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Dec 26, 2024, 02:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Miami Heat have no plans to trade Jimmy Butler, team president Pat Riley said Thursday. “We usually don’t comment on rumors, but all this speculation has become a distraction to the team and is not fair to the players and coaches. Therefore, we will make

Field Level Media Dec 26, 2024, 02:17 PM ET Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups will miss the next two games following the death of his grandmother. The team said assistant Nate Bjorkgren will coach home games against the Utah Jazz on Thursday and Dallas Mavericks on Saturday. The Blazers (9-20) have lost two straight

Chris Herring, ESPN Senior WriterDec 26, 2024, 08:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With the second NBA Cup in the books, the thrilling five-game Christmas Day slate behind us and the 2025 calendar just days away, it’s a perfect time to reflect on the most notable trends that have taken hold throughout the first third

Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterDec 26, 2024, 10:29 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Open Extended Reactions Kevin Durant was on the court in Phoenix, warming up for an extra late 8:30 p.m. tipoff for the NBA’s Christmas Day finale, when Stephen Curry and LeBron

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterDec 26, 2024, 01:10 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 SAN FRANCISCO — After becoming the NBA’s all-time leader in Christmas Day victories

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterDec 26, 2024, 01:34 AM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is

Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — A month ago, the Philadelphia 76ers seemed like a team headed for infamy. Having come into the season with championship aspirations, the 76ers instead saw themselves sitting at an unfathomable 3-14 on Thanksgiving Day, with daily questions about whether they would be better off trying to keep their draft pick

Michael C. Wright, ESPN Staff WriterDec 25, 2024, 06:16 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — High on the Madison Square Garden scoreboard, a video montage played of blocked shots from New York Knicks of yesteryear as

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterDec 25, 2024, 03:44 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic exited the team’s Christmas Day game against the Minnesota Timberwolves late in the second quarter

J.J. Post, ESPNDec 24, 2024, 02:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions For as much as New York Knicks guard Josh Hart hustles on the court, he carves out plenty of time for his own sports fandom. With his social media posting about other leagues comes inevitable confusion. Editor’s Picks 1 Related On Sunday morning, Hart