7:00 AM ET This story, which explores the love NBA players such as LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Jimmy Butler have for wine, was originally published on Feb. 13, 2018 and appeared in the GOLD RUSH issue of ESPN The Magazine. THE RIVER OF black shuttle buses negotiates sharp switchbacks, bouncing upward along miles of
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7:00 AM ET This story, which reveals why it is that San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich cares so deeply about team dinners, was originally posted on April 18, 2019. “POP WANTS TO talk to you.” The server is speaking to a man named Jeremy Threat — and from the tone in his voice, something
6:38 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown said Thursday that Ben Simmons has had a “paradigm shift” in his thinking when it came to taking 3-pointers. Simmons didn’t waste any time proving his coach was right. Playing at a new position — power forward — as part of Philadelphia’s new-look starting lineup
8:05 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN New Orleans Pelicans rookie forward Zion Williamson returned to the NBA campus on Friday night, the team said in a statement. Williamson, who initially left the bubble in Orlando, Florida, on July 16 to tend to a family medical emergency, now enters the NBA quarantine period before he can rejoin
8:51 PM ET After 2½ years sidelined by a devastating knee injury, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Andre Roberson made his return to the court Friday and, without fans in the building, entered to a standing ovation from his teammates, coaches and team staffers. “It was definitely not what I imagined,” Roberson said, “but I wasn’t
5:16 PM ET Indiana Pacers All-Star forward Domantas Sabonis is leaving the NBA bubble in Orlando, Florida, to receive medical treatment for plantar fasciitis in his left foot, the team announced Friday. Sabonis, who has been attempting to play through the injury, hopes to eventually rejoin the team in Orlando, but he could miss the
9:01 PM ET Miami Heat All-Star big man Bam Adebayo and guard Kendrick Nunn went through their first practice in the NBA bubble on Friday night after both tested positive for COVID-19 and recently finished quarantine. “It felt great just being back in the groove,” Adebayo said during a post-practice video call. “Getting used to
1:16 PM ET LA Clippers guard Lou Williams is the latest member of the team to leave the NBA campus with an excused absence. Williams joins Patrick Beverley and Montrezl Harrell as Clippers players who had to leave the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. Beverley left to tend to an emergency personal matter,
10:47 AM ET Houston Rockets reserve guard Austin Rivers left the NBA’s Walt Disney World campus to tend to a family matter, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday. The Rockets are optimistic that Rivers will be able to return to the NBA bubble in Orlando, Florida, within days, a source said. Upon his return, Rivers
1:40 PM ET The Sacramento Kings, seemingly snake-bitten since the NBA restart was set in motion last month, saw the clouds begin to part a bit Friday. Forward Harrison Barnes cleared the league’s COVID-19 protocol and boarded a flight for Orlando on Friday morning, coach Luke Walton said. And young star De’Aaron Fox told reporters