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 the NBA Finals in October.Still,…
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 through the air, trying to tip…
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 proud teams.Despite the fact they…
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 the battle for supremacy between…
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- After 141 days, the NBA returned inside of the bubble with a doubleheader at the ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World…
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 international All-Star Game in NBA history.…
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 22-team, eight-game wrap-up to the regular…
1:00 AM ISTSteve FainaruCloseESPN Senior WriterWinner, 2008 Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting Four-time first-place winner in Associated Press Sports Editors competition Co-author of New York Times best-selling book, "League of…
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, his eyes adjusting to the…
3:33 AM ISTAndrew LopezESPN New Orleans Pelicans rookie forward Zion Williamson returned to practice with his team on Tuesday, just hours after he finished his four-day quarantine after returning to…
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 league's four-month hiatus.Will we be…
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 retired Chicago Bulls stars."Why would…
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 ballots.With MVP, Rookie of the…
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 nightcap between the Los Angeles Lakers…
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 an excused absence from the…
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 World of Sports Complex at…
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 Valuable Player1. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks2.…
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 assess the length of his…
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 Leon Rose and agent Spencer Breecker…
5:35 AM ISTAndrew LopezESPN New Orleans Pelicans rookie forward Zion Williamson returned to the NBA campus on Friday night, the team said in a statement.Williamson, who initially left the bubble…
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 two defenders near midcourt to…
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 and noticed the new atmosphere…
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 talent to beat any of…
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 2021.One sport that won't be…
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 all time?James and the Lakers…
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 league unveiled the new court, giving…
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 NBA restart after a hiatus…
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 ambient noise will have an…
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 newish lineups I'm excited to watch…
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 what's most important to him…