4:53 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — The scheduled August 2024 parole for one of two men convicted in the murder of Michael Jordan’s father nearly three decades ago has been canceled, a North Carolina state panel said Tuesday. The state Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission had announced in 2020 that Larry M. Demery
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12:44 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Brooklyn Nets announced Tuesday that Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and LaMarcus Aldridge had cleared the NBA’s health and safety protocols. Aldridge has been in the protocols for two weeks, while Durant and Irving both entered them 10 days ago. Brooklyn had a massive COVID-19 outbreak across its roster, with
11:51 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN After first signing on with Puma in 2018 to help re-launch its basketball category, Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton has landed a new multi-year footwear and apparel endorsement deal to continue his partnership with the brand. “It’s pretty lit. It’s truly a blessing as well,” Ayton said. “The reason I
1:02 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols, becoming the fifth coach to do so and third in the past two days. Assistant coach Mike Wilks will serve as acting head coach Tuesday night against the Kings. Daigneault
12:57 AM ET ESPN News Services SAN ANTONIO — Jordan Clarkson helped lift the short-handed Utah Jazz over the Spurs after he got into a confrontation with a Spurs fan he said “crossed the line” on Monday. Clarkson, who is from San Antonio, was upset by a non-call on his shot attempt and did not
3:05 AM ET LOS ANGELES — James Harden‘s big night for the Brooklyn Nets began with a couple of step-back 3-pointers, but it was the burst in his step and explosion in his drives that really opened eyes on Monday night. In his second game back from the NBA’s health and safety protocols, a fresh
1:04 AM ET ESPN News Services Veteran center Greg Monroe made history by becoming the NBA-record 541st player used in the league this season when he checked in off the bench for the Minnesota Timberwolves in their 108-103 home win over the Boston Celtics on Monday night. Signed to a 10-day contract earlier in the
4:15 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Baxter Holmes Close ESPN Senior Writer Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and
6:28 PM ET Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Monday. He joins teammates Jae Crowder and Elfrid Payton as well as head coach Monty Williams in the protocols. 1 Related The NBA on Monday agreed to reduce the length a vaccinated, asymptomatic
5:10 PM ET Nearing the halfway mark of his inaugural season with his hometown Los Angeles Lakers and recognizing that his play is under constant scrutiny as the team struggles, Russell Westbrook said he’s done taking direction on what he should be doing differently. “Everybody wants me to do this but then they don’t want