3:19 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Boston Celtics star Kemba Walker says he won’t return to the court before his troublesome left knee is fully ready to withstand the rigors of playing at a high level. “There’s no rush. There’s no rush on my end,” Walker said Wednesday. “I’m coming back when I need to come
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4:01 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The NBA announced its national TV schedule for the first three days of the season — Dec. 22, 23 and 25 — Wednesday afternoon, featuring nine games involving most of the league’s biggest names. Opening night will see the Warriors open the season by travelling to Brooklyn to face the
1:06 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has agreed to a two-year, $85 million contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers, his agent Rich Paul told ESPN and multiple outlets Wednesday. James was named the 2020 NBA Finals MVP after leading the Lakers past the Miami Heat in six games. He became the
7:00 AM ET The NBA returns to regular-season action on Dec. 22 following an abbreviated offseason — one that saw the draft and the start of free agency compressed into the same week — with some uncertainty. With the coronavirus pandemic ongoing, the league is facing decisions about how to undertake a campaign outside the
11:21 PM ET LeBron James is confident that the Los Angeles Lakers‘ offseason moves will put them in position to defend their NBA championship. “We can [repeat]. I mean, it’s that simple,” James said on an episode of “Road Trippin’,” hosted by Richard Jefferson, Channing Frye and Allie Clifton, that aired Tuesday on Spectrum SportsNet.
8:36 PM ET Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic will make his Christmas Day debut against the world champion Los Angeles Lakers as part of a blockbuster slate of tentative holiday games, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The NBA is tentatively scheduled to open its 2020-21 season on Dec. 22. But Christmas Day will again feature
9:35 PM ET The LA Clippers are waiving two-time All-Star center Joakim Noah, signaling a likely end to his 13-year NBA career, his agent, Bill Duffy, told ESPN. In his prime with the Chicago Bulls, Noah built a reputation as one of the league’s best defenders and most ferocious competitors. “What an illustrious career for
5:35 PM ET NEW YORK — A-year-and-a-half after suffering a torn Achilles, signing with a new team and then enduring a long rehabilitation, Kevin Durant is finally able to suit up for the Brooklyn Nets. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, his first “training camp workout” on Tuesday didn’t look like any other one he had been
8:00 PM ET Free-agent guard Reggie Jackson is returning to the LA Clippers, the team announced Tuesday. Sources told ESPN it is a one-year deal. Jackson, 30, is expected to play a prominent role in the Clippers’ backcourt rotation. He joined the team for 14 regular-season games and the playoffs after securing a contract buyout
11:53 PM ET The LA Clippers added some needed veteran depth at forward by signing Nicolas Batum on Tuesday. Batum joins the Clippers after the Charlotte Hornets waived the forward and stretched the remaining $27 million on his five-year, $120-million contract on Sunday. Batum, who turns 32 later in December, gives the Clippers depth behind