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Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterDec 30, 2024, 12:00 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Open Extended Reactions THE TEXTS WOULD come in like clockwork. After every practice and every shootaround, De’Aaron Fox would check his cell phone for a detailed message from his now former

ESPN News Services Dec 29, 2024, 10:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Tyler Herro scored 27 points before being one of six people ejected after a fight in the final minute of the Miami Heat‘s 104-100 victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night. Herro was thrown to the ground by the Rockets’

Associated Press Dec 29, 2024, 06:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Anthony Edwards was fined $100,000 by the NBA on Sunday for using profanity during a live television interview, with the league increasing the amount after penalizing the Minnesota Timberwolves star for the third time in three weeks. This penalty was for

Shams Charania, Senior NBA InsiderDec 29, 2024, 12:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to trade D’Angelo Russell, Maxwell Lewis and three second-round picks to the Brooklyn Nets for Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton, sources told ESPN on Sunday. Russell, the second overall pick in the 2015 draft, is averaging

ESPN News Services Dec 28, 2024, 10:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Jalen Brunson scored nine of his season-high 55 points in overtime and Karl-Anthony Towns had 30 points and 14 rebounds as the New York Knicks extended their season-best winning streak to seven games in a 136-132 win over the Washington Wizards

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterDec 28, 2024, 08:59 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. Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Lakers star LeBron James will miss Saturday night’s game against

Dec 27, 2024, 11:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — Ja Morant scored 25 points before leaving with what appeared to be a minor right shoulder injury during the Memphis Grizzlies‘ 132-124 win over the slumping New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night. Morant was knocked from the game when he was flattened by

ESPN News Services Dec 27, 2024, 09:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was fined $75,000 by the NBA on Friday for making obscene gestures during the first half of his club’s 118-114 road victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday. The fine comes nearly two months after

Dec 27, 2024, 05:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Sacramento Kings have fired third-year head coach Mike Brown, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Friday. The decision to fire Brown comes as the Kings are mired in a five-game losing streak — their longest since January 2022 — with all five loses coming at

Dec 26, 2024, 02:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Miami Heat have no plans to trade Jimmy Butler, team president Pat Riley said Thursday. “We usually don’t comment on rumors, but all this speculation has become a distraction to the team and is not fair to the players and coaches. Therefore, we will make

Shams Charania Tim MacMahon Close Tim MacMahon ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Dec 27, 2024, 12:59 AM ET Dallas Mavericks All-NBA guard Luka Doncic will be reevaluated in one month after sustaining a left calf strain in Wednesday’s

Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterDec 26, 2024, 10:29 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Open Extended Reactions Kevin Durant was on the court in Phoenix, warming up for an extra late 8:30 p.m. tipoff for the NBA’s Christmas Day finale, when Stephen Curry and LeBron

Chris Herring, ESPN Senior WriterDec 26, 2024, 08:16 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With the second NBA Cup in the books, the thrilling five-game Christmas Day slate behind us and the 2025 calendar just days away, it’s a perfect time to reflect on the most notable trends that have taken hold throughout the first third

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterDec 26, 2024, 01:10 AM 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. Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — After becoming the NBA’s all-time leader in Christmas Day victories

Michael C. Wright, ESPN Staff WriterDec 25, 2024, 06:16 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — High on the Madison Square Garden scoreboard, a video montage played of blocked shots from New York Knicks of yesteryear as

Shams Charania, Senior NBA InsiderDec 25, 2024, 10:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Six-time NBA All-Star Jimmy Butler prefers a trade out of Miami ahead of the Feb. 6 deadline, league sources told ESPN. ESPN reported in the Inside Pass on Dec. 10 that the Heat are willing to listen to trade offers for Butler,

ESPN Dec 24, 2024, 08:25 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker has been ruled out for Wednesday night’s home game against the Denver Nuggets with a groin injury. This is the third straight game Booker is set to miss after suffering the injury in the third quarter of a

Dec 24, 2024, 02:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Zion Williamson has begun the conditioning phase of his rehab from a left hamstring strain and is expected to return to full practice next week while Brandon Ingram remains early in his rehab from a left ankle sprain, the New Orleans Pelicans announced on Tuesday. Williamson