. Yes, Derrick Rose. The Minnesota Timberwolves point guard — who was named league MVP before Lillard even played an NBA game and was last named
8:30 AM ET TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — Ask any member of the 2018 NBA draft class who’s going to win Rookie of the Year, and the response is almost universal: “Can I pick myself?” Yes, this year’s rookie class does not appear short on confidence, or opinions. We sought out some of the top names from
7:23 PM ET An investment made by Kobe Bryant has yielded more than 30 times its money in fewer than four-and-a-half years. On Tuesday, Coca-Cola announced it purchased a minority stake in sports drink BodyArmor. Bryant made his first investment in the brand, for roughly 10 percent of the company, in March 2014, putting in
5:42 PM ET Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey is a stats guru. He says he’s checked the numbers and there’s no question: LeBron James is the best player in the history of the NBA “by a bit of a big margin.” Talking Wednesday in an appearance on The Dan Patrick Show, Morey said “You