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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 3, 2023, 06:36 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Lakers‘ regular-season opener against the Denver Nuggets might still

Oct 3, 2023, 02:12 PM ET James Harden didn’t participate in the Philadelphia 76ers‘ first practice at Colorado State University but is expected to arrive in Colorado as soon as Tuesday to join training camp, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. It is not immediately clear how soon or whether Harden will participate in practices, sources

Mark Fainaru-Wada, ESPN Staff WriterOct 3, 2023, 10:35 AM ET Close Investigative reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit since 2007 Co-author of New York Times best-selling books “League of Denial” and “Game of Shadows” Co-winner, 2004 George Polk Award A bipartisan Congressional commission, citing the NBA’s stated values, called on the league to ban

Oct 2, 2023, 08:00 AM ET The 2023-24 NBA season is just weeks away, and as the players and coaches prepare for training camp, our NBA insiders are breaking down some of the biggest things we overheard from this season’s media days. The San Antonio Spurs‘ highly anticipated rookie, Victor Wembanyama, is no stranger to

ESPN News Services Oct 3, 2023, 07:50 AM ET Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball insists he will play again despite a series of knee surgeries that have derailed his promising career. Ball said Monday he is about halfway through the rehab process from a cartilage transplant in March — the third operation on his left

Jamal Collier, ESPNOct 2, 2023, 04:51 PM ET MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo repeated several times this summer that he wanted to see the organization remain committed to winning a championship before he signed a contract extension, and the trade to acquire star Damian Lillard helped reaffirm his faith that the franchise would

Andrew Lopez, ESPNOct 2, 2023, 08:30 PM ET Zion Williamson‘s struggles to stay on the court have been well-documented, and the 23-year-old New Orleans Pelicans forward sought to do his part to try to change that this summer. Speaking at media day Monday in New Orleans, Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin

Oct 2, 2023, 04:54 PM ET Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri confirmed that the team is not engaged in contract talks with franchise star Pascal Siakam as he waits to see how they perform “when we play the right way.” Ujiri was referring to comments he made after the Raptors were eliminated in the play-in

Kendra Andrews, ESPNOct 2, 2023, 07:12 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Chris Paul started his NBA media day this year doing something he’s done many times before: filming a State Farm commercial. But in doing this now regular task, he did something extremely new that still feels strange, even three months later — he put

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 2, 2023, 06:07 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Two decades into his NBA career, with a trophy shelf that’s running

Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderOct 2, 2023, 04:59 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell has agreed on a five-year, $146 million contract extension, agents Andrew Morrison, Rich Beda and Mitch Nathan of CAA Sports told ESPN on Monday. Vassell lands his rookie-scale contract

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterOct 2, 2023, 04:38 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is

ESPN News Services Oct 2, 2023, 04:14 PM ET Kevin Durant just got done with his summer vacation. He’s planning to go to France for work next summer, and plenty of other big NBA names hope to join him. Durant — along with many other top players, including LeBron James — said Monday at media

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterOct 2, 2023, 02:56 PM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. PLAYA VISTA, Calif. — Perhaps no NBA player has been

ESPN News Services Oct 2, 2023, 01:19 PM ET DeMar DeRozan appreciates the continuity of the Chicago Bulls‘ roster entering the season and believes his next contract will take care of itself. “That continuity goes so far,” DeRozan said Monday. “Sometimes you’ve got to hit the wall hard to help each other get back up.

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterOct 2, 2023, 01:47 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books BOSTON — When Celtics president Brad Stevens arrived at the team practice facility for a 9 a.m. meeting Monday he found his prized new player, Jrue Holiday, had beaten

Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderOct 2, 2023, 12:12 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 The Charlotte Hornets are launching a jersey-patch partnership with YouTube and social media sensation MrBeast, a novel entrée between an influencer and an NBA franchise. MrBeast — whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson — will

Oct 2, 2023, 10:00 AM ET In what’s expected to be a continued attempt to push for a trade, Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden isn’t in attendance for the team’s media day on Monday, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Harden remains upset that the organization hasn’t moved him to the LA Clippers, sources told ESPN.