Basketball Australia is unlikely to appeal FIBA bans handed down to three players — Daniel Kickert, Thon Maker and Chris Goulding — for their roles in the ugly brawl with the Philippines in the World Cup qualifier in Manila on July 2. Kickert, who sparked the fracas with his stray elbow, was hardest hit, suspended
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3:51 PM ET After saying “attempts were made to see what would be best” with Kawhi Leonard this offseason, Gregg Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs are ready to move forward after trading Leonard for DeMar DeRozan on Wednesday. “We talked often over the summer, about a lot of different things both on and off
3:16 PM ET Andre SnellingsESPN The San Antonio Spurs have just traded Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green to the Toronto Raptors for DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl and a heavily protected 2019 first round pick, in a variation of a deal that I suggested months ago as a reasonable return for both teams. The Raptors had
9:45 AM ET SAN ANTONIO — Privately, San Antonio Spurs officials readily admit they’re not blameless in this fiasco. But the club’s pained decision to finally acquiesce to Kawhi Leonard‘s trade demand on Wednesday plunged the franchise deeper into the depths of a transitional period that it has long worked to stay ahead of. Even
1:34 AM ET Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant has won the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award, given annually to an athlete whose leadership “has created a positive impact on their community through sports.” The award was handed out as part of the fourth annual Sports Humanitarian of the Year Awards in Los Angeles. The
4:41 PM ET The Cleveland Cavaliers have waived veteran center Kendrick Perkins, the team announced Tuesday. Perkins was signed by the team on the final day of the regular season and did not play a single minute in the 2018 postseason. The Cavaliers signed Kendrick Perkins before the playoffs as a veteran presence in the
9:17 AM ET Andre SnellingsESPN The Las Vegas summer league championship game (10 p.m. ET, ESPN/WatchESPN) pits the Portland Trail Blazers against the Los Angeles Lakers — both undefeated coming into the matchup. Who are the players to watch on each team, and what kind of impact could they have when the real NBA season
9:28 PM ET LeBron James did more than watch the Los Angeles Lakers summer league team on Sunday in Las Vegas. Over the weekend he also had his first meeting with Lakers head coach Luke Walton. LeBron James, who was in Las Vegas over the weekend to watch the Lakers play a summer league game,
3:58 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Free-agent forward Dante Cunningham has agreed to a one-year contract with the San Antonio Spurs, league sources told ESPN. Cunningham, 31, gives the Spurs depth at small forward in the aftermath of the franchise’s declining to match forward Kyle Anderson‘s four-year, $37 million offer sheet with the Memphis Grizzlies. Cunningham
9:41 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN For the second offseason in a row, an unexpected sneaker brand emerged to dominate the conversation heading into the NBA draft and summer league. Last summer, it was Lonzo Ball’s unique Big Baller Brand venture and his eventual musical-chairs approach to playing in a different sneaker in each game of