Shams Charania Brian Windhorst Close Brian Windhorst ESPN Senior Writer ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Dec 5, 2024, 09:00 PM ET The NBA will return to China for the first time since 2019 with two preseason games in Macao between the Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix […]
Jeff Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Myron Medcalf Close Myron Medcalf ESPN Staff Writer Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Oct 28, 2024, 09:30 AM ET With rising NIL budgets enabling some players to […]
Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Bronny James made his first preseason start for the Los Angeles Lakers in their road game against the Golden State Warriors on Friday evening. The Lakers rested all five of their starters in LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Austin Reaves, Rui Hachimura and D’Angelo Russell. They also sat some bench players who have […]
DENVER, COLORADO – OCTOBER 25: Trey Alexander #23 of the Denver Nuggets dribbles the ball while … [+] defended by Dillon Jones #3 of the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second half at Ball Arena on October 15, 2024 in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or […]
Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images The Los Angeles Lakers dropped to 1-3 in preseason play with a 111-97 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday. Aside from Anthony Davis’ 24 points, there wasn’t much to show for the Lakers’ stars in the loss as they played limited minutes. For the rookies, Lakers’ first-round pick Dalton […]
The ACC released its preseason predicted order of finish on Tuesday ahead of the 2024-25 college basketball season. Duke was picked to win in the annual preseason poll, and North Carolina star guard RJ Davis was given conference preseason Player of the Year honors after spurning the 2024 NBA Draft to return to school. Much […]
Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone is already in midseason form. After the Nuggets’ 118-114 preseason loss to the Phoenix Suns Sunday night, Malone didn’t mince words when talking about his team’s effort. “Played that starting unit the whole third quarter to try to push their envelope a little bit,” Malone said. “That was probably a […]
The 2024-25 preseason men’s college basketball AP Top 25 poll results are out! Kansas enters the season as the No. 1 team, over Alabama. Back-to-back reigning national champion UConn, meanwhile, will start a new season ranked outside the top-2 once again — but we all know what happened the last two times the Huskies did […]
When John Calipari strolls onto the court at Rupp Arena on Feb. 1 leading Arkansas into a road battle with Kentucky, it will make for an unforgettable moment in the career of a coach who has been the face of SEC basketball. Calipari led UK for 15 seasons, starting out in the 2009-10 season, when […]
Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images The Philadelphia 76ers lost Friday’s preseason game against the Minnesota Timberwolves 121-111, but the final score doesn’t really matter this time of year. But Paul George looking ready to play a starring role for his new team does matter. George finished with 23 points, six rebounds, two assists and […]
