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Associated Press Jul 11, 2024, 01:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — For USA Basketball, the road to the Paris Olympics has started with a win. Anthony Edwards scored 13 points, Stephen Curry added 12 and the United States opened its tune-up schedule for the Paris Games by topping Canada 86-72 on Wednesday

ESPN News Services Jul 11, 2024, 06:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Kyle Lowry announced on Instagram on Thursday that he has agreed to remain with the Philadelphia 76ers. The deal is for one year, Lowry’s agent Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Talks with Bartelstein and 76ers president Daryl Morey ramped

Jul 11, 2024, 06:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Sacramento Kings announced Thursday that rookie Devin Carter underwent left shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum. The team said the 22-year-old guard will be re-evaluated in approximately six months. Carter, who spent the past two years at Providence College after transferring from South Carolina,

Tim Bontemps, ESPNJul 10, 2024, 10:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Team USA executive director Grant Hill said the decision to send LA Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard home from training camp and to replace him with Boston Celtics guard Derrick White on the roster for the upcoming Paris Olympic Games ultimately rested

Jul 10, 2024, 01:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ahead of its quest for a fifth straight Olympic gold medal, Team USA’s men’s basketball team began its exhibition schedule Wednesday night with an 86-72 win over Canada in Las Vegas. On the day guard Derrick White replaced forward Kawhi Leonard on the 12-man roster, Team

Associated Press Jul 10, 2024, 06:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA has agreed to terms on its new media deal, an 11-year agreement worth $76 billion that assures player salaries will continue rising for the foreseeable future and one that will surely change how some viewers access the game for years to come.

Tim Bontemps, ESPNJul 10, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The first partnership between LeBron James and Stephen Curry in international play began with a phone call in the fall. That’s when, as Curry recalled, the two longtime NBA rivals spoke about the possibility of teaming up at the 2024 Paris Olympics and joining

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterJul 9, 2024, 07:29 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

Andrew Lopez, ESPNJul 9, 2024, 04:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — In the twilight of his career, Chris Paul could have opted to chase an elusive NBA championship. Instead, he chose to go to a team that went just 22-60 a season ago. Why? He still wants to compete. “I love nothing

ESPN News Services Jul 8, 2024, 08:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — A 3-pointer over Anthony Davis, swish. A baseline turnaround over Jrue Holiday, easy. An acrobatic putback after crashing the boards and getting fouled by Bam Adebayo, no problem. Those are three of the best defenders in the NBA. Cooper Flagg

Tim Bontemps, ESPNJul 8, 2024, 08:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Fresh off winning an NBA title and signing a record contract extension over the weekend, Jayson Tatum arrived in Sin City for his first Team USA training camp practice Monday with a fresh haircut and feeling like a weight was lifted

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterJul 8, 2024, 02:45 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

Kendra Andrews, ESPNJul 7, 2024, 11:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Stephen Curry said he doesn’t think there will be another dynasty in the NBA like the one the Golden State Warriors had. Curry, in the wake of Klay Thompson‘s departure last week to the Dallas Mavericks, told ESPN that he believes what the Warriors

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJul 7, 2024, 09:02 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 LAS VEGAS — LeBron James says Bronny James — his eldest son turned

Kendra Andrews, ESPNJul 7, 2024, 05:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rookie Bronny James will be held out of Sunday’s California Classic summer league game in San Francisco because of trace swelling in his left knee, a Los Angeles Lakers spokesperson confirmed to ESPN. Keeping James out of Sunday’s game vs. the Golden State Warriors

Adrian Wojnarowski Tim Bontemps Jul 6, 2024, 10:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Sacramento Kings are acquiring free agent guard DeMar DeRozan via a three-year, $67 million sign-and-trade that includes moving forward Harrison Barnes to the San Antonio Spurs, sources told ESPN on Saturday. The Kings are trading guard Chris Duarte, two second-round draft

Jul 6, 2024, 07:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bronny James made his Los Angeles Lakers summer league debut Saturday, scoring four points on 2-for-9 shooting in a 108-94 loss to the Sacramento Kings in the opening game of the California Classic. The No. 55 pick by the Lakers in last month’s draft, James scored

Jul 6, 2024, 03:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Free agent forward Miles Bridges is returning to the Charlotte Hornets on a three-year, $75 million deal, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Saturday. Bridges pleaded no contest to a felony domestic violence charge in Nov. 2022 that took place earlier that year, and while he