Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards believes he can become the first athlete to play in both the NBA and NFL. In a recent conversation with comedian Marco Summers on his talk show “Open Thoughts,” Summers asked the All-Star guard if he could still play football and if there’s ever been a player
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Anthony Gharib, ESPNNov 23, 2023, 08:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Some of the NBA’s greatest talents were raised not too far from the league. Editor’s Picks Dell Curry often brought his two sons, Stephen Curry and Seth Curry, to shootarounds during his nine seasons in the association. Klay Thompson admitted he grew up fond
Kendra Andrews, ESPNNov 22, 2023, 11:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Add another incident to the long-lived conflict between Golden State Warriors guard Chris Paul and referee Scott Foster as Paul was ejected from Wednesday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns after Foster slapped him with two quick technical fouls. This was Paul’s
Tim Bontemps, ESPNNov 23, 2023, 12:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo and coach Adrian Griffin appeared to have a heated exchange when Antetokounmpo checked out of Wednesday’s game midway through the third quarter, but neither had much to say about it following the Bucks’ 119-116 loss to the
Andrew Lopez, ESPNNov 22, 2023, 09:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — Spurs coach Gregg Popovich grabbed the PA announcer’s microphone during Wednesday night’s game against the LA Clippers and asked the home fans to stop booing while former Spurs standout Kawhi Leonard shot a pair of free throws. Leonard stepped to the
Associated Press Nov 22, 2023, 04:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Ben Simmons will miss at least another week with a pinched nerve in his lower back, while Cam Thomas is improving from an ankle injury that has forced the Brooklyn Nets‘ leading scorer to miss the past five games. The Nets
Associated Press Nov 22, 2023, 06:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Miami All-Star center Bam Adebayo will miss Wednesday night’s game against Cleveland with a hip bruise, while the Cavaliers are again without star guard Donovan Mitchell because of a lingering hamstring issue. Adebayo took part in the team’s morning shootaround but began
ESPN News Services Nov 22, 2023, 02:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid will miss Wednesday night’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves with left hip soreness. It will be the reigning MVP’s first missed game of the season. Wednesday is the second night of a back-to-back for the Sixers. Embiid scored
Tim Bontemps, ESPNNov 22, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions WITH JUST A few days before the start of the regular season — and as the Boston Celtics were still coming to grips with an offseason full of roster turnover that continued right up to the start of training camp — Jayson Tatum decided
Tim Bontemps, ESPNNov 22, 2023, 01:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Jrue Holiday says he doesn’t have a chip on his shoulder as the Celtics guard enters his first matchup with the Bucks but noted that a heads-up in September from Milwaukee that he was going to be traded would have been appreciated.