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Dave McMenaminFeb 16, 2025, 11:11 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 SAN FRANCISCO — The NBA’s refreshed All-Star Game format finished with a familiar result for Golden

Dave McMenaminFeb 16, 2025, 07:04 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. SAN FRANCISCO — Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James sat out the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday night —

Michael C. WrightFeb 15, 2025, 11:36 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Mac McClung dialed up a retro move Saturday night in setting the tone to make NBA history as the only player to win three

Michael C. WrightFeb 15, 2025, 09:31 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Team Cavs (Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley) bested Team Warriors (Draymond Green and Moses Moody) in the final of the Kia Skills Challenge on

Open Extended Reactions TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, the last time the NBA All-Star Game was held in the Bay Area, nine-year-old Damian Lillard was there. Shooting 3s, of course. With the weeklong jam session festivities taking place in town, Lillard’s father, Houston, allowed him to stay home from school for the week. Among those activities: a

Dave McMenaminFeb 15, 2025, 01:00 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 — San Antonio Spurs rookie Stephon Castle said the Rising Stars MVP trophy he

Kevin PeltonFeb 15, 2025, 12:22 AM ET Close Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system Open Extended Reactions The NBA’s All-Star Weekend kicked off Friday with the Rising Stars event, featuring a twist: The winner of the tournament of first- and second-year NBA players

Open Extended Reactions The 2025 NBA All-Star Weekend has arrived with festivities taking place in the Bay Area. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The Golden State Warriors will host NBA All-Star Weekend for the first time since 2000, a year full of iconic moments such as Vince Carter’s performance in the dunk contest. The events will

Ohm YoungmisukFeb 14, 2025, 07:00 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 a graduate of

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 Feb 13, 2025, 11:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford will sit out at least six weeks because of a Grade 3 sprain of

Kevin PeltonFeb 13, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system Open Extended Reactions When the NBA’s best players gather in the Bay Area this weekend for the All-Star Game, more than a third of the league’s teams won’t be

NBA insiders Feb 13, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With a wild trade deadline in the books, the NBA shifts its focus to this year’s All-Star Weekend. Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry, who has been busy building chemistry with new teammate Jimmy Butler, turns his attention to playing host at the weekend’s

Open Extended Reactions Free agent guard Markelle Fultz has agreed to a deal with the Sacramento Kings, his agent and attorney, Raymond Brothers of I AM Sports & Entertainment, told ESPN on Wednesday night. The Kings have searched for a point guard since the trade-deadline departure of De’Aaron Fox, and now land a deal with

Jamal CollierFeb 12, 2025, 07:30 PM ET Close Jamal Collier is an NBA reporter at ESPN. Collier covers the Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls and the Midwest region of the NBA, including stories such as Minnesota’s iconic jersey swap between Anthony Edwards and Justin Jefferson. He has been at ESPN since Sept. 2021 and previously covered

Feb 11, 2025, 02:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New Toronto Raptors star Brandon Ingram has agreed to a three-year, $120 million contract extension with the franchise, including a player option in 2027-28, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul and agents Shy Saee and Mike George told ESPN. Ingram, 27, was traded by the New Orleans

ESPN News Services Feb 12, 2025, 12:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Kevin Durant became the eighth player in NBA history to score 30,000 points, hitting the mark with a free throw late in the third quarter of a 119-112 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night. The 36-year-old Phoenix Suns forward,

Feb 11, 2025, 07:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford suffered a right knee sprain and will be reevaluated within two weeks, the team announced Tuesday. It’s the latest blow to a decimated Mavericks’ frontcourt that includes injuries to newly acquired center Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II and Dwight Powell. Gafford

Tim MacMahonFeb 11, 2025, 01:45 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — With emotions from the Luka Doncic trade still raw, multiple fans were ejected in the second half of the Dallas Mavericks‘ 129-128 loss