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Associated Press Jan 22, 2025, 12:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — The NBA has postponed Wednesday night’s game in New Orleans between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Pelicans after a historic winter storm dumped about a foot of snow in the Big Easy. Tuesday’s winter storm made road travel treacherous in a

ESPN News Services Jan 22, 2025, 11:17 AM ET With the San Antonio Spurs in Paris for a pair of games against the Indiana Pacers this week, the absence of coach Gregg Popovich looms over what would otherwise be a showcase for the NBA and second-year French star Victor Wembanyama. But Spurs CEO R.C. Buford

NBA insiders Jan 22, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We’re two weeks out from the NBA trade deadline, and tensions are high across the league. Will superstar Jimmy Butler be in another city before the month comes to a close? Have the Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder solidified their spots in the

Michael C. WrightJan 22, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M Open Extended Reactions IT’S LATE IN the evening on Jan. 15, and Tony Parker is walking down a hall at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio. The sleeves of his

Associated Press Jan 21, 2025, 07:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — Guard Tyler Herro will be sidelined for the Miami Heat, as they take on the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday night because of groin tightness. Herro, who turned 25 on Monday, will miss his first game of the season. He is averaging

Open Extended Reactions The Phoenix Suns are trading their 2031 first-rounder to the Utah Jazz for three first-round picks, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The trade gives the Suns the ability to triple their allotted first-round draft capital as the franchise pursues upgrades to the roster — such as Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler. Butler,

Open Extended Reactions Most NBA players have had the experience of being on a road trip to play in a high school AAU basketball tournament. Editor’s Picks The Detroit Pistons, who are coming off a 107-96 win over the Houston Rockets on Monday, didn’t have the normal luxury of flying to their Wednesday matchup against

Field Level Media Jan 21, 2025, 06:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Atlanta Hawks forward Zaccharie Risacher, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2024 draft, will sit out at least another week due to a strained left adductor, the team said Tuesday. Risacher already has missed three games with the injury, and Atlanta said

Associated Press Jan 21, 2025, 01:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LE CHESNAY, France — Victor Wembanyama stood on the center stripe of a new outdoor court in his hometown, his arms outstretched to their full 8-foot wingspan as he posed for a slew of photographers. He could not have seemed happier. Wembanyama unveiled a

Chris Herring, ESPN Senior WriterJan 21, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ON CHRISTMAS DAY, with his team down by three late in the third quarter, New York Knicks wing Mikal Bridges decided he wasn’t going to be denied. Seeing teammate Deuce McBride launch a long jumper, Bridges ran to the block to get

Associated Press Jan 21, 2025, 03:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — CJ McCollum highlighted a 45-point performance with 3-pointers and reverse layups in the clutch. Dejounte Murray‘s relentless pressure on both ends of the court left him one rebound short of a triple-double. And the New Orleans Pelicans pulled off the largest

Shams Charania, Senior NBA InsiderJan 20, 2025, 11:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Chicago Bulls rookie forward Matas Buzelis and San Antonio Spurs rookie guard Stephon Castle have committed to two of the four spots in the slam dunk contest during NBA All-Star Weekend, sources told ESPN on Monday. The dunk contest, which will be

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterJan 20, 2025, 10:29 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

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterJan 20, 2025, 05:39 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

Jim McCormick, Special to ESPN.comJan 20, 2025, 03:00 PM ET Close Jim McCormick is a fantasy football and fantasy basketball analyst for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Working the waiver wire is pivotal to succeeding in fantasy basketball. With so many games, injuries and endless shifts in rotations throughout the marathon campaign, we’ll need to source

Jan 20, 2025, 01:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo will be out indefinitely due to a left big toe injury and will receive additional opinions, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania. The Timberwolves (22-20) had listed him as out on their injury report Thursday with a sprained left big toe. Editor’s

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterJan 20, 2025, 08:00 AM 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 Jan 19, 2025, 10:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault will lead one of the four teams in next month’s NBA All-Star Game in San Francisco. Daigneault earned his first All-Star head coach nod after the Thunder clinched the best record in the Western Conference through