How to beat the Bucks: Three ways to topple this juggernaut
The Milwaukee Bucks are big favorites to come out of the Eastern Conference. According to Caesars Sportsbook, they enter the bubble at minus-230 to reach […]
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What Jusuf Nurkic gained from losing a year to injury
IT WAS THE kind of play people see once and vow never to watch again. One second, Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic was flying […]
LeBron on L.A. showdown: Right where we left off
The rivalry between the Los Angeles Lakers and LA Clippers is so strong that even a pandemic couldn’t stop the growing intensity between the two […]
Inside the first night of the NBA’s bold bubble experiment
It’s not easy to recall the storylines and themes that dominated the 2019-20 NBA season prior to its suspension, which seems like eons ago. But […]
NBA bubble updates: What Zion’s return means for Pelicans
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — After 141 days, the NBA returned inside of the bubble with a doubleheader at the ESPN Wide World Of Sports […]
How Year 2 of LeBron and the Lakers turned into a roller coaster
STANDING ACROSS FROM each other at center court, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James shook hands. The 2016 NBA All-Star Game was the first and only […]
Everything to know about the NBA’s 22-team restart at Walt Disney World
NBA basketball is back. Tipping off with the Utah Jazz–New Orleans Pelicans and LA Clippers–Los Angeles Lakers showdowns Thursday night, the league will begin its […]
Sources report abuse at NBA China academies
1:00 AM IST Steve Fainaru Close ESPN Senior Writer Winner, 2008 Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting Four-time first-place winner in Associated Press Sports Editors competition […]
‘This is a time where we’re being heard’: How the NBA is fighting for change from inside the bubble
FRED VANVLEET TRUDGED from the lobby of the Ritz-Carlton Naples, out the double doors and into the stifling Florida humidity. The Toronto Raptors guard squinted, […]
Zion’s return to court a welcome sight for Pelicans
3:33 AM IST Andrew LopezESPN New Orleans Pelicans rookie forward Zion Williamson returned to practice with his team on Tuesday, just hours after he finished […]
New predictions for the East finals, West finals and NBA champions
The NBA restart begins Thursday night, as the Utah Jazz–New Orleans Pelicans and LA Clippers–Los Angeles Lakers showdowns welcome fans back to basketball after the […]
Pippen downplays Jordan rift after ‘Last Dance’
Scottie Pippen says he has talked with Michael Jordan since “The Last Dance” documentary aired in the spring, and he downplayed any rift between the […]
Lowe: My picks for All-NBA, All-Defensive and All-Rookie
This is an NBA award season unlike any other. On top of that, the league has loosened positional designations, allowing voters more flexibility in crafting […]
NBA Power Rankings: Best- and worst-case scenarios for all 22 teams
After a 4½-month hiatus, the NBA season resumes Thursday in Orlando, Florida. The Utah Jazz and New Orleans Pelicans tip things off, followed by a […]
Clips’ Williams will serve 10-day quarantine
The NBA has placed Lou Williams in 10-day quarantine after the LA Clippers guard was investigated by the league for what he did while on […]
The 50 best players in the NBA bubble
Who will be the best players in the 2019-20 NBA restart? After a four-month layoff, basketball will return on July 30 inside the ESPN Wide […]
Lowe: LeBron vs. Giannis, Ja vs. Zion and the big awards debates
Remember the regular season? It was a thing, I swear. Here is the first part of my official NBA awards ballot for that season. Most […]
Sources: NBA looks at Williams’ actions on leave
The NBA is investigating what LA Clippers guard Lou Williams did while on an excused absence from the Orlando, Florida, campus so that it can […]
Sources: Knicks, Thibodeau finalizing 5-year deal
The New York Knicks and Tom Thibodeau are finalizing a five-year deal to make him the franchise’s next head coach, sources tell ESPN. Knicks president […]
Zion reenters NBA bubble, will begin quarantine
5:35 AM IST Andrew LopezESPN New Orleans Pelicans rookie forward Zion Williamson returned to the NBA campus on Friday night, the team said in a […]
LeBron: BLM ‘a walk of life,’ not just movement
With the clock ticking under a minute before halftime in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ first scrimmage in Orlando, Florida, on Thursday, LeBron James zoomed past […]
Clips-Magic scrimmage tips off NBA’s new normal
In the first NBA game played in more than four months, LA Clippers guard Lou Williams sat in the team’s socially distanced bench area Wednesday […]
What has to go right for the NBA’s most enticing underdog
If the sixth-seeded Philadelphia 76ers play up to their potential, they are a legitimate title contender in the NBA’s 2019-20 restart. This team has the […]
What if LeBron, Messi, Serena and Aaron Donald faced off in tug of war?
The opening ceremonies of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo would have begun this week. Instead, because of the coronavirus pandemic, they are postponed until […]
Predicting LeBron James’ future titles and NBA legacy
How many championships will Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James finish his career with? Can he catch Michael Jordan as the greatest basketball player of […]
NBA unveils Black Lives Matter on Orlando court
The NBA has delivered on its promise to print “Black Lives Matter” on the game court for the league’s restart in Orlando. On Tuesday, the […]
NBA debate: What the Orlando restart will mean for LeBron
In his 17th season, LeBron James faces a major new challenge along with his Los Angeles Lakers teammates: heading into the Orlando bubble for the […]
OKC’s Adams predicts more techs with no fans
With no fans in attendance when the NBA resumes games on July 30, Thunder center Steven Adams is predicting one area where the lack of […]
Lowe: NBA’s 13 most fascinating lineups to watch in Orlando
We left the NBA just after trade and buyout season. Top teams were incorporating new players and adjusting after injuries. Here are 13 new or […]
Dwight Howard: Keep awareness on what’s going on outside of the NBA campus
A week and a half into life in the bubble, Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard has received attention for his escapades rather than for […]