4:47 PM ET There will be no agreement on a rookie extension for New Orleans Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski . Ball will become a restricted free agent next summer., although both sides remain positive about the ability to move forward together, Paul told ESPN. Ball signed
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12:43 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN The Milwaukee Bucks have lost their 2022 second-round draft pick for violating rules governing the timing of this season’s free-agency discussions. The decision was announced by the NBA after a thorough investigation regarding the Bucks’ failed sign-and-trade agreement to acquire Bogdan Bogdanovic. The league found that the team had discussions
3:50 PM ET After having cursory talks about a James Harden trade, the Miami Heat have moved on and will not pursue the Houston Rockets’ star, sources told ESPN. Miami is one of the teams that had the type of package of young prospects that the Rockets have been seeking in their pursuit of a
3:50 PM ET Kawhi Leonard said the “best decision” for him is to likely decline the player option in his contract next summer, but that it doesn’t mean that the LA Clippers All-Star is “leaving or staying.” “Just for my situation right now, I’m just focused on this season,” Leonard said Monday. “Not saying I’m
9:00 AM ET With the NBA season tipping off this week, here’s a look at the betting market around the country — including the teams attracting the most and least action, the biggest bets and some of the odds that have been on the move. Lots of Lakers love • The defending champion Los Angeles
9:41 AM ET Perhaps no event in recent history has so clearly underlined how integral sports are to American culture as the COVID-19 pandemic. A new 30 for 30 podcast, “March 11, 2020” tells the story of a day that started in one reality and ended in a new one. Sports fans won’t soon forget
7:30 AM ET IT WAS THE summer of 2000, and to New York Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy, it felt about 104 degrees in the shade. He decided to move summer league workouts from his Westchester base to Fairfield University, home to an air-conditioned gym. He also decided to let assistant Tom Thibodeau run the
5:11 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma has agreed to a three-year, $40 million extension, including a player option prior to the 2023-24 season, sources tell ESPN. Kuzma, 25, finalized talks on his rookie extension on Sunday, sources said. In a rare non-max contract rookie extension that includes a player option, the deal
9:55 AM ET All-NBA big man Rudy Gobert will sign a five-year, $205 million contract extension with the Utah Jazz, he told ESPN after agreeing to the largest deal for a center in league history. “It means that they believe in me,” Gobert told ESPN. “They believe in what we’ve been building over the years
4:09 PM ET Ty Lue plans on utilizing Kawhi Leonard like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant by employing some triangle sets for the LA Clippers. The new Clippers coach said on Sunday that Leonard will have opportunities to emulate Jordan and Bryant — two players Leonard has spent a lot of time studying and patterning