5:22 PM ET All eyes are on 7-foot-4 French prospect Victor Wembanyama leading up to next June’s 2023 NBA draft. The 18-year-old that LeBron James dubbed “a generational talent” captivated basketball fans during a two-game exhibition showcase in October against Scoot Henderson’s G League Ignite. 2 Related With 200 NBA scouts and executives in attendance,
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5:23 PM ET By now, you’ve likely heard rumblings of a top 2023 NBA draft prospect by the name of Victor Wembanyama. If not, allow us to introduce you to the 7-foot-4 phenom with an 8-foot wingspan who is projected to be the No. 1 pick come June. Wembanyama was back in action Saturday —
1:45 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Russell Westbrook came off the bench in a regular-season game for the first time since his rookie year in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 111-102 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves and impressed his team by taking to the role. “He was great,” said LeBron James, who said Westbrook’s energy “catapulted” L.A.’s
12:03 AM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai issued a statement Friday night condemning guard Kyrie Irving‘s decision to promote an antisemitic film and book on his social media accounts. “I’m disappointed that Kyrie appears to support a film based on a book full of anti-Semitic disinformation,” Tsai tweeted. “I want to
12:55 AM ET Jamal CollierESPN MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Bucks are the NBA’s last remaining unbeaten team, improving to 4-0 with a 119-108 victory against the New York Knicks on Friday night. It’s the fourth time in franchise history the Bucks have started a season at least 4-0, and it’s their best start since 2018-19,
12:46 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — After giving up 75 points to the Boston Celtics in the first half of Friday night’s game — the most the Celtics had scored in a first half in 15 years — the Cleveland Cavaliers had a clear choice in front of them. “Very easily, after the way
7:45 PM ET The San Antonio Spurs suddenly waived 2021 lottery pick Joshua Primo on Friday, the team announced. “It is our hope that, in the long run, this decision will serve the best interest of both the organization and Joshua,” Spurs CEO RC Buford said in a statement. Primo, the No. 12 overall pick
11:05 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Tyrese Maxey scored a career-high 44 points, carrying the Philadelphia 76ers without Joel Embiid to a 112-90 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night. Embiid sat out because of a sore right knee. A five-time All Star and the reigning NBA scoring champion, Embiid is averaging 27.6
9:27 PM ET The New Orleans Pelicans ruled forward Zion Williamson out for the Friday game at Phoenix. Williamson had been listed as a game-time decision with a right posterior hip/lower back contusion suffered Sunday in the overtime loss to the Utah Jazz. After missing the Tuesday game against the Dallas Mavericks, Williamson went through
2:54 PM ET The NBA is pursuing the implementation of an upper Spending Limit in its negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement with the National Basketball Players Association, a systemic change that has been met with significant union resistance, sources told ESPN. In the wake of large-market contenders Golden State, Brooklyn and the LA