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Shams Charania, Senior NBA InsiderDec 14, 2024, 04:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Golden State Warriors are finalizing a deal to acquire Brooklyn Nets point guard Dennis Schroder for De’Anthony Melton, sources told ESPN on Saturday. The Warriors are also receiving one second-round pick from the Nets and sending three second-round picks to Brooklyn

J.J. Post, ESPNDec 13, 2024, 07:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jimmy Butler‘s hair is grabbing headlines — again. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Butler’s affinity for exploring hair styles isn’t new. Though his 2024 media day came and went without much commotion, the Miami Heat star has styled his hair recently in ways ranging from

Associated Press Dec 13, 2024, 11:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PORTLAND, Ore. — San Antonio veteran guard Chris Paul was ejected from the Spurs‘ game at Portland on Friday night after getting his second technical foul. Paul left the game when he earned his second technical with 1:03 left in the first quarter, just

ESPN News Services Dec 13, 2024, 08:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid left the Philadelphia 76ers‘ 121-107 loss to the Indiana Pacers shortly before halftime Friday night after being struck in the face going for a defensive rebound. Embiid was battling Indiana’s Bennedict Mathurin when he caught an errant forearm and

Jamal Collier, ESPNDec 13, 2024, 06:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — The Milwaukee Bucks are the only team returning here for the NBA Cup for the second straight year, a stark turnaround following their 2-8 start to this season. Milwaukee has gone 11-3 since and enters Saturday’s East semifinals matchup against the

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterDec 13, 2024, 07:29 PM 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 — Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers sees one drastic difference in Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young this season. “He’s earned

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterDec 13, 2024, 06:05 PM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. Open Extended Reactions Justin Ishbia, a Phoenix Suns minority owner

Shams Charania, Senior NBA InsiderDec 13, 2024, 05:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Miami Heat have agreed on a trade to send center Thomas Bryant to the Indiana Pacers, sources told ESPN. The Pacers will send a swap of a future second-round pick to the Heat for Bryant, who becomes trade-eligible on Sunday, sources

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ESPN Betting Dec 13, 2024, 03:40 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions The Boston Celtics are the favorites to win the NBA Championship, which would be their second consecutive and 19th overall in franchise history. To do so, the Celtics will have to hold off the New York Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers in

Shams Charania Jonathan Givony Close Jonathan Givony ESPN NBA draft analyst and writerJoined ESPN.com in July 2017Founder and co-owner of DraftExpress.com, a private scouting and analytics service used by NBA, NCAA and international teams Dec 13, 2024, 11:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Dash Daniels, one of the top international prospects in the NBA’s 2026

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterDec 13, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close 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. Open Extended Reactions The cramped visitors locker room at Kaseya Center felt extra crowded last week

Anthony Gharib, ESPNDec 12, 2024, 07:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Michael Jordan’s iconic 32,683 square-foot mansion in Highland Park, Illinois, sold this week for $9.5 million. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The sale was completed nearly 11 years to the day it hit the market — Dec. 17, 2013 — for an original asking price

Steve Alexander Dec 13, 2024, 07:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We’re about a quarter of the way through the season so this is a special edition of Risers and Fallers. Let’s take a look at the players who are trending up — and others who are on the down slide — so far this

Dec 13, 2024, 12:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Bronny James‘ first road game in the G League resulted in the highest-scoring output of his young career Thursday night. The Los Angeles Lakers rookie scored a game-high 30 points on 13-of-23 shooting as his South Bay Lakers fell to the Valley Suns 106-100 in Tempe,

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterDec 12, 2024, 06:14 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

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 12, 2024, 10:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is unlikely

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterDec 12, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. Open Extended Reactions FROM THE ROAD, the modern villa delivers