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7:35 PM ET The 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend is in full force as the league’s biggest stars meet in Cleveland. This year’s edition saw multiple events with new formats — starting with Rising Stars Challenge that took place on Friday night. Saturday’s action is headlined by three events: the 3-point contest, slam dunk contest and

6:44 PM ET LeBron James said the door is “not closed” on a potential return to the Cleveland Cavaliers and that his last season in the league “will be played with my son” in an interview with The Athletic ahead of Sunday’s All-Star game. James, who is back in Cleveland for his 18th appearance in

3:52 PM ET CLEVELAND — LeBron James used a question about Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Josh Giddey as an opportunity to heap praise on Thunder executive vice president and general manager Sam Presti at a news conference Saturday following his team’s practice for the NBA All-Star Game. “The MVP over there is Sam Presti. He’s

2:23 PM ET CLEVELAND — Chicago Bulls All-Star Zach LaVine said he had platelet-rich plasma therapy, a cortisone injection and fluid drained from his ailing left knee last week and is hoping the treatment will help him get through the season. LaVine missed the past three games before the All-Star Break to see specialists in

2:41 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN CLEVELAND — Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid declared “the way I’ve been playing speaks for itself” when asked why he should be the NBA’s Most Valuable Player this season. “I don’t want to push for the whole thing, but the way I’ve been playing speaks for itself,” Embiid said Saturday

1:49 PM ET CLEVELAND — Chris Paul indicated he could miss some time with a hand injury suffered in the Phoenix Suns‘ final game before the All-Star break. Paul, who has a history of hand injuries and has required four hand/wrist surgeries, smashed his right hand on the arm of Houston Rockets forward Jae’Sean Tate

7:51 AM ET Brianna Williams The 2022 NBA All-Star Game is the 71st edition of the midseason showcase. While hosting the league’s biggest stars on one court has been a constant for several decades, save for 1999, due to the NBA lockout, much has transformed since the game’s beginning in 1951. One change that easily

8:00 AM ET ESPN.com staff NBA All-Star Weekend is underway, as Friday night’s Rising Stars Challenge and celebrity game kicked off the festivities in Cleveland. But which stars will take home the hardware during All-Star Saturday? The night begins with a revamped skills challenge, as three teams of three — Team Cavs, Team Antetokounmpo and

11:49 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN CLEVELAND — The Rising Stars Challenge became the latest part of All-Star Weekend to undergo a format change, and it was a success. The event, which features the top first- and second-year NBA players, employed an entirely new format this season. Rather than just being one game involving those players,

8:23 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN CLEVELAND — ESPN’s Mechelle Voepel, Hall of Famer and longtime New York Knicks broadcaster Walt “Clyde” Frazier and longtime NBC executive Dick Ebersol were named the Naismith Hall of Fame’s Curt Gowdy Media Award winners Friday afternoon here during All-Star Weekend. Voepel, who was given the print version of the

7:04 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment said Friday it will discontinue the proof of vaccination requirement for fans entering its venues, beginning March 1. MLSE owns the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs, NBA’s Toronto Raptors, Major League Soccer’s Toronto FC and the Canadian Football League’s Toronto Argonauts. The move follows

7:01 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Manu Ginobili, a four-time NBA champion who spent his entire career with the San Antonio Spurs, headlines this year’s group of finalists for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Ginobili was one of 11 finalists announced at a press conference Friday as part of All-Star

12:15 PM ET Brianna Williams If you’re curious how a Venn diagram might look of the 2022 NBA All-Star Game, Kendall Jenner and K-pop, then you’ve come to the right place. NBA All-Star Weekend is here. The league’s midseason showcase will see some of the biggest stars meeting in Cleveland to play for bragging rights

9:49 AM ET Four months into the season, the odds to win the NBA championship have seen significant change at the top. The Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors, considered second-tier contenders to begin the season, enter the All-Star break as the favorites to win the NBA title at sportsbooks around the nation. Meanwhile, the

THINK OF THE MOMENT as Trae Young doing exactly what he says he’s going to do, knowing and trusting his path. Think of the decision Trae didn’t make. Early in Trae’s senior high school season, Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari flew to Oklahoma hoping to get a commitment from the five-star recruit. Coach Cal sat

9:53 PM ET Anthony Davis will be out at least four weeks after an MRI showed that the Los Angeles Lakers star has a mid-foot sprain, the team announced Thursday. Davis suffered the injury in the team’s 106-101 win against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday. He underwent X-rays at Crypto.com Arena that revealed no fracture,

2:37 PM ET Kelly CohenESPN Beginning Thursday, fans of the NBA and cool memorabilia will have a new collection to pick from. Pop culture collectible company Funko is releasing new NBA trading cards, along with a new NBA SLAM Magazine collection. Funko is partnering with Panini, the NBA’s exclusive trading card partner, to release new

8:00 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN After Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid battled for the right to be named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player all last season, it appears this year’s chase for the award could once again come down to the two All-Star big men. Embiid, after coming in second to Jokic in last year’s