10:14 AM ET Kevin Love and the Cleveland Cavaliers have started discussions on a buyout and the sides could come to separation terms during the All-Star break, sources told ESPN. Love, who has played nine seasons in Cleveland and is its last remaining player from the 2016 championship team, formally requested to be bought out
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10:27 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Boston Celtics announced Thursday morning that Joe Mazzulla has officially been named the team’s head coach, replacing Ime Udoka, and also received a contract extension. “As he has shown, Joe is a very talented coach and leader,” Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens said in a statement announcing
8:54 AM ET Brianna Williams The 2023 NBA All-Star Game is the 72nd edition of the midseason showcase — and this year’s version marks the 30th anniversary of the first NBA All-Star Game hosted by the Utah Jazz in 1993. While hosting the league’s biggest stars on one court has been a constant for several
7:40 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN Larry Bird, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell. That’s the list. In the more than 76-year history of the NBA, only three players have won three consecutive Most Valuable Player awards, and it has been nearly 40 years since Bird last accomplished the feat from 1984 to 1986. There have been plenty
12:03 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid said after Wednesday night’s 118-112 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers at Wells Fargo Center that he doesn’t know if he’ll be able to play in Sunday’s All-Star Game. “I’m not sure,” the Philadelphia 76ers star said after collecting 29 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals
3:05 AM ET LOS ANGELES — The Lakers‘ first impression of their revamped roster Wednesday was also the last look they would get as a team before the All-Star break. And it was a good one. “I think we’re going to continue to build off tonight,” LeBron James said after scoring 21 points in the
7:51 PM ET Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving missed Wednesday’s 118-109 loss to the Denver Nuggets because of low back tightness. Irving had played in four games since the Mavericks acquired him in a blockbuster trade from the Brooklyn Nets, averaging 28.3 points and 7.0 assists in 38.5 minutes. Dallas was 2-2 in those games,
12:27 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — When Cleveland Cavaliers forward Lamar Stevens was called for a defensive three-second violation — resulting in a technical foul on Cleveland, and a free throw for the Philadelphia 76ers — with 3 minutes, 58 seconds to go in the second quarter of Wednesday night’s game, Wells Fargo Center
12:34 PM ET PHOENIX — After almost two decades in the NBA, Chris Paul has seen almost everything the league has to offer. However, after watching his Phoenix Suns make one of the biggest deals in recent league history for superstar forward Kevin Durant, even Paul admits he is still trying to wrap his head
2:48 PM ET Former NBA forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute is joining CAA as a player agent with a focus on Africa, he told ESPN. Mbah a Moute, who last played for the Houston Rockets in 2020, often returned to his native Cameroon during his playing career to run basketball camps that helped discover