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Analysis, intel and the latest mock draft: Everything you need to know for Thursday’s 2021 NBA draft
The 2021 NBA draft has finally arrived! Who’s rising? Who’s falling? Will the Detroit Pistons take Oklahoma State star Cade…
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NBA’s play-in tournament will return in April 2022
The NBA’s play-in tournament is back for at least one more season. As expected, the league’s board of governors gave…
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Pres. Obama joins NBA Africa as strategic partner
Former President Barack Obama has joined NBA Africa as a strategic partner and minority owner, the NBA announced Tuesday. NBA…
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Green: Pelicans’ situation reminiscent of Suns
3:08 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN METAIRIE, La. — When the New Orleans Pelicans were searching for a new head coach,…
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Sources: Mavs to add Kokoskov to Kidd’s staff
The Dallas Mavericks are on the verge of hiring Igor Kokoskov to join Jason Kidd’s coaching staff, sources confirmed to…
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Nike signs potential No. 1 NBA pick Cunningham
10:05 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN Ahead of the 2021 NBA Draft, projected top overall pick Cade Cunningham has signed a…
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The incredible sports memorabilia boom continues. What the NFT happened?!
In May, a 35-year-old Target shopper left the store and headed for the parking lot. Before he got to his…
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Sources: Grizzlies to send Valanciunas to Pelicans
The New Orleans Pelicans are finalizing a trade to send Steven Adams, Eric Bledsoe and two future first-round picks –…
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Luka nears record with 48 points in Olympic debut
SAITAMA, Japan — Luka Doncic is only a 22-year-old Olympic rookie, a player who might still be a few years…
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Draymond: ‘Respect’ to Finals players in Tokyo
TOKYO — Devin Booker, Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday were scheduled to arrive in Japan on a private G6 jet…
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Booker, Middleton, Holiday set for France game
TOKYO — The trio of players making the unprecedented jump from the NBA Finals to the Olympics are all scheduled…
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Pelicans officially name Green as next head coach
3:55 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN The New Orleans Pelicans officially named Willie Green as their next head coach Thursday. Green…
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Giannis, Bucks celebrate ‘our city’ at title parade
MILWAUKEE — Thousands of fans lined downtown Milwaukee streets on Thursday to catch a glimpse of their beloved Bucks in…
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Russell to auction his prized NBA memorabilia
BOSTON — The most decorated man in NBA history will be giving the public a chance to own some of…
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Sizable gains in NBA Finals ratings from last year
NEW YORK — Television ratings for the NBA Finals and playoffs posted sizable increases over last year. But that was…
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Hilarious Video Shows NBA Finals MVP Hitting Up Chick-Fil-A After Winning Championship
Giannis Antetokounmpo only had one thing on his mind after the Milwaukee Bucks won the NBA Championship in Game 6…
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Sports world reacts to Milwaukee Bucks winning first NBA title since 1971
The Milwaukee Bucks are the 2020-21 NBA champions and have snapped a 49-year title drought, the league’s fifth longest entering…
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Shootings during Milwaukee celebration wound 3
MILWAUKEE — Two shootings in downtown Milwaukee early Wednesday as crowds celebrated the Milwaukee Bucks‘ first NBA championship in 50…
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CP3 not considering retirement after Finals loss
MILWAUKEE — The closest Chris Paul has ever got to the coveted championship that’s eluded him throughout his 16-year career…
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NBA world has changed since the Bucks’ first title
The Milwaukee Bucks are the 2020-21 NBA champions and have won the second title in franchise history. Entering this season,…
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NBA Power Rankings, way-too-early edition: Where the Bucks, Suns and every team stand right now
The Milwaukee Bucks are the 2021 NBA champions after rallying from a 2-0 series deficit against the Phoenix Suns. Now…
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Nets open as ’21-22 favorites; Lakers, Bucks next
11:45 PM ET Doug KezirianESPN Close ESPN Sports Betting Analyst Host of Daily Wager Behind The Bets podcast host Fresh…
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Giannis scores 50, Bucks win 1st title since 1971
11:44 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN MILWAUKEE — Eight years ago, a skinny teenager stood between his parents on the court…
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CP3 nemesis Foster to ref Game 6 of NBA Finals
3:49 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN MILWAUKEE — As Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns prepare for Game 6 of the…
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Sources: Pistons host Cunningham, eye others
