Associated Press Oct 4, 2023, 07:10 PM ET BOSTON — The Celtics‘ typically straight-faced basketball boss Brad Stevens couldn’t hide his smile after watching just one practice with Jrue Holiday on the team. “We made a thousand mistakes. But you could also see, like, there’s that thing that’s there,” Stevens said at an introductory news
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Tim Bontemps, ESPNOct 4, 2023, 01:04 PM ET FORT COLLINS, Colo. — James Harden is participating in practice with the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday at Colorado State University, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Harden rejoined the team for the second day of practice under new coach Nick Nurse after he had skipped both media day
Oct 3, 2023, 02:12 PM ET James Harden didn’t participate in the Philadelphia 76ers‘ first practice at Colorado State University but is expected to arrive in Colorado as soon as Tuesday to join training camp, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. It is not immediately clear how soon or whether Harden will participate in practices, sources
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 3, 2023, 06:36 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. EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Lakers‘ regular-season opener against the Denver Nuggets might still
Oct 2, 2023, 08:00 AM ET The 2023-24 NBA season is just weeks away, and as the players and coaches prepare for training camp, our NBA insiders are breaking down some of the biggest things we overheard from this season’s media days. The San Antonio Spurs‘ highly anticipated rookie, Victor Wembanyama, is no stranger to
ESPN News Services Oct 3, 2023, 07:50 AM ET Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball insists he will play again despite a series of knee surgeries that have derailed his promising career. Ball said Monday he is about halfway through the rehab process from a cartilage transplant in March — the third operation on his left
Mark Fainaru-Wada, ESPN Staff WriterOct 3, 2023, 10:35 AM ET Close Investigative reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit since 2007 Co-author of New York Times best-selling books “League of Denial” and “Game of Shadows” Co-winner, 2004 George Polk Award A bipartisan Congressional commission, citing the NBA’s stated values, called on the league to ban
Jamal Collier, ESPNOct 2, 2023, 04:51 PM ET MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo repeated several times this summer that he wanted to see the organization remain committed to winning a championship before he signed a contract extension, and the trade to acquire star Damian Lillard helped reaffirm his faith that the franchise would
Oct 2, 2023, 04:54 PM ET Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri confirmed that the team is not engaged in contract talks with franchise star Pascal Siakam as he waits to see how they perform “when we play the right way.” Ujiri was referring to comments he made after the Raptors were eliminated in the play-in
Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterOct 2, 2023, 02:56 PM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. PLAYA VISTA, Calif. — Perhaps no NBA player has been