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ESPN News Services Dec 18, 2024, 04:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA All-Star Game’s new format has been greeted with skepticism from some of the league’s biggest stars — most notably Kevin Durant. “I hate it; I absolutely hate it,” Durant said Tuesday, minutes after the league announced the changes to its midseason

Shams Charania, Senior NBA InsiderDec 18, 2024, 02:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard has agreed to a lifetime contract extension with Adidas, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. As Lillard’s deal with Adidas expired during last offseason, his representative, Aaron Goodwin of Goodwin Sports Management, has been negotiating a new deal

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterDec 18, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions THE RAFTERS IN the Paycom Center in downtown Oklahoma City are a little sparse. The hometown Thunder have collected a handful of division titles and there’s

NBA Insiders Dec 18, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The second inaugural NBA Cup has concluded, with the Milwaukee Bucks crowned as tournament champions Tuesday night after defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder. The regular season, however, continues to roll on as teams and players will look to turn things around in the new

Kevin Pelton, ESPN Senior WriterDec 18, 2024, 12:46 AM ET Close Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system Open Extended Reactions The second annual NBA Cup is in the books, with the Milwaukee Bucks dominating a poor-shooting Oklahoma City Thunder team 97-81 in Tuesday’s

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterDec 18, 2024, 01:37 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 LAS VEGAS — The only good thing about the Oklahoma City Thunder‘s offensive performance in Tuesday’s NBA Cup final is that it

ESPN News Services Dec 17, 2024, 11:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Everyone has a lucky number in Las Vegas. For the Milwaukee Bucks, it was 3. And the NBA Cup was their prize. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 26 points to go along with 19 rebounds and 10 assists, Damian Lillard added 23

Associated Press Dec 17, 2024, 10:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — ESPN has announced that 91-year-old Hubie Brown will call the final game of his broadcasting career Feb. 9. It’ll be a full-circle moment for Brown. The Basketball Hall of Famer’s finale will be in Milwaukee, where his professional coaching career started

Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — With the Boston Celtics on pace to shatter the NBA’s record for 3-pointers attempted by a team this season, and with 3-pointers in general being up across the league, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday night the league is studying the trend. He also said criticisms of offenses becoming

Jamal Collier, ESPNDec 17, 2024, 07:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton will miss Tuesday night’s NBA Cup final against the Oklahoma City Thunder with an illness, coach Doc Rivers said about 90 minutes before tipoff. Middleton sat out practice Monday but tried to go through the team’s

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterDec 17, 2024, 07:22 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

Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NBA Cup final between the Milwaukee Bucks and Oklahoma City Thunder has arrived, and the stars came prepared with their fits. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The Las Vegas weather proved to be no challenge for arrivals. Oklahoma City star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way with an oversize red coat and

The 2025 NBA All-Star Game format has been officially announced with a tournament-style event consisting of four teams of eight players each. The All-Star weekend is scheduled for Feb. 14-16, with the main event held at Chase Center, home of the Golden State Warriors. Other events will be held across the San Francisco Bay Area,

ESPN News Services Dec 17, 2024, 02:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — The NBA’s All-Star Game is going to be an All-Star tournament this season, with the league announcing on Tuesday that it has finalized plans to use a different format for the upcoming midseason showcase in San Francisco. And scoring is

Shams Charania Dave McMenamin Close Dave McMenamin ESPN Staff Writer 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. Dec 17, 2024, 01:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James, fresh off

Andre Snellings, ESPNDec 17, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA Cup final has arrived, and it has followed chalk exactly. The top seed in the West, Oklahoma City, will take on the top seed in the East, Milwaukee. This is fitting, because these are also two of the hottest teams in the

Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterDec 16, 2024, 01:34 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Open Extended Reactions SALT LAKE CITY — Dwyane Wade and his wife, Gabrielle Union, tried to mix in at the back of

Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — When Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo was asked Friday about the second edition of the NBA Cup and if he’d change anything about the event, he smiled. “I don’t think there’s anything to change,” Antetokounmpo, whose Bucks lost in the semifinals last season in Las Vegas, said. “My room