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Tim Bontemps, ESPNJul 10, 2024, 10:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Team USA executive director Grant Hill said the decision to send LA Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard home from training camp and to replace him with Boston Celtics guard Derrick White on the roster for the upcoming Paris Olympic Games ultimately rested

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJul 10, 2024, 09:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Free agent forward Saddiq Bey has agreed on a three-year, $20 million contract with the Washington Wizards, his agents, James Dunleavy and Jordan Gertler of Excel Basketball, told ESPN on Wednesday night. Bey, who is recovering from a torn ACL suffered late in the

Associated Press Jul 10, 2024, 06:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA has agreed to terms on its new media deal, an 11-year agreement worth $76 billion that assures player salaries will continue rising for the foreseeable future and one that will surely change how some viewers access the game for years to come.

Associated Press Jul 10, 2024, 04:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — J.B. Bickerstaff believes he can be the coach to finally turn around the Detroit Pistons, a once-proud franchise that has had the NBA’s worst record the past two seasons. The Pistons, who have lost a league-record 14 straight playoff games dating to

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJul 10, 2024, 04:02 PM 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 Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant has been cleared for full-contact work, six months after undergoing surgery to repair a labral tear in

Associated Press Jul 10, 2024, 02:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Former NBA player Jontay Porter on Wednesday pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a federal criminal case tied to the betting scandal that got him banned from the league earlier this year. The former Toronto Raptors center entered

ESPN News Services Jul 10, 2024, 11:09 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kawhi Leonard has withdrawn from Team USA less than three weeks before the start of the Paris Olympics. USA Basketball announced Leonard’s decision Wednesday, saying the LA Clippers star will spend the rest of the summer preparing for the 2024-25 NBA season. “Kawhi

ESPN News Services Jul 10, 2024, 10:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Zach Edey clearly had made a good first NBA impression with bookmakers. Edey is now the consensus betting favorite for Rookie of the Year after his outstanding Summer League debut with the Memphis Grizzlies. A polarizing draft prospect because of questions over how

Tim Bontemps, ESPNJul 10, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The first partnership between LeBron James and Stephen Curry in international play began with a phone call in the fall. That’s when, as Curry recalled, the two longtime NBA rivals spoke about the possibility of teaming up at the 2024 Paris Olympics and joining

Tim Bontemps, ESPNJul 9, 2024, 07:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Team USA will be without Kevin Durant for Wednesday night’s game against Team Canada, its first of five exhibition games ahead of the Paris Olympics, due to the calf strain that has kept Durant out of the entirety of the national

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterJul 9, 2024, 08:03 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. Open Extended Reactions An ex-Minnesota Timberwolves employee was sentenced Tuesday

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterJul 9, 2024, 07:29 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

Associated Press Jul 9, 2024, 05:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions METAIRIE, La. — Dejounte Murray took no offense to being traded after each of his two best seasons in the NBA. Rather, the 27-year-old point guard says he’s gratified by the opportunity to join a team that made the 2024 playoffs and is headlined

ESPN News Services Jul 9, 2024, 05:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CAMDEN, N.J. — Caleb Martin turned down a deal that would have reportedly paid him $65 million over the next five seasons to stay with the Miami Heat and instead signed a four-year deal guaranteed for more than $32 million with the Philadelphia

Andrew Lopez, ESPNJul 9, 2024, 04:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — In the twilight of his career, Chris Paul could have opted to chase an elusive NBA championship. Instead, he chose to go to a team that went just 22-60 a season ago. Why? He still wants to compete. “I love nothing

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJul 9, 2024, 01:41 PM 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 DALLAS — Klay Thompson said he has moved past the disappointment over realizing a “breakup” with the Golden State Warriors after a

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJul 9, 2024, 01:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham has agreed on a five-year, $224 million maximum rookie extension that could become worth as much as $269 million, his agents Jeff Schwartz and James Dunleavy of Excel Basketball told ESPN on Tuesday. Cunningham — the No. 1 overall

Anthony Gharib, ESPNJul 9, 2024, 09:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LATE IN GAME 3 of the 2024 Eastern Conference finals, the Boston Celtics were fighting. The Indiana Pacers held a 2-point lead with 1:11 remaining in the fourth quarter. A win would cut the Celtics’ advantage to 2-1, ensuring the series would return to