1:52 PM ET Pau Gasol is working toward what he hopes will be an NBA comeback and a spot on Spain’s Olympic team in Tokyo, the six-time All-Star and two-time NBA champion told ESPN on Wednesday. Gasol, 40, has identified the Los Angeles Lakers as one of his dream destinations. “There is meaning and history
7:03 PM ET The Dallas Mavericks plan to release veteran point guard and fan favorite J.J. Barea, sources told ESPN. The Mavs plan to sign Courtney Lee to replace Barea on the training camp roster, according to sources. The Mavs anticipated releasing Barea, 36, when they signed him to a one-year deal worth the veterans
3:42 PM ET Houston Rockets star James Harden must have six consecutive negative COVID-19 tests before the NBA clears him to practice with the team, a league source told ESPN. Harden, the eight-time All-Star who has requested to be traded to a contender, did not report to the Toyota Center for COVID-19 testing until Tuesday,
3:12 PM ET NEW YORK — As the Nets‘ first games of the season draw near, Kevin Durant and Brooklyn’s coaching staff have started to map out how they will utilize the former league MVP in the team’s two preseason games. On Wednesday, Durant said he has been told to expect to play small forward,
4:57 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN There’s a multimillion dollar question looming over the NBA that only Giannis Antetokounmpo has the answer to. However, the Bucks superstar didn’t put to bed any speculation on his long-term future in Milwaukee on Wednesday, instead saying he will put faith in his agent and the team’s front office to
5:56 PM ET Harry Kettle The coronavirus pandemic made the summer transfer market unlike any before it, but there were still plenty of deals done, and you can check out the major ones here. The window might be closed across the top leagues in Europe, but here are the best rumours from around the globe.
12:25 PM ET The Columbus Crew announced that a player has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of Saturday’s MLS Cup final against the Seattle Sounders. The latest positive test is the ninth such result that the Crew has sustained during the postseason. – Stream LIVE games and replays on ESPN+ (U.S. only) A total of
3:13 PM ET Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has warned Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang that “no one is undroppable” but backed the striker to overcome his recent dip in form. The Arsenal captain has scored just two Premier League goals all season and was a peripheral figure once again as they slumped to a 2-0 defeat in Sunday’s
12:54 PM ET Players and match officials took a knee and raised a fist before the resumption of Tuesday’s postponed Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir. The match was postponed until Wednesday after both teams walked off the pitch and refused to return following accusations that the fourth official, Sebastian Coltescu, had
6:43 PM ET Alex Kirkland Zinedine Zidane has denied he could stay at Real Madrid long enough to become the club’s Sir Alex Ferguson after saving his job with a 2-0 win over Borussia Monchengladbach that saw them through to the Champions League last 16. – Ratings: Benzema 9/10 as Real Madrid secure last-16 passage–