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Associated Press Feb 22, 2024, 02:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — The Hawks are preparing to be without center Onyeka Okongwu for an indefinite period, leaving the team with serious front-line depth issues as it returns from the All-Star break. Coach Quin Snyder said following Thursday’s practice Okongwu, who missed the final game

Scott Van Pelt, Host, SportsCenter with SVPFeb 22, 2024, 09:39 AM ET Close Scott Van Pelt joined ESPN in Spring 2001 as the network’s lead professional golf reporter. He has since become a SportsCenter anchor, primarily hosting the 11 p.m. ET edition while remaining the lead reporter and host of the network’s coverage of golf’s

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 22, 2024, 08:00 AM 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. Open Extended Reactions IN THE AFTERMATH of another frustrating loss,

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 22, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA title four years ago. Since then, they have a regular-season record of 148-144. The Golden State Warriors won the

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 21, 2024, 09:46 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions LeBron James has been downgraded to out for Thursday’s game at Golden State as he continues managing a left ankle injury, the Lakers announced Wednesday. James

ESPN News Services Feb 21, 2024, 04:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Knicks All-Star forward Julius Randle said Wednesday he’s progressing in his recovery from a dislocated right shoulder but didn’t rule out season-ending surgery. Speaking publicly for the first time since suffering the injury in a game against the Miami Heat on

Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 21, 2024, 03:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CAMDEN, N.J. — Despite his life-long ties to the City of Brotherly Love, Kyle Lowry admitted Wednesday that playing for the Philadelphia 76ers — the team he grew up rooting for — was not something he dreamed of doing earlier in his NBA career.

Feb 21, 2024, 01:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kevin Durant has a long history of not enjoying being in second. From being second-best on his high school team to being drafted second in 2007, he’s known for saying he is “tired of being second.” Perhaps that’s why he made time Tuesday to respond to

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 21, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions AS LA CLIPPERS brass celebrated, Doc Rivers executed an uncomfortable assignment. It was July 10, 2019, and the Clippers had just pulled

Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 20, 2024, 08:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks said Tuesday night that his decision to fire head coach Jacque Vaughn was not because of a single event. But Marks said he was certain that one specific event — the Nets choosing to sit

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNFeb 20, 2024, 08:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Golden State Warriors are converting two-way guard Lester Quinones to a standard NBA contract, his agents Mike Miller and Derek Malloy of Lift Sports Management told ESPN on Tuesday. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The deal is expected to be signed Thursday, sources said.

Kalan Hooks, ESPNFeb 20, 2024, 05:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Fresh off his NBA All-Star Weekend debut — where he was a skills challenge participant and a member of Team Pau for the Rising Stars challenge — San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama is joining the fashion world. Louis Vuitton announced on Tuesday that

Associated Press Feb 20, 2024, 05:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RICHMOND, Va. — Influential labor groups announced Tuesday they are opposing efforts to move the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Captials from the nation’s capital to northern Virginia, citing in part an apparent inability to reach a satisfactory deal for union workers on

ESPN News Services Feb 20, 2024, 03:16 PM ET Longtime Houston Rockets guard/forward Robert Reid has died at 68, the team confirmed on Tuesday. Reid died at his Houston home on Monday following a battle with cancer, according to the Houston Chronicle. After playing his first 10 seasons with Houston (1977-82, 1983-88), Reid finished his

Xuan Thai, ESPN Senior WriterFeb 20, 2024, 01:09 PM ET Close Xuan Thai is a senior writer and producer in ESPN’s investigative and enterprise unit. She was previously deputy bureau chief of the south region for NBC News. Open Extended Reactions The wrongful termination lawsuit filed by former Dallas Mavericks general manager Donnie Nelson against

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 20, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions “YEAHHH!” ORLANDO MAGIC players hollered in unison as coach Jamahl Mosley turned and started his approach, chopping his feet to check the

Kalan Hooks, ESPNFeb 19, 2024, 08:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Now that the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis has concluded, the league will resume its regularly scheduled programming. Editor’s Picks 1 Related In the celebrity game, Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons was named MVP after posting 37 points and grabbing 16 rebounds to

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNFeb 19, 2024, 01:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley Jr. has agreed on a two-year, $21 million contract extension, agents Steven Heumann and Jess Holtz of CAA Basketball told ESPN on Monday. The deal keeps Conley — a significant stabilizing presence on the Western Conference’s No. 1 seed