When the Los Angeles Lakers host the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night (10 p.m. ET on ESPN and the ESPN App), the team and the NBA will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Lakers’ 33-game winning streak in the 1971-72 season, regarded as one of the most unbreakable records in …
Read More »2022 NBA draft: Keegan Murray, Johnny Davis and the players who made their way onto the Top 100
Sometimes, the best draft day stories come from players we didn’t expect to be there in the first place. Players like Jimmy Butler, Draymond Green and Desmond Bane all needed some extra time in college to fully refine their games. While they were overlooked in the lottery, the teams that …
Read More »NBA mock draft 2022
Roughly six weeks into the 2021-22 men’s college basketball season, NBA evaluators have formed impressions of many of the top prospects eligible for the 2022 NBA draft, with Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren and Duke’s Paolo Banchero remaining at the top for most scouts. Other intriguing talent, including emerging Auburn freshman Jabari …
Read More »New York Knicks’ Julius Randle ‘regrets’ thumbs-down gesture, remarks to fans
NEW YORK — Julius Randle apologized in a statement on his Instagram account on Friday, saying that his thumbs-down gesture to Knicks fans during Thursday’s win over the Boston Celtics as well as his postgame remarks were “an example of how sometimes you say things you regret to people you …
Read More »Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson will return to rotation on Sunday
SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson announced Saturday he will make his long-anticipated return on Sunday against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Posting a clip from the movie “Space Jam” on his Instagram page, Thompson said, “How I’m pulling up to chase [Center] tomorrow.” “IM SO EXCITED TO SEE …
Read More »NBA fines Sacramento Kings $50,000, assistant GM Wes Wilcox $15,000
NEW YORK — The NBA fined Sacramento Kings assistant general manager Wes Wilcox $15,000 and the team $50,000 on Thursday for violating league rules prohibiting team owners and executives from interacting with scorer’s table personnel during game play. The NBA said Wilcox left his seat to confront operations personnel at …
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