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Associated Press Sep 30, 2024, 02:12 PM ET DETROIT — Pistons small forward Ausar Thompson is being held out of contact drills at the start of training camp after having a season-ending blood clot during his rookie year. Pistons president of basketball operations Trajan Langdon said Thompson is working through a medical process with the

Field Level Media Sep 30, 2024, 12:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Entering their sixth year together, Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra believes a breakthrough in his relationship with Jimmy Butler is imminent. That thesis is based almost entirely on longevity and mutual need. “When you get to that many years together, there’s a lot

ESPN News Services Sep 30, 2024, 10:55 AM ET Dikembe Mutombo, the Hall of Fame, finger-wagging center who spent much of post-basketball career as an ambassador for the sport, has died of brain cancer at the age of 58, the NBA announced Monday. “Dikembe Mutombo was simply larger than life,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said

Brianna Williams, ESPNSep 30, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Miami Heat‘s 2024 media day is here, and if history is any indication, we’re in for another wild look from Jimmy Butler. Editor’s Picks 2 Related In recent years, Butler has become the NBA’s undisputed king of media day trolling. Last year, he

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterSep 30, 2024, 08:00 AM 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. Open Extended Reactions TWO WEEKS BEFORE the start of training camp, JJ Redick sat in a

Tim Bontemps, ESPNSep 28, 2024, 04:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New Orleans Pelicans have agreed to a two-year, $9 million extension with guard Jose Alvarado, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Bobby Marks on Saturday. Alvarado, 26, had one year and $1.9 million left on his deal and now will be signed with the Pelicans

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterSep 28, 2024, 12:00 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions Championship contenders making trades with one another is rare, and you don’t have to look too far back to understand why. Just a year ago this

Eric Moody, ESPNSep 28, 2024, 10:30 AM ET Close Former manager at a Fortune 100 financial services company, now living my dream creating fantasy and sports betting content about the NFL, NBA, and WNBA for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions The New York Knicks and Minnesota Timberwolves are in the process of finalizing a blockbuster trade

Associated Press Sep 28, 2024, 09:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid could go back to school and write a pretty heady report on how he spent his summer vacation. Embiid won Olympic gold for Team USA. He signed a contract extension with Philadelphia that will pay him more than $64 million

NBA Insiders Sep 28, 2024, 01:07 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The final weekend of the offseason brings us another league-shaking deal involving two teams with NBA Finals aspirations. Karl-Anthony Towns will join the New York Knicks with Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo going to the Minnesota Timberwolves, sources told ESPN. The Timberwolves will also

Sep 27, 2024, 10:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Knicks and Timberwolves are finalizing a trade that will see Karl-Anthony Towns land in New York and Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo head to Minnesota, league sources confirmed to ESPN’s Bobby Marks on Friday night. Talks intensified between the teams over the last 24 hours

Tim Bontemps, ESPNSep 27, 2024, 09:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Charlotte Hornets center Mark Williams will miss training camp and the start of preseason with a strained tendon in his left foot, the team announced Friday. Williams suffered the injury in a workout Thursday. He will be reevaluated in two weeks. We’ve got full

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterSep 27, 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

Kendra Andrews, ESPNSep 27, 2024, 07:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Sacramento Kings forward Trey Lyles sustained a left groin injury during an offseason workout, the team announced Friday. He will be reevaluated in three weeks, ruling him out of Sacramento’s training camp that begins Tuesday. He will also sit out the team’s five preseason

Kris Rhim Michael Rothstein Close Michael Rothstein ESPN Staff Writer Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Sep 27, 2024, 04:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores has agreed to purchase a limited

Tim Bontemps, ESPNSep 27, 2024, 04:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell will miss the start of the upcoming season as he continues to recover from offseason surgery to repair a stress fracture in his right foot, the team said Friday. Vassell is participating in non-basketball activities, but his status

Field Level Media Sep 27, 2024, 02:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Utah Jazz exercised the option on coach Will Hardy’s contract Friday, locking him up through the 2025-26 season. Hardy, 36, is entering his third season with the Jazz with a 68-96 record. He is the second-youngest coach in the league behind Joe

Associated Press Sep 27, 2024, 01:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TORONTO — Toronto Raptors rookie guard Ja’Kobe Walter won’t be on the court in his first NBA training camp because of a sprained right shoulder, the team said Friday. The Raptors chose the 6-foot-4 Walter with the 19th pick in the first round of