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Tim Bontemps, ESPNApr 16, 2024, 03:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier is out for Wednesday’s play-in tournament game for the No. 7 seed against the 76ers in Philadelphia, the team announced Tuesday. Rozier hasn’t played since Miami’s loss to the Indiana Pacers on April 7 because of a neck injury.

Associated Press Apr 16, 2024, 06:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Will Bynum, who played for the Detroit Pistons for six seasons, was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months in prison for his conviction in a scandal involving NBA insurance fraud. Bynum, 41, of Bensenville, Illinois, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court, where

Apr 16, 2024, 06:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LA Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard will get the 12th and final roster spot on Team USA for the 2024 Olympics, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Tuesday. USA Basketball managing director Grant Hill met with most of the 12 invitees on the 2024 Olympic team over

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNApr 16, 2024, 10:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Milwaukee Bucks are preparing to be without two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo for the start of their opening round Eastern Conference playoff series against the Indiana Pacers, but are hopeful treatment on his left calf strain will allow him to return sometime later in

Open Extended Reactions Virginia‘s Ryan Dunn, a potential first-round pick, will enter the 2024 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Tuesday. “I had an amazing two years at UVA,” Dunn said. “I’m focused on the next step in my life now. I got really good feedback from the NBA and am ready for the next

Kendra Andrews, ESPNApr 16, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS guard Chris Paul called it the best defensive play he had seen in his 19-year career. With 1:30 left in the fourth quarter against the Dallas Mavericks on April 2 and the Warriors holding a 98-92 lead, Mavericks guard Luka Doncic

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterApr 16, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions Sunday afternoon after a valuable victory for the Los Angeles Lakers in New Orleans, LeBron James asked aloud how many games he ended up playing in

Apr 16, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA play-in tournament begins Tuesday, featuring two of the game’s biggest stars each fighting to secure a spot in the first round. Before LeBron James‘ Los Angeles Lakers take on the New Orleans Pelicans and Stephen Curry‘s Golden State Warriors face the Sacramento Kings, our

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNApr 15, 2024, 09:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jordi Fernandez has emerged as the Brooklyn Nets‘ choice to become the franchise’s next coach, separating himself amid a wide, month-long search that now has the Nets prepared to hire the Sacramento Kings‘ top assistant, sources told ESPN on Monday night. Fernandez, 41, has

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNApr 15, 2024, 07:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions USA Basketball is finalizing a 2024 Paris Olympics men’s basketball roster that includes several of the generation’s iconic players — including the Lakers’ LeBron James, Warriors’ Stephen Curry, Suns’ Kevin Durant and 76ers’ Joel Embiid, sources told ESPN on Monday. Team USA managing director