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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

Sep 26, 2024, 06:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After 16 years in the NBA, former MVP point guard Derrick Rose is retiring from the league. The No. 1 pick in the 2008 NBA draft and Chicago native made his mark for seven years on his hometown team before spending the next nine jumping between

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterSep 26, 2024, 06:40 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 DENVER — With a blue banner commemorating

Kendra Andrews, ESPNSep 26, 2024, 06:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — As the Golden State Warriors prepare to travel to Hawaii for training camp, there is a consensus about their group going on the trip: They are a better team than last season. “We feel great about the team in the sense

Kalan Hooks, ESPNSep 26, 2024, 05:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Portland Trail Blazers will honor the late Bill Walton with a unique band on their jerseys for the 2024-25 season. Portland’s jerseys will feature a tie-dye band at the top left corner of the jersey, with Walton’s No. 32 in white lettering. The

Sep 26, 2024, 04:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Derrick Rose announced his retirement from the NBA on Thursday, ending a 16-year career that included three All-Star appearances, a Rookie of the Year and MVP award. Editor’s Picks The Chicago Bulls drafted Rose as the No. 1 pick in the 2008 NBA draft. At 22

ESPN Fantasy Sep 26, 2024, 12:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The ESPN fantasy basketball experts got together for their second mock draft of the 2024-25 NBA season, this time going with a 10-team H2H category format. If you’re new to fantasy hoops and looking to try it out for the first time, here is

Associated Press Sep 26, 2024, 12:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Junior Bridgeman played for the Milwaukee Bucks long enough to retire as the team leader in games played and performed well enough that his jersey hangs from the Fiserv Forum rafters. Now the basketball player-turned-entrepreneur has purchased a stake in the team.

Associated Press Sep 26, 2024, 11:49 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia’s mayor has revealed the terms of the deal negotiated with the city’s pro basketball team for a new $1.3 billion arena downtown. The agreement reached earlier this month calls for the Philadelphia 76ers to finance the entire project, with no city

Associated Press Sep 26, 2024, 10:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Karl-Anthony Towns was born in New Jersey, went to college in Kentucky and has spent the entirety of his NBA career in Minnesota. His roots, however, are in the Dominican Republic. To continue paying homage to his late mother’s homeland, Towns announced plans Thursday

Malika Andrews Close Malika Andrews ESPN Staff Writer Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2018 Appears regularly on ESPN Chicago 1000 Tim MacMahon Close Tim MacMahon ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Sep 26, 2024, 06:08 AM ET Open Extended

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterSep 25, 2024, 07:30 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. Open Extended Reactions EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick has already started

Mark Fainaru-Wada, ESPN Staff WriterSep 25, 2024, 02:30 PM 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 Open Extended Reactions In a letter to two senators who accused the NBA of “putting

Kris Rhim, ESPNSep 24, 2024, 08:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INGLEWOOD, Calif. — LA Clippers president Lawrence Frank said Tuesday that the swelling in Kawhi Leonard‘s inflamed right knee had decreased “significantly” but that the team plans to hold him out of drills during training camp. Frank was also noncommittal about Leonard being ready

Anthony Gharib, ESPNSep 24, 2024, 05:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Golden State Warriors unveiled their Classic Edition uniforms for the 2024-25 season on Tuesday. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The look is a nod to the Philadelphia Warriors era that spanned from 1946 to 1962, headlined by two championships and Wilt Chamberlain’s first three

ESPN News Services Sep 24, 2024, 04:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Memphis Grizzlies will retire guard Tony Allen’s No. 9 jersey on March 15, the team announced Tuesday. Allen’s number will be raised to the FedExForum rafters following a game against the Miami Heat. He is the third Grizzlies player to have his

Tim Bontemps, ESPNSep 24, 2024, 01:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum joked that his coach, Joe Mazzulla, probably sees a chance to motivate him in the disappointments of an overwhelmingly positive year that included an NBA title and a gold medal. Even with the success, Tatum didn’t win

Tim Bontemps, ESPNSep 24, 2024, 02:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis said he’s excited about the state of his recovery from offseason surgery on a tendon in his left ankle, and he is optimistic about returning to the court without missing a beat once he is able to play.