7:11 AM ET ANTHONY EDWARDS SAT in his living room in Atlanta, waiting for his life to change. It was Nov. 18 — NBA draft night — and with colorful, beautiful murals of his late grandmother and mother on each side of him, Edwards became the No. 1 pick and prepared to join the Minnesota
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8:29 AM ET Atlanta Hawks guard Rajon Rondo will miss Wednesday’s season opener against the Chicago Bulls because of the NBA’s coronavirus-related protocols. Rondo is listed as out because of “health and safety protocols” on the NBA’s official injury report. The Hawks have not announced a reason for Rondo’s absence, but The Athletic reported Tuesday
7:32 AM ET New Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey shared concern that his career in the NBA might have been over after sharing a post on social media that expressed support for a protest group in Hong Kong. “In the last 12 months, I had moments where I thought I might never
7:00 AM ET Ryan Hockensmith ON A SWELTERING Sunday in July, a 14-year-old basketball superfan walks to a mailbox in central Connecticut. He holds 14 letters and fans them out like a poker hand, before pushing them through the mail slot. Some are addressed to his favorite NBA and WNBA players. Others, to his favorite
3:01 AM ET LOS ANGELES — A 22-point lead had shrunk to one and the LA Clippers could feel the Los Angeles Lakers coming for them on championship ring night. The Clippers could’ve felt déjà vu as they were on the verge of blowing another massive lead. But Paul George made sure the Clippers didn’t
3:17 AM ET LOS ANGELES — LeBron James sat out the final eight minutes of the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 116-109 opening night loss to the LA Clippers after rolling his left ankle, but afterward insisted he will be clear to play on Christmas Day. “I turned it pretty good, but I don’t think it’s going
11:59 PM ET Golden State Warriors rookie center James Wiseman lived up to the hype in his NBA debut Tuesday night. The No. 2 overall pick out of Memphis scored 19 points and grabbed six rebounds in 24 minutes during Golden State’s otherwise forgettable 125-99 loss to the Brooklyn Nets in New York. The big
9:42 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Jason Arasheben, aka Jason of Beverly Hills, waited 10 years for a chance to design another Los Angeles Lakers championship ring. And then when the jeweler got his opportunity, Arasheben had to turn the ring around in just four weeks, rather than the customary three to four months he
10:20 PM ET The LA Clippers had to cool their jets pregame while their in-arena rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers, received their last reward for winning the NBA 2019-2020 title — their championship rings. But they’d already picked up some pretty sweet swag of their own before they even set foot on the court. Small
9:22 PM ET NEW YORK — Ahead of the Nets’ season opener against the Warriors, Golden State coach Steve Kerr sat down to watch some film of his former player, Kevin Durant. He pulled up Brooklyn’s preseason game against Boston and took in Durant’s first competitive games since tearing his Achilles in June of 2019.
8:01 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Cavaliers forward Kevin Love will miss the season opener Wednesday night against Charlotte because of a strained right calf. The team officially ruled Love out on Tuesday, hours after Cavs coach J.B. Bickerstaff said he was preparing not to have the five-time All-Star in the lineup. Love got
6:17 PM ET Associated Press The NBA is still looking at scenarios that could allow teams to play in Europe and China again next season, deputy commissioner Mark Tatum said Tuesday. Tatum also said the NBA’s season-opening doubleheader Tuesday night would be shown in China on Tencent, a league streaming partner. But the coronavirus pandemic
3:23 PM ET LOS ANGELES — When ABC announcer Mike Breen called the closing seconds of the Los Angeles Lakers‘ NBA Finals-clinching victory in October, he proclaimed, “Banner No. 17 will soon hang in the rafters.” He was right about the hanging part. What Breen didn’t know was that when the Lakers open up the
3:43 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons said he isn’t worried about his name coming up in trade rumors involving Houston Rockets star James Harden. “No,” Simmons said after Tuesday’s practice. “I come in every day, take it a day at a time, ready to work. I’m with my teammates. … Every
9:22 AM ET The Los Angeles Lakers will tip off their season as the consensus favorites to win a second straight NBA championship. And the betting public is on board. More money has been bet on the Lakers to win the title than has been bet on every other team combined at William Hill sportsbooks.
8:52 AM ET LA Clippers forward Marcus Morris is listed as out for Tuesday’s season opener against the Lakers because of right knee soreness. Morris did not play in any of the Clippers’ three preseason games this month, and coach Ty Lue had previously seemed pessimistic about Morris’ chances to be ready for the regular-season
7:00 AM ET It seems like only 2½ months ago, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers were hoisting the Larry O’Brien Trophy as champions inside the Orlando bubble. Oh, wait. That’s exactly what happened. Yes, after only 72 days away, NBA basketball is back! Are the Lakers a lock for another title, or could
8:41 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves shooting guard Malik Beasley has pleaded guilty to a felony charge of threats of violence related to a September incident in which he was arrested, his attorney, Steven Haney, confirmed to ESPN on Monday. Haney said Beasley, 24, won’t have to serve jail time or home confinement until after the