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Oct 19, 2024, 02:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Boston Celtics are waiving guard Lonnie Walker IV, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Tuesday. Walker, 25, joined the Celtics on a non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 deal over the summer and averaged 7.3 points in 16.4 minutes in four preseason games. Walker played last for the

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 19, 2024, 02:59 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 SAN FRANCISCO — While the Los Angeles Lakers rested their starters and were

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2024, 01:56 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions FanDuel and DraftKings are among the sportsbooks that will not offer under bets on NBA players who are on two-way or 10-day contracts to combat attempts at manipulation. The restriction is

Michael C. Wright, ESPN Staff WriterOct 18, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M Open Extended Reactions VICTOR WEMBANYAMA CRACKED an uneasy smile as conflicting emotions took hold. It was Aug. 10 inside Bercy Arena, on the outskirts of Paris, where

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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 17, 2024, 11:46 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 PHOENIX – LeBron James‘ preseason is finished, giving the 39-year-old Los Angeles Lakers

Shams Charania Ohm Youngmisuk Close Ohm Youngmisuk ESPN Staff Writer 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 a

Oct 17, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NBA Rank is back for its 14th season counting down the best players in the league. Who made this season’s cut for the top 100? Where do MVP contenders such as Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Luka Doncic check in? Which young stars are

NBA Insiders Oct 16, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ESPN’s countdown of the NBA’s best 100 players is nearly complete, with the top-10 list set to be released Thursday. This season’s edition of NBA Rank — with Nos. 100-11 unveiled — has had plenty of surprises, and the complete list will provide a

Oct 16, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NBA Rank is back for its 14th season counting down the best players in the league. Who made this season’s cut of the top 100? Where do MVP contenders such as Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Luka Doncic check in? Which young stars are

Associated Press Oct 16, 2024, 06:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — “Betting on professional sports is currently illegal in most of the United States outside of Nevada. I believe we need a different approach.” The upcoming 10th anniversary of NBA commissioner Adam Silver typing those two sentences is significant because those words

Associated Press Oct 15, 2024, 02:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — 76ers forward Paul George did not appear to suffer any long-term damage to a hyperextended left knee injured in a preseason game. “Everything checks out OK,” coach Nick Nurse told reporters Tuesday at the team’s New Jersey complex. George attended Tuesday’s practice

ESPN Insiders Oct 15, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NBA Rank is back for its 14th season counting down the best players in the league. Who made this season’s cut of the top 100? Where do MVP contenders such as Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Luka Doncic check in? Which young

Tim Bontemps, ESPNOct 14, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions THE PHILADELPHIA 76ERS might have won the NBA offseason, but not before massively gambling on the franchise’s future. After falling in six games to the New York Knicks in the first round of the 2024 playoffs, Philadelphia entered the offseason with just two players

Tim Bontemps, ESPNOct 14, 2024, 10:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia 76ers star Paul George suffered a hyperextended left knee in the second quarter of Monday’s preseason win in Atlanta and didn’t return. “Hopefully it’ll be OK, so he’s back with us right away,” 76ers coach Nick Nurse told reporters after the game. George,

Kendra Andrews, ESPNOct 14, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions STEPHEN CURRY SAT at his locker at Chase Center after the Golden State Warriors‘ 109-106 preseason win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night. To his right was new teammate Buddy Hield, who has moved into the locker next to Curry since coming to

Chris Herring, ESPN Senior WriterOct 13, 2024, 10:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo, playing at Madison Square Garden for the first time since being traded from New York two weeks ago, had to be separated from Knicks assistant coach Rick Brunson following the Knicks’ 115-110 preseason victory Sunday night. Players

Tim Bontemps, ESPNOct 13, 2024, 04:01 PM ET The Philadelphia 76ers announced Sunday that superstar center Joel Embiid will sit out for the remainder of the preseason due to left knee injury management. Embiid wasn’t with the team on the start of its three-game preseason road trip to Iowa Friday and Boston on Saturday, instead