3:52 PM ET ESPN News Services An MRI on the right knee of Phoenix Suns forward Torrey Craig revealed no structural damage, a source tells ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Craig’s status on a return is day-to-day. Craig was injured in the third quarter of Thursday night’s 118-108 Game 2 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. He appeared
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1:36 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Matthew Dellavedova is taking his game back Down Under. The former Cleveland Cavaliers point guard signed a three-year contract Friday with Melbourne United, the defending champion in Australia’s National Basketball League. Dellavedova, known as “Delly” to teammates and fans, had two stints over six seasons with Cleveland, which
11:10 AM ET Former Washington Wizards coach Scott Brooks is finalizing a deal with the Portland Trail Blazers to become Chauncey Billups’ top assistant coach, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Brooks spent the past five seasons as the Wizards’ coach, taking Washington to the playoffs three times and advancing to the Eastern Conference semifinals in
2:59 AM ET PHOENIX — With the Milwaukee Bucks breathing down the Phoenix Suns‘ necks on Thursday, threatening to erase a once 15-point lead and head back home with a series split, the Suns relied on the guy who ticks Chris Paul off when he doesn’t do precisely what he did in the fourth quarter
2:19 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHOENIX — Jrue Holiday continued his slow start to the NBA Finals, finishing 7-for-21 with 17 points in the Milwaukee Bucks‘ 118-108 loss to the Phoenix Suns in Game 2 on Thursday night at Phoenix Suns Arena. But as this series shifts back to Milwaukee for Game 3 on Sunday
1:05 AM ET NBA Insiders By now you have probably heard about the tattoo Devin Booker has on his arm, “Be Legendary,” which was inspired by the advice the late Kobe Bryant wrote on his shoes after a game during his final season. Booker idolized Bryant. Wanted to learn everything he could from him. Then
8:25 PM ET SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Nev. — As many of the top NBA players converged in Las Vegas this week to begin training with Team USA for the Tokyo Olympics, Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry is in another part of Nevada competing in a different sport. Curry, who is participating in this weekend’s
7:36 PM ET Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports. Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade traveled to Surfside, Florida, on Thursday to visit the site of the
6:59 PM ET The Orlando Magic are closing in on Dallas Mavericks assistant Jamahl Mosley and he’s emerged as the strong front-runner to become the franchise’s next head coach, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Conversations are ongoing, but Mosley, 42, has separated himself in the organization’s process, sources tell ESPN. As the Magic move into
7:16 PM ET Numerous times in the past Damian Lillard has affirmed he has no intention of wanting to be traded from the Portland Trail Blazers. Dealing with a fresh round of speculation in the wake of a coaching change, Lillard said Thursday he’ll keep his thoughts on the direction of the team between himself
4:14 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHOENIX — Larry Brown, the only coach to win both an NCAA championship and NBA title, was given the 2021 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Basketball Coaches Association on Thursday. “I admired Chuck,” Brown said on a video conference call while accepting the award Thursday afternoon. “I
5:13 PM ET USA Select Team players Immanuel Quickley of the New York Knicks and Miles Bridges and P.J. Washington of the Charlotte Hornets are out of training camp due to COVID-19 protocols, sources told ESPN. All three players were away from the team for practice at UNLV on Thursday. All nine members of Team
2:50 PM ET Charles Barkley says he’s an improved golfer and recommends people bet on him at this week’s American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament. And they are. Caesars Sportsbook at William Hill is offering a yes/no prop bet on whether Charles Barkley will finish in the top 70 at this week’s American Century Championship
2:12 PM ET James Harden, in Paris for Fashion Week, was seen on a video with French police Thursday afternoon, but sources told ESPN that Harden was not arrested and was never taken into custody. French media reports said that the Brooklyn Nets star, who’s been seen around Paris with Kanye West and Lil Baby,
6:51 PM ET PHOENIX — Should the Suns win three more games against the Milwaukee Bucks to win the NBA championship, Phoenix’s young star Devin Booker won’t be going to Disney World to celebrate. He’ll be flying halfway around the world to join Team USA to play more basketball at the Tokyo Olympics. Booker confirmed
7:27 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards suffered a sprained ankle Wednesday playing for the USA Select Team at Team USA training camp in Las Vegas, sources said. The injury isn’t believed to be serious, but it will keep Edwards out of the rest of the camp. It occurred during a scrimmage when Edwards
7:01 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHOENIX — After the Phoenix Suns got 26 free throws in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer admitted the disparity in free throws in the opening game — one Phoenix won 118-105 — was “frustrating” for the Bucks to deal with. “You trying to bait
5:46 PM ET Ohio University junior guard Jason Preston will remain in the 2021 NBA draft and sign with agent Drew Gross of Roc Nation Sports, Preston told ESPN on Wednesday. Preston — No. 43 on ESPN’s list of Top 100 prospects — is a fast-rising guard on front office draft boards after a strong