Open Extended Reactions The 2024-25 NBA schedule release has arrived, with marquee matchups on opening night. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The Boston Celtics tip off the season against the New York Knicks on ring night. That showdown is followed by a meeting between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Lakers. The NBA’s Christmas Day games
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterAug 15, 2024, 03:00 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
Aug 15, 2024, 03:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA schedule for 2024-25 has been unveiled. Which debuts, star showdowns, reunions and playoff rematches are we most excited to watch? Plenty of stars will don new jerseys next season — most notably Klay Thompson with the Dallas Mavericks, Paul George with the Philadelphia 76ers,
Anthony Gharib, ESPNAug 14, 2024, 08:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard had his wedding officiated by a special guest over the weekend — six-time NBA All-Star Blake Griffin. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The former LA Clippers star officiated the ceremony between Pritchard and YouTuber Emma MacDonald in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
ESPN News Services Aug 14, 2024, 07:11 AM ET Conservative populist and former NBA player Royce White defeated Navy veteran Joe Fraser in Minnesota’s primary election for the Republican nomination on Tuesday and will challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar in November. White was first-round pick by the Houston Rockets in 2012 but never played
Tim Bontemps, ESPNAug 13, 2024, 03:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Klay Thompson‘s return to the Bay Area will come on the first night of the 2024-25 Emirates NBA Cup schedule. Thompson and his new team, the Dallas Mavericks, will face the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco on Nov. 12, part of the full
Jul 12, 2024, 01:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA’s 2024 in-season tournament tips off on Tuesday, Nov. 12, and will culminate in the championship game on Dec. 17 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Last year’s inaugural event saw LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers win the first NBA Cup on Dec.
Associated Press Aug 13, 2024, 10:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions GREENVILLE, S.C. — Frank Selvy, an All-America guard at Furman who scored an NCAA Division I-record 100 points in a game and later played nine NBA seasons, died Tuesday. He was 91. Selvy’s family announced that he died at his home in Simpsonville. The
Julien Laurens, CorrespondentAug 12, 2024, 07:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NBA star Kevin Durant has become a new minority shareholder of three time defending Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain, the French club announced on Wednesday. The recent Olympic gold medalist with Team USA at the 2024 Olympics has invested a few millions dollars of
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterAug 12, 2024, 08:14 PM 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 As rare as it was for LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant
NBA Insiders Aug 12, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In 16 days of competition, the best players from around the world participated in some of the most exciting games of basketball, from France’s upset win over Canada in the knockout rounds to Nikola Jokic leading Serbia to its first medal since 2016. Team
Associated Press Aug 8, 2024, 08:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson gave the New York Knicks a $113 million discount in potential salary, and they gave him the title of team captain. Two seasons into a partnership that has helped produce the Knicks’ greatest success in a quarter of a
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterAug 10, 2024, 07:49 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Jayson Tatum said his limited role playing for Team USA this summer will not affect his decision to play for the national team in
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterAug 11, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions PARIS — The original and the sequel were classics — with high drama and stars taking hero turns in the final act. But just wait for
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterAug 10, 2024, 05:37 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions PARIS — The American basketball muscle remains strong. The world has made big strides over the last three decades and there are brilliant talents and developing
Aug 10, 2024, 03:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Team USA goes for a fifth straight Olympic gold medal in men’s basketball as it plays France in the final of the 2024 Games in Paris. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Saturday’s game at Accor Arena will pit Team USA’s stars — including LeBron James, Stephen Curry
ESPN News Services Aug 8, 2024, 03:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — Bolstered by an electric home crowd, Victor Wembanyama and France are headed to the gold medal game for the second consecutive Olympics after beating Germany 73-69 in the first of two semifinals Thursday. France was led by a 17-point effort from
Doug Greenberg, ESPNAug 9, 2024, 12:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Entering the Olympics as -550 favorites to win the gold medal, the United States men’s basketball team fulfilling its destiny has often felt like an inevitability. That sense of security evaporated when the squad of NBA superstars nearly lost to Serbia during Thursday’s semifinal: