8:34 PM ET With one of the most open NBA postseasons in years, there’s no clear title favorite right now, but the LA Clippers picked up one big endorsement: Kevin Durant. “If I had to choose — and I hate doing that s— because you never know what could happen, you seen that with us
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3:56 PM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Calif. — The Los Angeles Lakers will host a “home” game Wednesday more than 2,500 miles from L.A., but people in the building who close their eyes and open their ears before tipoff might mistake their surroundings for Staples Center. “And now, celebrating their 60th year in Southern California,
6:54 PM ET All 30 NBA team owners will contribute a combined $300 million over the next decade to fund the NBA Foundation, a new charitable initiative dedicated to greater economic empowerment in the Black community. The 30 team owners will give $30 million annually to establish the NBA Foundation, which is being launched by
6:52 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The first six days inside the NBA bubble have been filled with action. We’ve seen massive scoring performances (hello, T.J. Warren), dramatic comebacks (what’s up, Houston Rockets) and what has generally been high-quality basketball from teams fighting for the playoffs (here’s not looking at you,
1:40 AM ET As the first question came his way, Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic squirmed in his chair. “He’s right there,” he said with an uncomfortable smile. “I don’t know if I can talk.” Carmelo Anthony was standing by waiting for Nurkic to finish his postgame availability, and every question was about Anthony
10:16 PM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Rajon Rondo will soon make his way back toward the NBA campus, about three weeks after fracturing his right thumb, Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel said Tuesday. Rondo will travel to Florida on Wednesday, according to Vogel. A league source told ESPN that Rondo would continue
8:35 PM ET LA Clippers guard Lou Williams said he was grieving the loss of a mentor for weeks, but that was overshadowed by his decision to stop to eat at a gentlemen’s club after attending a viewing. The reigning Sixth Man of the Year spoke for the first time since emerging from a 10-day
5:39 PM ET WNBA players are wearing “Vote Warnock” T-shirts to games this week to support Rev. Raphael Warnock, who is challenging Atlanta Dream co-owner Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) for her U.S. Senate seat. Last month, Loeffler wrote a letter to WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert objecting to the league’s promotion of Black Lives Matter — which
6:00 PM ET Tuesday hasn’t exactly gone as anyone expected down in Orlando. First, to start the day, the Brooklyn Nets pulled off the biggest point-spread upset in 27 years, beating the Milwaukee Bucks outright despite being a 19-point underdog. Then, after the Dallas Mavericks needed overtime to beat the Sacramento Kings, Devin Booker‘s incredible
7:40 PM ET The Dallas Mavericks truly enjoyed the early stages in the NBA’s bubble community, starting with a bass-thumping dance party on their Walt Disney World resort hotel balconies while quarantined and continuing with playfully intense pickleball and spikeball competition. Once the basketball games that counted began, the fun skidded to a halt for