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All-Stars and Olympic gold medal teammates from the Paris Jewell Loyd and Kelsey Plum are changing WNBA teams in a massive three-team trade at the start of the league’s free agency. Loyd, who made it known she wanted out of Seattle, will head to Las Vegas and the Aces, where she teams up with MVP

Jan 26, 2025, 12:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Unhappy with his current status with the Phoenix Suns, center Jusuf Nurkic said he hasn’t spoken with head coach Mike Budenholzer in two months, going so far as to say the two “don’t have a relationship.” Nurkic, who started 23 games this season before being moved

Rip City Remix v South Bay Lakers With all due respect to Yves Missi, the dunk of the night came out of the G-League. Bronny James caught a body in the South Bay Lakers’ win over Rip City. There are moments when Bronny reminds you of his father. Bronny finished the game with a team-high

Bronny James is back with the G League’s South Bay Lakers, while the Los Angeles Lakers begin a six-game road trip on Saturday versus the Golden State Warriors. And he put on a show for the home fans on Friday night. Late in the third quarter of South Bay’s game versus the Rip City Remix,

Dave McMenaminJan 24, 2025, 07:00 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 BARELY A MONTH into his first season with the Miami Heat, LeBron James‘ supernova trajectory, from

Nikola Jokić keeps getting triple-doubles and the Denver Nuggets keep winning. Named to the NBA All-Star team for the seventh time in his career earlier in the evening, Jokić then recorded his fifth consecutive triple-double and 20th of the season in Denver’s 132–123 win over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday. He didn’t play the fourth

It appears the Golden State Warriors dynasty is coming to a close. The team has lost 19 of its last 28 games, many of those defeats coming with Stephen Curry in uniform, and now sits under .500. It’s an unthinkable collapse for a championship organization considering that Curry is still a top-10 player in the

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 Jan 22, 2025, 01:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Dallas Mavericks starting center Dereck Lively II has sustained a small fracture in his right foot and is expected

Are the Suns stockpiling assets to upgrade their roster this season around Devin Booker and Kevin Durant? (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) The Phoenix Suns have turned one first-round draft pick into three. Per ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Suns have agreed to trade their 2031 first-round pick to the Utah Jazz in exchange for

It’s Tuesday, January 21, and the Washington Wizards (6-35) and the Los Angeles Lakers (22-18) are all set to square off from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The Wizards are simply a bad basketball team. Losers of 10 straight, Washington is led by Jordan Poole and Kyle Kuzma. The Lakers lost Sunday to the Clippers

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterJan 20, 2025, 08:00 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

Nikola Jokić recorded his third consecutive triple-double — and his 18th of the season — in the Denver Nuggets‘ 113–100 win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday. Jokić scored 20 points with 14 rebounds and 10 assists. He added three blocks and three steals. The next closest player to Jokić in triple-doubles this season is

Washington Wizards v Golden State Warriors Jordan Poole had himself a night going against his former team in a loss Saturday night, knocking down eight 3-pointers on his way to 38 points, with five rebounds and assists each. After the game, Poole told Marc Spears of ESPN’s Andscape he still loved “most” of the guys

Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — After playing for the first time in two weeks following his seven-game suspension from the Miami Heat, forward Jimmy Butler said Friday night that he and the franchise “are where we are” when it comes to their relationship less than three weeks before the Feb. 6 trade deadline. “I guess

Jimmy Butler scored 18 points in his return to the Miami Heat lineup, playing 33 minutes in a 133-113 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Friday night. Friday marked the end of Butler’s seven-game suspension, but his future with the franchise remains cloudy. Fans inside Kaseya Center gave Butler a mixed reception when his name

Joel Embiid has played in just 13 games this season for the 76ers. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola) The Philadelphia 76ers announced on Friday that Joel Embiid will be out an additional seven to 10 days after experiencing increased swelling in his left knee following an on-court workout on Thursday. Embiid has missed the last six games

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJan 16, 2025, 07:00 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 ISAIAH HARTENSTEIN HAD done almost everything expected of him during his delayed debut for the Oklahoma City Thunder. After missing this season’s

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant came up with a ridiculous poster over Victor Wembanyama after the whistle blew. (Scott Wachter-Imagn Images) Ja Morant thew down what could very well be the best dunk of the season on Wednesday night in San Antonio. The only problem for the Memphis Grizzlies star, which benefited Victor Wembanyama greatly,