Isaiah Stewart leaves Grizzlies preseason opener after hard fall
Isaiah Stewart’s first preseason game with the Grizzlies didn’t last long.
Stewart left Monday’s 132-123 win over the Hawks with a left ankle injury and...
Fired Blazers broadcaster Braiden Bell hires lawyer, seeks reinstatement
Braiden Bell isn’t ready to give up the Trail Blazers’ play-by-play job.
Bell has hired attorney Arnie Herz and asked Portland to reconsider its decision...
Draymond Green predicts Knicks’ championship core won’t stay together
The Knicks won a championship together. Draymond Green doubts they’ll be able to keep everyone together.
New York enters its title defense with Karl-Anthony Towns,...
Jason Kidd in advanced talks to join ESPN’s NBA studio coverage
Jason Kidd may be trading the Mavericks’ sideline for a television studio.
The former Dallas coach is in advanced talks to join ESPN’s NBA studio...
Three forwards who could make sense for Lakers in a trade
The Lakers changed plenty around Luka Doncic this summer. They may still need one more forward who can defend and hold his own offensively.
Mat...
NBA Notes: Mavericks, P.J. Washington, Suns, Oso Ighodaro, Thunder
Mavericks
P.J. Washington has heard the trade talk. He also says Mavericks president Masai Ujiri told him something quite different.
“He told me I wasn’t going...
NBA Notes: Cavs, James Harden, Clippers, Gradey Dick, Nets
Cavaliers
James Harden sounds impressed with Mario Hezonja, and the Cavs could use what their new forward brings.
“He brings something to our team that we...
NBA scout questions Evan Mobley’s growth, but Cavs have reason to push back
An anonymous NBA scout thinks Evan Mobley’s offense has stalled. The three-point numbers give the scout a case. The rest of it? That may...
NBA Notes: Hornets, Coby White, Wizards, Alex Sarr, Bulls, Nic Claxton
Hornets
The Hornets will be without Coby White for the entire preseason after the guard strained his left calf during training camp, the team announced....
Clippers’ Max Strus has partial tear in foot, to be reevaluated in four weeks
The Clippers have an answer on Max Strus’ foot injury, and it isn’t the one they wanted.
Strus suffered a partial tear of the plantar...
Bulls agree to two-way deal with Jordan Hawkins
Jordan Hawkins didn’t have to wait long for another opportunity. The Bulls have agreed to a two-way deal with the former lottery pick, Michael...
Clippers’ Darius Garland still has a chip from Cleveland: ‘Yeah, 1,000%’
Darius Garland has said he found his joy again with the Clippers. That doesn’t mean he forgot how things ended with the Cavaliers.
Asked by...
Celtics’ Joe Mazzulla on team chemistry: ‘No one’s gotten benched’
Everybody loves everybody in training camp. The minutes are still available, the losses haven’t piled up, and nobody has spent a fourth quarter wondering...
NBA Moves: Raptors, Magic, Jazz, Kings
The Raptors brought back a familiar face Monday, signing forward Tyson Degenhart to an Exhibit 10 contract and waiving wing Andre Jackson Jr., as...
LeBron James managing foot arthritis, back issues at Sixers camp
LeBron James is getting to the 76ers’ practice facility early. About three hours early, in fact.
James arrives around 7:45 a.m. to work with longtime...
Karl-Anthony Towns on Knicks extension talks: ‘It don’t look good’
The Knicks won a championship with Karl-Anthony Towns. Getting him to sign an extension is proving harder.
“It don’t look good,” Towns said Monday when...
Tyler Herro: Bucks ‘will surprise people’
Tyler Herro didn’t merely welcome his trade to the Bucks. He wanted it.
Herro said he was “kind of pushing” for a move to Milwaukee...
2027 NBA mock draft: Tyran Stokes leads updated first-round projection
Here’s another early look at the 2027 NBA Draft. Kansas freshman Tyran Stokes remains at the top, though there’s an entire college season ahead...
Rival teams expect Mavericks to listen on P.J. Washington
The Mavericks haven’t indicated that they want to trade P.J. Washington. Other teams apparently intend to keep asking.
Rival clubs believe Dallas would eventually consider...
Bulls see something ‘dangerous’ in Matas Buzelis-Caleb Wilson pairing
The Bulls have plenty of new faces, but the pairing they may be most eager to see belongs to Matas Buzelis and rookie Caleb...
