Monty Williams

Editor's note: This story was originally published in March 2022, when Gregg Popovich became the NBA's all-time…

Editor's note: This piece was originally published on August 20, 2016. On May 2, 2025, ESPN's Shams Charania…

THE DETROIT PISTONS' team plane has often turned into dance parties after wins this season. Rookie Ron Holland and…

The speech, given in a bare and sterile concourse turned makeshift locker room at Walt Disney World, became both…

FOLLOWING A SIX-POINT loss to the Brooklyn Nets, the Detroit Pistons had just set the all-time mark for consecutive…

The NBA is a copycat league. When teams advance deep into the playoffs, their rivals study their success to see…

THE DRIVE FROM Keldon Johnson's ranch in Boerne, Texas, to the Frost Bank Center used to be predictable. Thirty…

KEVIN DURANT LOOKED around PHX Arena during the March 4 home game against the LA Clippers and saw a lot of people…

When it comes to giant decisions for NBA franchises, there can be months of boredom -- then moments of sheer…

For decades, the concept of a big three as the core of an NBA team has been a defining characteristic of the…

Less than three weeks into the NBA season, there are already some potentially precarious situations developing…