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Associated Press Oct 27, 2024, 07:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — Dwyane Wade is now the first Miami Heat player with a statue outside the team’s arena. The Heat unveiled the statue Sunday, about eight months after team president Pat Riley announced plans for the tribute. Wade is Miami’s all-time leading scorer, and

ESPN News Services Oct 27, 2024, 06:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Kevin Durant became the eighth player in NBA history to score 29,000 career points, reaching the mark Saturday night as his Phoenix Suns beat the Dallas Mavericks 114-102. Durant joins an elite list of players who have reached the 29,000-point plateau,

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 27, 2024, 03:27 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 LOS ANGELES — LeBron James caught fire in the fourth quarter on Saturday,

Oct 25, 2024, 02:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James is expected to travel on the team’s upcoming road trip from Oct. 28-Nov. 6 and then begin shuttling between the active roster and the franchise’s South Bay G League affiliate, sources told ESPN on Friday. The

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 26, 2024, 03:05 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 LOS ANGELES — After scoring at least 35 points in his second consecutive

Chris Herring, ESPN Senior WriterOct 26, 2024, 12:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The New York Knicks got obliterated Tuesday in their season opener, done in by a deluge of Boston Celtics triples. An NBA record-tying 29 of them, to be exact. That taste was still in the Knicks’ mouths when they

Chris Herring, ESPN Senior WriterOct 25, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions IN EARLY AUGUST, after Jalen Brunson was named the New York Knicks‘ first captain in five years, the franchise unveiled a video compilation congratulating its star floor general. The first message in the video, which was filled with praise from the city’s

Michael C. Wright, ESPN Staff WriterOct 25, 2024, 12:41 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M Open Extended Reactions DALLAS – Playing a total of 39.8 minutes in two of San Antonio’s five exhibition outings, Victor Wembanyama acknowledged the team’s 120-109 season-opening loss

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterOct 25, 2024, 12:13 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 — Klay Thompson folded the box score placed on the table in front of him into a paper airplane during the

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterOct 24, 2024, 08:00 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 WHEN RESERVE GUARD Frank Ntilikina checked in with 3:28 remaining in the third quarter of the Dallas Mavericks‘ 2021-22 season opener, he

Ohm Youngmisuk Oct 24, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions INGLEWOOD, Calif. — With 10 minutes left in regulation of the LA Clippers’ first regular-season game at the Intuit Dome on Wednesday, Kevin Durant found himself at the free throw line facing something he hasn’t experienced in his 17 seasons as a pro. The

ESPN News Services Oct 23, 2024, 11:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New Orleans Pelicans fear guard Dejounte Murray suffered a fractured left hand in Wednesday night’s season-opening 123-111 victory over the Chicago Bulls, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania. Murray had 14 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds in his debut for New Orleans,

Shams Charania, ESPNOct 23, 2024, 03:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The start of James Harden‘s LA Clippers career last season was a whirlwind. After missing training camp and preseason while awaiting a trade from the Philadelphia 76ers, he made his debut for his hometown team in November and immediately lost five

NBA insiders Oct 23, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA season officially began Tuesday night with a New York Knicks–Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers–Minnesota Timberwolves doubleheader. Karl-Anthony Towns debuted with the new-look Knicks and Bronny James made history alongside his father, LeBron James. The night was full of 3-point action and

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 23, 2024, 12:20 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 An hour and 55 minutes before tipoff on Tuesday, Los Angeles Lakers coach

Oct 22, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024-25 NBA season is officially here! The Boston Celtics begin their quest for back-to-back titles against the New York Knicks to kick off the NBA season (7:30 p.m. ET). After a dominant run through the playoffs, the Celtics enter this season as the favorites, but

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterOct 22, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions As the bus of Americans edged to the curb after midnight in the Opera district in central Paris in August, its occupants poured out in jubilation,

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterOct 21, 2024, 06:40 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 — More than 30 years after they became the first father-son