12:52 PM ET Twenty players have received invitations to attend the 2021 NBA draft and sit in the green room, sources told ESPN. Cade Cunningham, Jalen Green, Evan Mobley, Jalen Suggs, Jonathan Kuminga, Scottie Barnes, Davion Mitchell, James Bouknight, Keon Johnson, Franz Wagner, Josh Giddey, Jalen Johnson, Corey Kispert, Moses Moody and Kai Jones received
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1:30 PM ET The NBA board of governors approved Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez as limited partners with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx in a vote on Tuesday, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Lore and Rodriguez join Glen Taylor’s ownership group as part of an anticipated succession plan that includes a 2½-year pathway to
9:44 AM ET Tudor Somacescu, one of Europe’s most promising prospects, is signing with Overtime Elite, the league told ESPN Tuesday. Somacescu is the 12th player to sign with Overtime Elite, bringing them halfway to their stated goal of 24 players for the upstart league’s inaugural season. The Romanian-born Somacescu, who turned 16 last month,
5:18 PM ET MILWAUKEE — Before the Phoenix Suns even arrived in Milwaukee for the biggest game of their lives in Tuesday’s Game 6 of the NBA Finals (9 p.m. ET, ABC), their coach could sense his team’s hangover had cleared from Saturday’s tough loss in Game 5. “When we got on the plane, the
5:49 PM ET It did not take Wes Unseld Jr. long to get in touch with Russell Westbrook and Bradley Beal. The Washington Wizards‘ newest head coach and the franchise’s backcourt stars all appear to be on the same page with what the team needs to do to take a step forward. “I felt like
5:04 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Spain power forward Juancho Hernangomez, who was ruled out of the Tokyo Games earlier this month because of a left shoulder injury, has made the team’s Olympic roster after all. The Spanish federation had said Hernangomez, who plays in the NBA for the Minnesota Timberwolves, would need
11:22 PM ET James Jackson Have you ever wanted to kick back and watch the Olympics at a Hall of Famer’s crib? If so, Scottie Pippen is offering an opportunity to do just that. The two-time Olympic gold medalist is offering basketball fans a nightly rate of $92 for full access to his two-bed, one-bath
4:21 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN MILWAUKEE – For eight years, Giannis Antetokounmpo has worked toward the moment he and the Milwaukee Bucks find themselves in right now: one win away from an NBA championship. So it should come with little surprise that Monday afternoon, a little more than 24 hours before playing the biggest game
4:10 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Team USA guard Zach LaVine was put into health and safety protocols on Monday and didn’t travel with the rest of the team on its flight to Tokyo for the Olympics. USA Basketball said in a statement that it hoped LaVine would be able to join the team in
11:09 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Team USA built some needed momentum for the Olympics with a quality win over current world champion Spain, 83-76, Sunday night in their final exhibition game before heading to Tokyo. After falling behind by as many as nine points in the first half, Team USA showed off his shooting