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Jun 19, 2023, 12:17 PM ET Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is declining his $27.6 million player option for next season, his agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Monday. “We will continue to talk to Golden State and explore all options,” Paul told ESPN. It was expected Green would

Kendra Andrews, ESPNJun 19, 2023, 04:25 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Mike Dunleavy Jr. is getting thrown into the fire as he takes on a new role as general manager. The Golden State Warriors are amid a pivotal offseason that has already seen the departure of executive Bob Myers and Draymond Green declining his player

Jun 19, 2023, 03:58 PM ET Chris Paul said he was “surprised” by the trade that sent the future Hall of Fame point guard from the Phoenix Suns to the Washington Wizards, telling The New York Times in an interview published Monday that he found out about the news in a text from his son.

Associated Press Jun 18, 2023, 02:12 PM ET SOMBOR, Serbia — Less than a week after leading the Denver Nuggets to their first NBA championship, Nikola Jokic was back in his hometown of Sombor on Sunday to enjoy his big passion of horse racing. Thousands of his supporters in the usually sleepy northern Serbian town

Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderJun 18, 2023, 04:31 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 The Washington Wizards are finalizing a trade to send three-time All-Star guard Bradley Beal to the Phoenix Suns for a package expected to include Chris Paul, Landry Shamet, several second-round picks and a picks swap,

Jun 18, 2023, 10:04 AM ET The Charlotte Hornets are expecting to conduct a second-round of workouts and interviews with Alabama‘s Brandon Miller and G League Ignite’s Scoot Henderson on Monday — with an audience that will include outgoing owner Michael Jordan, sources told ESPN on Sunday. Miller and Henderson — auditioning for the No.

ESPN News Services Jun 18, 2023, 09:54 AM ET Lou Williams, who made his mark in the NBA coming off the bench over the course of a 17-year career, announced his retirement Sunday. Williams revealed the decision in a YouTube video narrated by his daughter that covered his journey to the NBA and time in

Dan Hajducky, ESPNJun 18, 2023, 01:21 AM ET Close Hajducky is an associate editor for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. In his rookie NBA season, Wilt Chamberlain didn’t just smash the league’s then-regular-season points record

Jun 16, 2023, 02:27 PM ET After waiting nearly two months while the NBA conducted its investigation, the league announced a 25-game suspension Friday for Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant to start the 2023-24 season. In March, Morant, 23, was suspended for eight games after an Instagram Live video showed him displaying a firearm in

Jun 16, 2023, 11:37 AM ET Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant was suspended for 25 games of the 2023-24 season without pay for conduct detrimental to the league after the NBA’s investigation into a second video of Morant, 23, holding a gun that circulated on social media May 13. The video appeared during an Instagram

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJun 16, 2023, 10:59 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM The NBA has suspended Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant for 25 games to start the 2023-2024 season due to conduct detrimental to the league, it

Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderJun 16, 2023, 08:51 AM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Golden State Warriors executive Mike Dunleavy Jr. has agreed to a deal to become the franchise’s new general manager, sources told ESPN on Friday. Dunleavy is elevating from vice president of basketball operations and will

Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderJun 16, 2023, 09:57 AM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Michael Jordan is finalizing a sale of the Charlotte Hornets to a group led by Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall, ending his 13-year run as majority owner, league sources told ESPN on Friday. An agreement

Jun 15, 2023, 06:26 PM ET Nikola Jokic has had a media tour unlike those usually seen from a Finals MVP. It certainly wouldn’t be hard for him to bask in the glory of it all. Jokic’s performance in leading the Denver Nuggets to the franchise’s first title was historic — he became the first

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterJun 15, 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

Dan Hajducky, ESPNJun 15, 2023, 12:08 AM ET Close Hajducky is an associate editor for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. On the 25th anniversary of Michael Jordan’s iconic game-winning shot in Game 6 of the

Jun 13, 2023, 07:29 PM ET ABC, ESPN and TNT averaged 5.47 million viewers per game during the NBA playoffs, the most-watched playoffs in five years, the networks announced Tuesday. As for the NBA Finals, ABC brought in an average of 11.64 million viewers — a decrease from 2022, when a six-game series between the

Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderJun 14, 2023, 01:09 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 As rival teams begin reaching out to the Washington Wizards to explore the possibility of trading for three-time All-Star guard Bradley Beal, team president Michael Winger and Beal’s agent, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports, are