The Detroit Pistons, owners of the No. 1 pick in the 2021 NBA draft, are conducting individual workouts with some…
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Sources: A-Rod, Lore OK’ed as Wolves partners
The NBA board of governors approved Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez as limited partners with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota…
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Sources: NBA extends green room invites to 20
Twenty players have received invitations to attend the 2021 NBA draft and sit in the green room, sources told ESPN.…
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Top European prospect signs with Overtime Elite
Tudor Somacescu, one of Europe’s most promising prospects, is signing with Overtime Elite, the league told ESPN Tuesday. Somacescu is…
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On the eve of Game 6, Giannis preaching focus
4:21 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN MILWAUKEE — For eight years, Giannis Antetokounmpo has worked toward the moment he and the…
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Williams sees ‘confidence’ in Suns coming off loss
MILWAUKEE — Before the Phoenix Suns even arrived in Milwaukee for the biggest game of their lives in Tuesday’s Game…
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Unseld: Wiz stars aligned on improving defense
It did not take Wes Unseld Jr. long to get in touch with Russell Westbrook and Bradley Beal. The Washington…
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LaVine enters protocol, not on flight to Tokyo
LAS VEGAS — Team USA guard Zach LaVine was put into health and safety protocols on Monday and didn’t travel…
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Betting Bullets: Odds take big swing in Bucks’ favor after win at Phoenix
9:00 AM ET David Purdum Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Doug…
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U.S. men build momentum with win vs. Spain
LAS VEGAS — Team USA built some needed momentum for the Olympics with a quality win over current world champion…
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Holiday: ‘Right place, time’ on game-saving play
1:43 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHOENIX — As Suns star Devin Booker drove into the lane inside the final 30…
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Suns’ Williams: ‘Whatever it takes’ to get to G7
PHOENIX — If there ever was a time for Monty Williams to come up with one of the adages he…
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Unseld Jr. returns to Wizards as head coach
Wes Unseld Jr. has agreed to a four-year contract to be the next head coach of the Washington Wizards, sources…
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One win away, Jrue Holiday and the Milwaukee Bucks are staying the course
PHOENIX — Jrue Holiday knows what everyone wants him to do. No one needs to tell him to be more…
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Bucks’ T. Antetokounmpo unavailable in Game 5
6:11 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHOENIX — Milwaukee Bucks guard Thanasis Antetokounmpo entered the NBA’s Health and Safety Protocols Saturday…
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CP3 ‘not dwelling’ on G4 woes, says hand ‘good’
PHOENIX — After coming up small in what would have been the biggest win of his career, missing out on…
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Giannis, still awed by block, ready to shift focus
8:06 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHOENIX — Two days after Giannis Antetokounmpo‘s ridiculous block of Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton‘s…
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Sources: Wizards offering HC post to Unseld Jr.
The Washington Wizards are offering the franchise’s head-coaching job to Denver Nuggets associate head coach Wes Unseld Jr., with a…
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Lillard denies trade report but wants urgency
LAS VEGAS — Damian Lillard denied a report that he was soon to ask for a trade away from the…
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Sources: NBA, NBPA agree to play-in for ’21-22
The NBA’s playoff play-in tournament format will return for the 2021-22 season, sources told ESPN on Friday. The NBA and…
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The biggest NBA Finals questions heading into a pivotal Game 5
The Milwaukee Bucks know what it takes to come back from a 2-0 deficit, having already done so in the…
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Beal out of Tokyo Games; U.S.-Australia canceled
LAS VEGAS — Team USA is fighting a challenging scenario with COVID-19 as it tries to prepare for the Tokyo…
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Kidd excited about potential of Doncic, Porzingis
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks hired Hall of Fame point guard Jason Kidd as head coach in large part because…
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Murphy, co-founder of pro sports leagues, dies
LOS ANGELES — Dennis Murphy, a sports entrepreneur who co-founded professional leagues in basketball, hockey, tennis and roller hockey that…
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Middleton, Giannis rescue Bucks from the brink
1:55 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN MILWAUKEE — Teams don’t become NBA Finals contenders overnight. The same goes for players developing…
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CP3 on costly turnovers: ‘Bad decision-making’
MILWAUKEE — The ball was in their veteran leader’s hands, and the Phoenix Suns were trying to pull out a…
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