Associated Press Sep 8, 2023, 07:14 AM ET MANILA, Philippines — No Nikola Jokic, no problem. Even with its best player sitting out this summer, Serbia is going to play for gold at the Basketball World Cup. Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 23 points as Serbia defeated Canada 95-86 in the World Cup semifinals Friday. Ognjen Dobric
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Sep 7, 2023, 06:49 PM ET New Orleans Pelicans guard Trey Murphy III had successful surgery on the meniscus in his left knee and is expected to return to basketball activities in approximately 10 to 12 weeks, the team announced Thursday. The Pelicans said Murphy had a “partial meniscectomy and received a biologic injection” in
Associated Press Sep 7, 2023, 11:04 AM ET MANILA, Philippines — Latvia will play Lithuania for fifth place at the Basketball World Cup. And Slovenia and Italy couldn’t recover one day after seeing their hopes of making the tournament semifinals fall short. Latvia topped Italy 87-82 on Thursday in the start of the consolation playoffs.
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterSep 7, 2023, 08:00 AM 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. The Los Angeles Lakers agreed to terms with free agent big man Christian Wood on Tuesday,
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterSep 7, 2023, 06:02 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books MANILA, Philippines — Entering the medal round of the FIBA World Cup, Team USA made a resolution. If the Americans were going to go home without the gold medal,
Associated Press Sep 6, 2023, 10:55 AM ET MANILA, Philippines — Luka Doncic argued with the referees all night. And that’s why he wasn’t around in the final minutes, as Canada clinched a trip to the Basketball World Cup semifinals. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, RJ Barrett added 24 and Canada topped Slovenia 100-89 on
Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterSep 6, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News FOR A GUY who had an off night, James Harden is in a good mood as he leaves Crypto.com Arena. It’s Jan. 17, and his Philadelphia 76ers have just finished a
Associated Press Sep 6, 2023, 07:38 AM ET MANILA, Philippines — Germany will play the United States in the semifinals of the Basketball World Cup, a rematch of an exhibition matchup from earlier this summer where the Americans needed a big rally to win. Franz Wagner scored 16 points and Germany – the last unbeaten
Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderSep 5, 2023, 11:07 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Free agent forward/center Christian Wood has agreed on a two-year, $5.7 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers — including a player option for the 2024-25 season, sources told ESPN on Tuesday night. Wood gets
Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderSep 6, 2023, 12:16 AM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Free agent guard Danny Green has agreed to a one-year deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, his agent, Sam Permut of Roc Nation Sports, told ESPN on Tuesday night. Green, 36, returns to the Sixers to