ESPN News Services May 25, 2023, 10:54 AM ET Miami Heat guard Gabe Vincent, who is averaging 17.5 points during the Eastern Conference finals, has been ruled out with a left ankle sprain for Game 5 vs. the Boston Celtics on Thursday night, the team announced. Vincent suffered the injury in the fourth quarter of
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Lindsay du Plessis May 24, 2023, 02:26 PM ET KIGALI, Rwanda — The Basketball Africa League scriptwriters added a plot twist late in the season, with pre-tournament favourites Petro de Luanda, who had been undefeated till this point, losing 92-86 to AS Douanes in the semifinals. The Angolan giants, who had finished third in the
Associated Press May 25, 2023, 01:38 AM ET BEIJING — Former Houston Rockets star Yao Ming has stepped down as head of China’s struggling national basketball league. An eight-time NBA All-Star, Yao had been leading efforts to commercialize the top-tier 20-team Chinese Basketball Association Management Co. since his appointment in 2017. A notice on the
ESPN News Services May 24, 2023, 01:28 PM ET Police in Tennessee conducted a welfare check on Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant following cryptic messages on his Instagram story account Wednesday, with officials telling TMZ that he’s just “taking a break from social media.” Earlier Wednesday, Morant posted — and then deleted — messages and
Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderMay 24, 2023, 07:22 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 LA Clippers GM Michael Winger has agreed to become the president of Monumental Basketball, which delivers him full leadership of the Washington Wizards, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Winger will also oversee the WNBA Mystics
Sam Borden, ESPN Senior WriterMay 24, 2023, 07:49 AM ET Close Sam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com. Victor Wembanyama runs toward the bleachers. His team has just won its latest French league game in the Paris suburbs, but as his teammates fist-bump one another and amble in the direction of the locker room,
Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderMay 23, 2023, 11:07 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 The Phoenix Suns are advancing four candidates to a final round of interviews this week, including two NBA championship coaches: Nick Nurse and Doc Rivers, sources told ESPN on Tuesday night. Nurse and Rivers will
Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 24, 2023, 12:45 AM ET MIAMI — At shootaround Tuesday morning ahead of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals, Marcus Smart had a message for the Miami Heat: “Don’t let us get one,” Smart said. “Just don’t let us get one.” It was quite a statement to make, given the Celtics
Nick Friedell, ESPN Staff WriterMay 24, 2023, 01:07 AM ET Close Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. MIAMI — As Jimmy Butler walked to the podium
Associated Press May 23, 2023, 04:40 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers hope LeBron James will decide to continue his career after he recovers from the difficult end to their season. James didn’t meet with the media on the day after the top scorer in NBA history said he needed time to think about his