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ESPN News Services Feb 4, 2025, 12:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Luka Doncic was nearly asleep last Saturday night in Dallas when his phone buzzed. Only then did he learn that the Mavericks had just stunned the sports world by trading him to the Los Angeles Lakers. “You can imagine

Tim MacMahon Close Tim MacMahon ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Feb 4, 2025, 01:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Dallas Mavericks have agreed to trade guard Quentin Grimes to the Philadelphia 76ers for forward Caleb Martin, sources

Dave McMenaminFeb 4, 2025, 03:18 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — While welcoming superstar Luka Doncic, 25, to the franchise to pair with

Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Anthony Davis was sitting down for a movie night with his wife Saturday in Los Angeles, shortly after watching his Los Angeles Lakers pull off arguably their best win of the season in beating the New York Knicks without him 3,000 or so miles away at Madison Square Garden, when

Associated Press Feb 4, 2025, 01:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Streamer Kai Cenat, comedian-creator Druski and musical artists Mickey Guyton and Shaboozey were announced Tuesday as participants in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, while multi-platinum rapper 2 Chainz was named a coach. The game will be played Feb. 14 at Oakland Arena as part

Tim Bontemps Close Tim Bontemps ESPN Senior Writer Brian Windhorst Close Brian Windhorst ESPN Senior Writer ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Feb 4, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With two days until the NBA’s trade deadline (Thursday, 3 p.m. ET), what once appeared

Feb 4, 2025, 12:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone quieted rumors that Michael Porter Jr. could be dealt this week, saying after his team’s 125-113 win over the New Orleans Pelicans that “we’re not trading Michael Porter.” Porter had a season-high 36 points in Monday’s win on 12-of-22 shooting, including

ESPN News Services Feb 4, 2025, 01:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Devin Booker became the Phoenix Suns‘ all-time leading scorer Monday night at the Portland Trail Blazers, breaking Walter Davis’ franchise record of 15,666 points. Booker, 28, surpassed Davis on a 3-pointer with 7:34 remaining in the third quarter. He reached the milestone in

Associated Press Feb 4, 2025, 01:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Charles Oakley‘s attorney rewrote portions of the manuscript of the former Knicks star’s book to “tell a fundamentally different story from the truth” about the night he was arrested after an altercation at Madison Square Garden, the organization contended in a

Michael C. WrightFeb 3, 2025, 09:09 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Officials delayed the start of Monday’s game between the San Antonio Spurs and Memphis Grizzlies after a medical emergency occurred courtside as the teams were set for