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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.

Oct 7, 2023, 01:50 PM ET Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen sustained a left ankle bone bruise in practice and will be re-evaluated in two weeks, the team announced Saturday. Per the Cavaliers, Allen will begin a period of treatment and rehabilitation after an MRI at Cleveland Clinic Sports Health confirmed the injury on Friday.

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterOct 5, 2023, 12:42 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Phoenix Suns and Mercury owner Mat Ishbia announced to staff Thursday he is investing more than $100 million in a new practice facility for the Mercury and an adjoining

Tim Bontemps, ESPNOct 6, 2023, 04:16 PM ET FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Philadelphia 76ers coach Nick Nurse said James Harden fully participated in Friday’s final training camp practice at Colorado State University, marking the first time Harden had gone through all of practice since rejoining the team here Tuesday evening. What’s next for Harden, though,

Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterOct 5, 2023, 11:47 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News The Golden State Warriors have been one of the most successful NBA franchises over the past decade. They want to do the same in the WNBA, which announced Thursday morning that

Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterOct 5, 2023, 12:01 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid, the NBA’s reigning Most Valuable Player, has committed to play for Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Embiid informed Team

AS COACHES AND players trudged into the locker room at halftime of what would become yet another dispiriting loss — one of 62 for the 2021-22 Houston Rockets, a team built to lose in its first full season since the end of the James Harden era — they heard an unusual voice command attention. “You’re

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 5, 2023, 05:30 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. – LeBron James will not play in his team’s exhibition opener against the

Anthony Gharib, ESPNOct 5, 2023, 10:08 AM ET The Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves will play two preseason games in Abu Dhabi on Thursday and Saturday in the second year of the NBA’s multiyear partnership with the city. The Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks faced off in the inaugural edition last season. Editor’s Picks 1

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterOct 4, 2023, 07:58 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

Tim Bontemps, ESPNOct 4, 2023, 01:04 PM ET FORT COLLINS, Colo. — James Harden is participating in practice with the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday at Colorado State University, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Harden rejoined the team for the second day of practice under new coach Nick Nurse after he had skipped both media day

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterOct 2, 2023, 04:38 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

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 3, 2023, 06:36 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. — The Los Angeles Lakers‘ regular-season opener against the Denver Nuggets might still

Oct 3, 2023, 02:12 PM ET James Harden didn’t participate in the Philadelphia 76ers‘ first practice at Colorado State University but is expected to arrive in Colorado as soon as Tuesday to join training camp, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. It is not immediately clear how soon or whether Harden will participate in practices, sources

Oct 2, 2023, 08:00 AM ET The 2023-24 NBA season is just weeks away, and as the players and coaches prepare for training camp, our NBA insiders are breaking down some of the biggest things we overheard from this season’s media days. The San Antonio Spurs‘ highly anticipated rookie, Victor Wembanyama, is no stranger to

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 2, 2023, 06:07 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. — Two decades into his NBA career, with a trophy shelf that’s running

Tim Bontemps, ESPNOct 2, 2023, 08:00 AM ET The 2023-24 NBA season kicks off Monday, when media day marks the start of training camp for 28 of the 30 teams across the league. (The Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves kicked off their camps on Thursday.) That includes all 15 Eastern Conference teams, some of which

Oct 2, 2023, 10:00 AM ET In what’s expected to be a continued attempt to push for a trade, Philadelphia 76ers star James Harden isn’t in attendance for the team’s media day on Monday, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Harden remains upset that the organization hasn’t moved him to the LA Clippers, sources told ESPN.