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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMar 12, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Amid a considerable franchise turnaround, Orlando Magic coach Jamahl Mosley has agreed to a four-year contract extension that will take him through the 2027-28 season, sources told ESPN on Tuesday morning. Mosley, 45, has overseen a Magic revival that has delivered the franchise’s young

Yahoo Sports NFL Free Agency frenzy: grading the biggest moves from day one | Zero Blitz Free agency is upon us, and Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab are joining forces to react to and give letter grades for all the biggest moves from day one of the NFL’s legal tampering window. The duo start off

The Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves were locked in a back-and-forth battle Sunday night in Los Angeles. Until the fourth quarter. On the back of a monster game from Anthony Davis, the Lakers turned a 92-92 fourth-quarter tie into a 120-109 victory to secure their ninth win in 13 games. In the end, Davis did something

ESPN News Services Mar 9, 2024, 10:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Luka Doncic became the first NBA player to record six consecutive 30-point triple-doubles as the Dallas Mavericks pulled away in the second half and beat the Detroit Pistons 142-124 on Saturday night. Doncic finished with 39 points, 10 assists and 10

Like in every game, there were many reasons why the Minnesota Timberwolves lost 113-104 to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday. One of them was a hilarious Rudy Gobert technical foul. The fun began with Minnesota leading 97-96 in the final minute of regulation, when Anthony Edwards missed a jump shot to extend the lead. Gobert

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry could be back in action just a few games after he rolled his ankle and limped off the court in the final minutes of a home loss to the Chicago Bulls on Thursday. An MRI on the 35-year-old’s right ankle returned clean on Friday, the team confirmed Saturday. He

ESPN News Services Mar 7, 2024, 11:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Anthony Edwards matched his season high with 44 points, made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:11 to go and came up with a spectacular block at the buzzer to give the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves a 113-111 victory over the Indiana Pacers on

Yahoo Sports Franchise tag deadline winners & losers, teams we trust to get QB right | Inside Coverage Jason Fitz is joined by Senior NFL Reporter Jori Epstein as the duo go behind the scenes on the biggest NFL stories. The duo kick things off with Dak Prescott’s contract negotiations with the Dallas Cowboys and

The player who leads the Oklahoma City Thunder in fourth-quarter scoring is a devastatingly smooth operator — a dude capable of beating you by pulling from deep, getting downhill to make a play or slicing all the way to the rim for a DIY bucket. He’s adept at lulling defenders to sleep with the pace

Mar 5, 2024, 11:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson said he will participate in the dunk contest if he makes the All-Star team. Williamson scored 16 points in 26 minutes in a dominant 139-98 win Tuesday over the Toronto Raptors. After the game, the Duke product was asked if

As the Boston Celtics run away with the Eastern Conference, their playoff odds are shrinking too. Boston is now +220 to win the NBA Finals on the heels of its demolition of Golden State on Sunday. The Celtics had a 44-point halftime lead on the way to a 140-88 win over the Warriors. The victory

Damian Lillard more than filled in on Monday night in Milwaukee. Lillard dropped 41 points and helped lead the Bucks out of a 15-point hole in the second half to knock off the Los Angeles Clippers 113-106 at Fiserv Forum without Giannis Antetokounmpo. It marked the Bucks’ sixth straight win coming out of the All-Star

ESPN News Services Mar 3, 2024, 07:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Knicks All-Star guard Jalen Brunson had to be helped off the floor Sunday because of a left knee injury — a potentially devastating setback for New York — in the first minute of a 107-98 win over the Cavaliers. However, Knicks

In dorm rooms and common areas on college campuses across the country, students congregated to watch LeBron James’ first professional basketball game some 21 years ago. Shockingly, as he scored his first two points on a baseline jumper in Sacramento, there were no boos — at least not to recollection. James has amazing recall, and

LeBron James became the first NBA player to reach 40,000 career regular-season points on Saturday, the 39-year-old superstar scoring nine against defending champion Denver to achieve the milestone. James, who just over a year ago overtook Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the NBA’s all-time scoring mark, is a four-time NBA champion and four-time NBA Most Valuable Player

ESPN News Services Mar 1, 2024, 10:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Toronto Raptors All-Star Scottie Barnes left Friday night’s 120-105 loss to the visiting Golden State Warriors with a hand injury and did not return. Barnes injured his left hand late in the first half when he smacked it against the rim on a

All-time NBA scoring champion LeBron James has reached a new milestone. James is now the first player in NBA history to score 40,000 career points. The Los Angeles Lakers All-Star officially crossed the threshold on Saturday night in their 124-114 loss to the Denver Nuggets at Crypto.com Arena. James entered the game with 39,991 career