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Jan 23, 2025, 11:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Anthony Davis believes the Los Angeles Lakers are just a couple of pieces away from being a title contender. He hopes one of the pieces the team adds before the Feb. 6 trade deadline is a center. “I think we need another big,” Davis told ESPN’s

ESPN News Services Jan 24, 2025, 12:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kenny Atkinson’s first season as head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers will include his first time as a head coach in the All-Star Game. Atkinson’s Cavaliers (36-7) clinched the best record in the Eastern Conference through games played this Sunday thanks to the

Associated Press Jan 23, 2025, 06:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — The first enormous roar from the crowd came before the game even started. All Victor Wembanyama needed to do to get the fans in Paris into a full-blown frenzy was, it turned out, say hello into a microphone. The cheering just from

ESPN News Services Jan 23, 2025, 05:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Franz Wagner returned to the Orlando Magic lineup Thursday night against the Portland Trail Blazers, scoring a team-high 20 points in a 101-79 home loss. Wagner had missed 20 games with a torn oblique. He and All-Star power forward Paolo Banchero were paired

Brian WindhorstJan 23, 2025, 03:43 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Speaking on European soil Thursday in the midst of a weeklong celebration around a new European star in Victor Wembanyama, NBA commissioner Adam Silver made clear he

Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra delivered a message to his team in the wake of another suspension for star forward Jimmy Butler, who will miss this upcoming two-game road trip in Milwaukee and Brooklyn as punishment for missing a team flight. “The point that I made to our team is

Jan 23, 2025, 04:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Charlotte Hornets guard Brandon Miller will miss the remainder of the season after having surgery on a torn right wrist ligament. Miller, the No. 2 pick in last year’s NBA draft, tore the scapholunate ligament in his wrist during the team’s 117-112 win over the Utah

Open Extended Reactions Milwaukee Bucks forward Andre Jackson Jr. has committed to the slam dunk contest at NBA All-Star Weekend, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Thursday. Jackson, a 2023 NCAA champion at UConn, has emerged as a Bucks starter in his second season. He joins Chicago Bulls rookie forward Matas Buzelis and San Antonio

Dave McMenaminJan 23, 2025, 10:00 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. Open Extended Reactions MONTHS REMOVED FROM a second-round exit in the NCAA tournament, ending his freshman season at Duke

Open Extended Reactions The 2025 NBA Paris Games are officially here as the San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers will participate in the NBA’s fourth and fifth games in Paris this week, starting on Thursday (2 p.m. ET on NBA TV). Editor’s Picks 1 Related This year’s games mark the first time that the league