Suns beat reporter fired after Charlie Kirk posts
PHNX Sports has fired Suns beat writer Gerald Bourguet following a series of social media posts about the death of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.
Kirk...
Adam Silver: NBA’s TV partners meeting to map future
NBA commissioner Adam Silver opened his Board of Governors press conference Wednesday by noting that the league’s three new national TV partners -- ESPN/ABC,...
Big Play Sports Network partners with Cavaliers on SI, other sports sites
Cleveland-based Big Play Sports Network announced it has partnered with the Cleveland Cavaliers on SI website, currently operated by its namesake, Sports Illustrated.
Full disclosure...
Pablo Torre calls out NBA media over doubts of his Clippers report
Pablo Torre lit up the NBA news cycle with his report on Kawhi Leonard’s $28 million endorsement deal tied to Clippers sponsor Aspiration.
Now that...
NBA Notes: Talen Horton-Tucker, NBC, Vasilije Micic
Free agent wing Talen Horton-Tucker has agreed to a deal with Turkish power Fenerbahce, but he has a 21-day window to keep searching for...
NBA reporter Jeff Zillgitt steps away from USA Today after 30 years
One of the longest-tenured voices on the NBA beat is moving on.
Jeff Zillgitt announced on social media that he has taken a buyout from...
NBA Notes: Cavs, Tacko Fall, Frank Jackson, ESPN
ESPN projections put Cavaliers on top in the East: An ESPN panel has the Cavaliers finishing with a conference-best 59 wins in 2025-26.
The Knicks...
Doris Burke out, Tim Legler in on ESPN’s top NBA broadcast team
Doris Burke is out as a voice of the NBA Finals.
According to Andrew Marchand of The Athletic, ESPN has decided to demote Burke after...
Michael Jordan–Kobe Bryant card sells for record $12.9 million
Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant never shared a team in real life, but together they just set a record off the court.
A rare dual...
New film to spotlight Kobe Bryant’s chaotic draft night
Kobe Bryant’s career is remembered for the titles, the duels, and the endless drama in purple and gold. What often gets lost is how...
ESPN dropping paywall on NBA content as ESPN+ fades
For NBA fans, the days of running into an ESPN paywall when trying to read about their team are coming to an end.
According to...
John Wall to join Amazon’s NBA coverage, hopes to have jersey retired by Wizards
John Wall has retired from the NBA and will begin his post-playing career as an analyst with Amazon Prime Video.
Wall told The Washington Post's...
Is NBA TV a goner? Uncertainty surrounds league’s cable channel
There are exactly zero games scheduled for NBA TV for the 2025-26 season. That means it is likely to carry zero playoff games. That...
NBA insider Shams Charania says 24/7 grind makes relationships ‘very hard’
ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania says the grind of his job has taken a toll on his personal life.
Speaking on ESPN’s “The Sports Reporters”...
