Can the NBA fix tanking? Why it’s worse this season, plus 5 solutions
When the Utah Jazz hosted the Toronto Raptors on March 14, it should have been an opportunity to end a seven-game…
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Nuggets hopeful Nikola Jokic returns during 5-game homestand
HOUSTON -- Injured three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic plans to return "at some point" during the Denver Nuggets'…
Fantasy basketball picks and betting tips for Sunday
ESPN's fantasy basketball daily cheat sheet is your pregame destination before you set your lineups for the night's…
Jimmy Butler shrugs off Miami return – Just ‘another game’
ATLANTA -- Jimmy Butler said his highly-anticipated return to Miami to face his former Heat team will be just…
Fantasy basketball picks and betting tips for Saturday
As March Madness unfolds, the NBA presents five games for this early-spring Saturday. Injuries and mismatches help…
Nets’ Trendon Watford, Pacers’ Myles Turner fined for altercation
NEW YORK -- The NBA fined Brooklyn Nets swingman Trendon Watford and Indiana Pacers forward Myles Turner $35,000…
Celtics’ Jaylen Brown out at least 2 games due to knee
The Boston Celtics said Friday that All-Star forward Jaylen Brown will miss at least two games after he was…
2025 NBA draft: Executives weigh in on Duke’s Cooper Flagg
Duke freshman Cooper Flagg has held the top spot in ESPN's Top 100 rankings since we first projected the 2025 NBA…
Lakers’ Bronny James takes center stage, confidence ‘growing’
LOS ANGELES -- Raucous chats of "Bronny! Bronny! have been a regular occurrence late in Lakers home games, as the…
Trail Blazers center Robert Williams III (knee) out 4-6 weeks
The Portland Trail Blazers' Robert Williams III will be sidelined for four to six weeks after undergoing an…
Sources – Lakers’ Luka Doncic out vs. Bucks to manage ankle sprain
LOS ANGELES -- Lakers star Luka Doncic will not play Thursday against the Milwaukee Bucks as he continues to manage…
Celtics purchase tops record U.S. sports team sales
Another American sports franchise has been sold for yet another record price.Bill Chisholm, managing partner at…