Month: June 2022

4:57 PM ET Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis has informed the team that he’ll decline his $4.6 million option and become a free agent, his agent, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. Portis has early Bird rights in Milwaukee. According to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, the maximum that Portis can sign
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5:28 PM ET The Sacramento Kings are declining to give Donte DiVincenzo a qualifying offer, which will make him an unrestricted free agent, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. DiVincenzo, who is expected to garner significant interest on the open market, can begin negotiating with teams beginning at 6 p.m. ET Thursday. However, he
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6:06 PM ET Brooklyn Nets guard Patty Mills has declined his $6.2 million option and will become a free agent, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. Mills, who’ll attract significant interest around the league, hasn’t ruled out a return to the Nets, sources told ESPN. Teams may begin negotiating deals with free agents starting
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6:51 PM ET The Miami Marlins have placed second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. on the 10-day injured list with a right lower back strain. Chisholm had been battling the injury in recent days. He missed two games before returning Tuesday against the the Cardinals, but was removed in the middle of the second inning with
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4:31 PM ET Bradley Beal has declined his $36.4 million player option for the 2022-23 season, his agent Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday, making him an unrestricted free agent. Beal, who has played his entire 10-year career with the Washington Wizards, likely will have two options in free agency:
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6:18 PM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Phillies slugger Bryce Harper had successful surgery to repair his broken left thumb on Wednesday, interim manager Rob Thomson said, but there is no timetable for his return. Philadelphia remains hopeful the 2021 National League MVP can play again this season. “It went very well,” Thomson said. 1
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6:32 PM ET Deshaun Watson‘s hearing before the NFL and NFL Players Association’s jointly appointed disciplinary officer, Sue L. Robinson, has ended for the day and will continue Thursday, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday. Watson has been accused by 25 women of actions ranging from sexual assault to inappropriate behavior during massage
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5:12 PM ET Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden has declined his $47.3 million option and become a free agent, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. Harden keeps real the possibility of negotiating a new deal that would deliver the Sixers roster-building flexibility in free agency — including use of the full $10.5 million exception.
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5:30 PM ET Connor O’Halloran LONDON, England — Anthony Joshua has said he wants to use his power and size advantage over Oleksandr Usyk when the pair meet in a rematch in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in August. Joshua (24-2, 22 KOs), 32, will be bidding to reclaim his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight title belts
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4:59 PM ET CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals running back Trayveon Williams is headed back to school. This time, he’ll be teaching. Williams will serve as an adjunct professor at Texas A&M’s law school and will co-teach a class on NIL, college athletics and athlete advocacy alongside sports attorney and business consultant Alex Sinatra. Williams, who
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5:26 PM ET The Atlanta Hawks are trading Danilo Gallinari and three first-round picks to the San Antonio Spurs for All-Star guard Dejounte Murray, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Hawks are sending a 2023 first-round pick via the Charlotte Hornets, and their own 2025 and 2027 first-round picks to the Spurs in the deal,
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4:00 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Houston Astros left fielder Yordan Alvarez and shortstop Jeremy Pena were hurt when they collided in the eighth inning of Wednesday’s game against the New York Mets while running down a popup. With Pena shifted to the right side and the game scoreless, Dominic Smith popped
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