3:26 PM ET SACRAMENTO — Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic said he loves and respects “my guys” Dorian Finney-Smith and Spencer Dinwiddie, but he didn’t hesitate to sign off on trading them for Kyrie Irving when team management presented the possibility to him. “We’ll obviously miss them here, but Kyrie’s Kyrie, man,” Doncic said after
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4:55 PM ET ESPN News Services CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam are in talks to buy a minority stake in the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Tim Bontemps. The Haslams, who have explored buying other pro teams in the past, are seeking to acquire the 25% share currently held
5:08 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Six years after he last played for the franchise, D’Angelo Russell took stock of his journey through three different teams before landing back with the Los Angeles Lakers via a trade this week. “I mean, a lot has happened since I’ve been here, right?” Russell said as part
1:07 PM ET Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas has been fined $40,000 for using “derogatory and disparaging language” after Thursday’s win over the Chicago Bulls, the NBA announced Friday. Thomas was interviewed by TNT on the court alongside new teammate Spencer Dinwiddie following the Nets’ 116-105 victory. Two days earlier, Dinwiddie had joked with the
1:34 PM ET Minnesota‘s Anthony Edwards, Toronto‘s Pascal Siakam and Sacramento‘s De’Aaron Fox have been added to the NBA All-Star Game as injury replacements, the league announced Friday. The three players will replace Phoenix‘s Kevin Durant, Golden State‘s Steph Curry and New Orleans‘ Zion Williamson. Curry is out with a left leg injury, while Durant,
9:00 AM ET Steve Alexander In this week’s Risers and Fallers I’ll take a look at some trade deadline winners and losers. Mark Williams gets a huge boost for the Hornets, Saddiq Bey may struggle in Atlanta and the Nets have no superstars but too many wings to even know where (or who) to start.
3:17 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis explained that his body language during the Lakers‘ 133-130 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday had everything to do with his team’s struggles and nothing to do with LeBron James‘ record-setting night. “It’s about the game,” Davis said after putting up 23 points and 16
11:57 PM ET ATLANTA — Kevin Durant hasn’t played a game yet for the Phoenix Suns, but his presence on the roster already is paying dividends for them. Players and coaches spoke openly about how much they believe Durant will help the team in a variety of ways after he and T.J. Warren were sent
8:36 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN After standing pat at Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, Bulls vice president Arturas Karnisovas voiced confidence in his ability to re-sign center Nikola Vucevic, who will be an unrestricted free agent at season’s end. Karnisovas also reiterated his confidence in a team built around DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine and Vucevic. “He’s
11:15 PM ET Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas apologized Thursday night for using an anti-gay phrase following the team’s 116-105 victory over the Chicago Bulls in New York. Thomas was interviewed by TNT on the court alongside new teammate Spencer Dinwiddie. Two days earlier, Dinwiddie had joked with the media in the wake of the