7:00 AM ET It’s been a big week for LeBron James: first he became the NBA‘s all-time leading points scorer, and now Liverpool have unveiled the full range of their apparel collaboration with the Los Angeles Lakers superstar, who has been both a fan of and minority shareholder in the Premier League side for many
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12:35 AM ET LOS ANGELES — About an hour after his debut with the Dallas Mavericks, Kyrie Irving took a seat at the front of the crowded visitors’ news conference room at Crypto.com Arena and was immediately asked about his former Brooklyn Nets teammate Kevin Durant being traded to the Phoenix Suns, news that broke
1:07 AM ET The Toronto Raptors are acquiring San Antonio Spurs center Jakob Poeltl in exchange for Khem Birch, a protected 2024 first-round draft pick and two future second-round picks, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. In Poeltl, the Raptors are bringing back the center they drafted, developed and traded for Kawhi Leonard with an intention
4:56 PM ET PHOENIX — Before addressing assembled media, former Phoenix Suns players, city officials and others during his introductory news conference Wednesday morning at Footprint Center, billionaire mortgage lender Mat Ishbia first spoke to Suns employees in an upper-level food court at the arena. Ishbia, who was approved Tuesday to become the Suns’ new
5:21 PM ET Associated Press LA Clippers coach Tyronn Lue will replace the Phoenix Suns‘ Monty Williams on the USA Basketball men’s national team coaching staff for this year’s World Cup and next year’s Paris Olympics. Williams stepped down because of family commitments, U.S. men’s national team managing director Grant Hill said Wednesday. Lue joins
8:27 PM ET ESPN News Services The Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to a deal to land Minnesota‘s D’Angelo Russell, Malik Beasley and Jarred Vanderbilt in a three-team trade also involving the Utah Jazz, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. In the trade, the Timberwolves will receive guards Mike Conley and Nickeil Alexander-Walker and picks, while
10:07 PM ET The Portland Trail Blazers are trading Josh Hart to the New York Knicks, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday night. In return, New York is sending Cam Reddish, Ryan Arcidiacono, Svi Mykhailiuk and a protected 2023 first-round pick to Portland, sources say. The lottery-protected pick turns into four future second-round picks
12:21 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Although the Boston Celtics emerged with a 106-99 victory Wednesday night against the Philadelphia 76ers, their focus afterward was on Jaylen Brown‘s well-being after the All-Star guard left late in the first half because of a facial injury suffered on an inadvertent elbow from teammate Jayson Tatum. “He
3:40 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Pelicans will not get forward Zion Williamson back before the All-Star break. A team source confirmed Williamson will not be available for the Pelicans’ next three games — home against Cleveland on Friday, at Oklahoma City on Monday and at the Los Angeles Lakers
1:11 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers guard Russell Westbrook and coach Darvin Ham had a brief, heated verbal exchange in the locker room during halftime of Tuesday night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, sources told ESPN. Ham expressed frustration with how Westbrook lingered on the playing floor after getting subbed out of the game