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Tim Bontemps, ESPNOct 13, 2023, 03:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions In his first public comments since rejoining the Philadelphia 76ers last week, James Harden told reporters after Friday’s practice that he continues to see no way his relationship with Daryl Morey can be repaired while also saying that his plan “is to play basketball.

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterOct 13, 2023, 08:00 AM 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

Tim Bontemps, ESPNOct 12, 2023, 09:06 PM ET NEW YORK — Thursday night, Yehu Orland was standing on the sidelines at Barclays Center, fulfilling his duties as head coach of Maccabi Ra’Anana’s basketball team as it took on the Brooklyn Nets in a preseason game. His heart, however, was several thousand miles away back in

Oct 12, 2023, 05:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dillon Brooks‘ first game with the Houston Rockets proved a costly one. The NBA on Thursday fined Brooks $25,000 for “recklessly making contact” with Indiana Pacers center Daniel Theis in the groin area on Tuesday, leading to his ejection in the preseason matchup. Editor’s Picks Brooks

Oct 12, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NBArank is back for its 13th season counting down the best players in the league. Which stars made and missed the cut? Which rookies are already making noise in the top 100? Where did MVP contenders such as Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic and reigning

Tim Bontemps, ESPNOct 11, 2023, 07:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Joe Dumars — the league’s executive vice president and head of basketball operations — said the NBA has communicated to its players and teams that “we are really emphasizing that this is an 82-game season” and that the league has data that shows player

Oct 11, 2023, 08:00 AM ET NBArank is back for its 13th season counting down the best players in the league. Which stars made and missed the cut? Which rookies are already making noise in the top 100? Where did MVP contenders such as Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic and reigning winner Joel Embiid

NBA Insiders Oct 11, 2023, 08:00 AM ET What lies ahead for some of the biggest risers and fallers in NBArank 2023? On Tuesday, our countdown began with the unveiling of players Nos. 100-51, while Wednesday continued with Nos. 50-11. (The top 10 drops on Thursday.) Among our first 90 player rankings, there have been

ESPN News Services Oct 11, 2023, 03:08 AM ET Houston forward Dillon Brooks was ejected 4:33 into his first game with the Rockets for a flagrant foul 2 to the groin of Indiana Pacers center Daniel Theis on Tuesday night. Brooks said after the Rockets’ 122-103 win in their preseason opener against the visiting Pacers

Oct 10, 2023, 08:06 AM ET NBArank is back for its 13th season counting down the best players in the league. Which stars made and missed the cut? Which rookies are already making noise in the top 100? Where did MVP contenders such as Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic and reigning winner Joel Embiid

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 10, 2023, 06:09 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. EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Los Angeles Lakers coach Darvin Ham is doubling — if not tripling

Tim Bontemps, ESPNOct 10, 2023, 03:16 PM ET The defending champion Denver Nuggets and the Boston Celtics were installed as the co-favorites to win this year’s NBA title, according to NBA.com’s annual survey of all 30 of the league’s general managers. Both the Nuggets and Celtics picked up 10 of the 30 votes to win

Oct 10, 2023, 07:05 PM ET Charlotte Hornets guard James Bouknight is scheduled to undergo surgery to address a meniscus injury in his left knee on Wednesday. Bouknight suffered the injury during an Oct. 5 practice, according to the team. He will be reevaluated in four weeks. The No. 11 pick in the 2021 draft,

Andrew Lopez, ESPNOct 10, 2023, 01:10 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — Victor Wembanyama‘s routine was a little off. The San Antonio Spurs rookie typically takes a midday nap in between practices or prior to games, but Monday was different. His first NBA preseason game was around the corner. As he laid in bed, it just

Oct 10, 2023, 01:59 PM ET Brendan Malone, father of Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone and orchestrator of the vaunted Detroit Pistons defenses in the late 1980s and ’90s, has died at the age of 81. The Nuggets announced the news on Tuesday in a social media post. “It is with tremendous sadness that we

Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderOct 8, 2023, 05:12 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 USA Basketball is aggressively pursuing Boston Celtics All-Star guard Jrue Holiday to return to Team USA for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, sources told ESPN. Holiday, 33, has yet to decide, but USA officials

Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderOct 8, 2023, 01:10 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard has agreed on a four-year, $30 million contract extension, his agents Austin Brown, Max Saidman and Mitch Nathan of CAA Sports told ESPN on Sunday. The deal, which is fully

Andrew Lopez, ESPNOct 7, 2023, 09:23 PM ET SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama‘s new city got an up close and personal look at the new rookie Saturday. In front of 13,200 fans at the newly renamed Frost Bank Center, Wembanyama and the rest of the San Antonio Spurs took the court for an open scrimmage.