Iman Shumpert: Cavs’ James Harden must let Donovan Mitchell handle the pressure
Iman Shumpert has a suggestion for the Cavaliers when opposing defenses turn up the heat. Put the ball in Donovan Mitchell’s hands and let...
Dale Brown, legendary LSU coach who helped launch Shaquille O’Neal’s career, dies at 90
Dale Brown, the winningest coach in LSU men’s basketball history and the college coach of Shaquille O'Neal and Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, died Friday, the school...
Knicks acknowledge ring email ‘mistake,’ reveal $3.7 million championship gift plan
The Knicks are promising championship rings for their assistant coaches and acknowledging that using a fake ring offer to test employees’ cybersecurity awareness was...
NBA to hold talks with European soccer giants over new league
The NBA’s European league plans are moving into another round of discussions, this time with some of the biggest names in soccer.
Executives from AC...
Kings, Raptors eyeing free agent guard
Sean Pedulla is drawing interest from the Kings and Raptors as both teams evaluate options for their rosters.
Pedulla is among the candidates for Sacramento’s...
NBA Notes: Thunder payroll, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nuggets, Knicks
The Thunder have plenty of talent and draft picks. They also have a looming bill that rival executives don’t expect them to pay in...
NBA exec: JJ Redick owes Yaxel Lendeborg ‘a steak dinner’ for Luka Doncic trash talk
Yaxel Lendeborg spent his NBA debut trying to get under Luka Doncic’s skin. One rival executive thinks the Warriors rookie did Lakers coach JJ...
NBA teams playing hardball with stars: ‘Being unhappy is not a negotiating position anymore’
Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Davis were willing to discuss extensions below their maximum salaries. Their teams still decided to wait.
That’s getting attention around the...
Knicks to sign Dalton Knecht to two-way deal
The Knicks are signing Dalton Knecht to a two-way contract, his agents at Excel Sports told ESPN’s Shams Charania.
The agreement gives the former Lakers...
LeBron James confirms Cavs were serious consideration in free agency
LeBron James may have chosen the Sixers, but a third stint with the Cavaliers was apparently a very real possibility.
James confirmed as much after...
Charles Barkley on Cavs: ‘They don’t have no dawgs’
Charles Barkley has never been one to mince words. And after watching the Cavaliers blow a 29-point lead in their season opener, he wasn’t...
Knicks coaches handed empty ring boxes at championship ceremony
The Knicks raised their championship banner Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. They handed out some rings, too.
Just not to everyone who appeared to...
NBA transactions: Friday 10/23
October 23, 2026
Utah Jazz: Blake Hinson became a free agent.
October 21, 2026
Dallas Mavericks: Signed Walter Clayton...
Cavs open new season with same old collapse, plenty of familiar questions
The Cavaliers spent an entire offseason trying to move past the way last season ended. Then they went out and opened the new one...
Report: Knicks showing interest in Dalton Knecht
The Knicks are among the teams interested in Dalton Knecht following his release by the Lakers, according to Ian Begley of SNY.
Knecht is eligible...
NBA wants more basketball, less noise from its TV coverage
The NBA’s message to its television partners is straightforward: Give fans more reasons to enjoy the basketball.
As the league enters the second season of...
