12:17 PM ET The New Orleans Pelicans are progressing on a deal to hire Phoenix Suns assistant Willie Green as head coach, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. A 12-year NBA veteran, Green has been an assistant with the Suns for the past two seasons and spent the previous three seasons on the Golden State Warriors‘
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10:09 PM ET Team USA might indeed win its fourth consecutive Olympic gold next month in Tokyo. But if they do, it will be a story of overcoming adversity. The Americans lost their second consecutive exhibition Monday, this time bested by Australia 91-83 in Las Vegas. Dating to the 2019 World Cup, where they finished
6:46 PM ET Associated Press Jamahl Mosley first got noticed as someone with NBA coaching potential when he was hired by the Denver Nuggets as a development coach 16 years ago. Also in Denver at the time: an assistant general manager named Jeff Weltman, now the basketball operations president of the Orlando Magic. And Weltman
7:27 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN Phoenix Suns assistant Willie Green has emerged as the strong frontrunner and the New Orleans Pelicans‘ choice to be the franchise’s next head coach, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Monday evening. A 12-year NBA veteran, the 39-year-old Green has been an assistant with the Suns for the past two
2:43 PM ET Tad Brown has agreed to become the CEO of the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils, both holdings of Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment, sources told ESPN. Brown spent the past 15 years as CEO of the Houston Rockets, where he was the franchise’s representative on the NBA’s board of governors. Brown
9:00 AM ET David Purdum Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Doug Kezirian Close ESPN ESPN Sports Betting Analyst Host of Daily Wager Behind The Bets podcast host Conor McGregor‘s leg injury claimed the headline, but UFC 264’s main event did create betting confusion and capped off
8:00 AM ET Tim Bontemps Tim MacMahon Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM P.J. Tucker wasn’t interested in eating the goulash. It was during the 2008-09 season, and Tucker was somewhere in the Ukraine, playing for BC Donetsk
4:08 AM ET Team USA’s Kevin Durant found himself on the receiving end of a mighty block by Nigeria’s Precious Achiuwa, which sent him crashing into the protective padding around the court. Ethan Miller/Getty Images Nigeria’s became the first African country to beat the USA when they shocked the number one-ranked side 90-87 in a pre-Olympics
2:45 AM ET MILWAUKEE — In the immediate aftermath of his team’s 120-100 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams said he wasn’t going to use his postgame news conference to gripe about the officiating. And then he did just that. “I’m not going to
12:58 AM ET MILWAUKEE — It’s easy to forget that as recently as six days ago, Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was questionable to take the court for Game 1 of the NBA Finals. A journey of more than two decades that started in the humble Athens, Greece, neighborhood of Sepolia and arrived on the doorstep
1:14 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN MILWAUKEE — The Phoenix Suns took control of the NBA Finals by surging ahead in the final five minutes of the first half of Games 1 and 2 at home. On Sunday night, the Milwaukee Bucks began to climb back into the best-of-seven affair by giving the Suns a taste
4:28 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Phoenix Suns forward Torrey Craig is planning to play in Game 3 on Sunday after injuring his right knee in Game 2, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Craig was listed as probable for the game Sunday on the NBA’s official injury report. Craig was
10:17 AM ET Dallas Mavericks assistant Jamahl Mosley has agreed to a four-year deal to become the Orlando Magic‘s new head coach, sources tell ESPN. The Magic are replacing Steve Clifford, who mutually parted with the team last month. The Magic had reached the playoffs in consecutive years before trade deadline deals including All-Star Nikola
6:03 AM ET NBA Insiders The Milwaukee Bucks are down 2-0 once again this postseason, but can the Bucks find a way to rally against the Phoenix Suns as they did against the Brooklyn Nets? The dynamic duo of Devin Booker and Chris Paul have carried the Suns for the first two games, and if
2:11 AM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Patty Mills hit a 3-pointer as time expired, giving Australia an 87-84 win over Argentina in a pre-Olympics exhibition on Saturday night. Mills inbounded the ball with 2.5 seconds left to Jock Lansdale, who handed it back to Mills for the winning shot at the buzzer —
10:27 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Team USA suffered a stunning and sobering defeat in its first exhibition basketball game before the Olympics, getting outplayed by Nigeria in a 90-87 loss Saturday night. Coming into the game, the Americans had been 54-2 in exhibition games since professionals started playing in 1992. Nine years ago, they
5:02 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN MILWAUKEE — The Bucks returned home for Games 3 and 4 of the NBA Finals in a less than enjoyable position after the Phoenix Suns won the opening two contests of this best-of-7 affair in Phoenix. But if one judged the state of the Bucks solely from how superstar forward
11:09 PM ET With just nine available players, Team USA promoted seven players, including three NBA players, from its Select Team for five exhibition games over the next week. Saddiq Bey of the Detroit Pistons, Darius Garland of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Keldon Johnson of the San Antonio Spurs will be available for minutes if