2:01 PM ET Former New York Knicks big man Charles Oakley was arrested in Las Vegas on Sunday for committing — or attempting to commit — a fraudulent act in a gaming establishment, the Nevada Gaming Control Board said in a statement provided to ESPN on Thursday. Oakley was arrested by Nevada Gaming Control Board
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8:06 AM ET Oddsmakers are giving Charles Barkley a shot to win this week’s American Century celebrity golf tournament — a 6,000-to-1 shot. Barkley has the longest odds in the field for the annual tournament, which begins Friday in South Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Former MLB pitcher Mark Mulder, the three-time defending tournament champion, is the
11:35 PM ET Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge said Wednesday that LeBron James’ departure from the Eastern Conference doesn’t change his expectations for his team, nor does it ease the road to claiming the conference. Speaking to Boston reporters after the summer league Celtics’ offday workout, Ainge dismissed the notion that the
10:31 PM ET LOS ANGELES — She woke up at 4 a.m. on July 1 with nothing to do but wait for the sun to rise. With as much as Jeanie Buss and the Los Angeles Lakers had riding on this day, she was lucky to have fallen asleep at all the night before. In
1:57 AM ET LAS VEGAS — For the first time in several years, the NBA Summer League seems unlikely to be the highlight of the Los Angeles Lakers‘ season. The past two summers, Lakers fans have flocked to Las Vegas, where the success of teams led by No. 2 overall picks Brandon Ingram and Lonzo
11:42 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Los Angeles Lakers rookie center Moritz Wagner left Tuesday’s NBA summer league game against the New York Knicks at halftime with a left ankle sprain and left knee strain. Lakers president of basketball operations Magic Johnson, watching the game courtside, came to the bench to take Wagner to the
3:36 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN LAS VEGAS — In advance of an inevitable – if not imminent – parting, the Oklahoma City Thunder granted Carmelo Anthony permission to meet with prospective teams, including the Houston Rockets and Miami Heat, league sources told ESPN. Anthony and his representatives met with Rockets and Heat officials at the
2:04 AM ET Kevin Pelton Close ESPN Staff Writer Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system Andre Snellings LAS VEGAS — No. 1 overall pick Deandre Ayton‘s series of matchups against the other big men drafted in this year’s lottery continued Monday, as Ayton’s
9:23 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Sacramento Kings forward Marvin Bagley III will miss the remainder of summer league after an MRI conducted Monday revealed a pelvic bone bruise. We break down Phoenix’s Deandre Ayton and Sacramento’s Marvin Bagley III after their highly anticipated matchup in summer league. What should fans and teams be looking
1:02 PM ET Joakim Noah‘s future with the New York Knicks remains unclear, but the veteran center wants to remain with the club. “I love New York,” Noah said when asked in a brief interview with TMZ Sports if he wants to stay with the Knicks. “For sure,” he added when asked again. Noah and