Thunder’s Holmgren gets best of Spurs’ Wembanyama in latest matchup
Oct 31, 2024, 02:45 AM ETOKLAHOMA CITY -- Chet Holmgren gets tired of addressing what he considers a manufactured rivalry with Victor Wembanyama, but he understands the hype.Wembanyama is 7-foot-3, and Holmgren is 7-foot-1. Wembanyama was last year's...
Knicks’ Towns drops 44 on Heat in early-season statement game
Oct 30, 2024, 11:19 PM ETMIAMI -- Someone asked coach Tom Thibodeau before New York's game Wednesday night what else he's looking to get from Karl-Anthony Towns as this season goes along.Thibodeau didn't sound worried.A couple hours later,...
Warriors pick up 3rd-year option on Brandin Podziemski’s contract
Kendra Andrews, ESPNOct 30, 2024, 10:27 PM ETSAN FRANCISCO -- The Golden State Warriors have picked up the third-year option for second-year guard Brandin Podziemski, the team announced Wednesday.Podziemski was drafted by the Warriors with the 19th pick...
Lonnie Walker IV to sign with Lithuania’s Zalgiris Kaunas
Shams Charania, ESPNOct 30, 2024, 08:58 PM ETAfter being waived by the Boston Celtics out of training camp, six-year NBA veteran Lonnie Walker IV will sign a contract with Zalgiris Kaunas of the Euroleague, his agent, George S....
NBA betting: Four bets to make on Wembanyama, Holmgren
Eric Moody, ESPNOct 30, 2024, 12:02 PM ETCloseFormer manager at a Fortune 100 financial services company, now living my dream creating fantasy and sports betting content about the NFL, NBA, and WNBA for ESPN.The rivalry between Victor Wembanyama...
Mahmud Mollah pleads guilty to role in Jontay Porter bet case
Oct 30, 2024, 05:40 PM ETNEW YORK -- A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty Wednesday in a sports betting scheme that ended Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter's NBA career.With Mahmud Mollah's plea Wednesday, three people -- including Porter -...
Raptors’ Scottie Barnes diagnosed with orbital fracture
Oct 30, 2024, 01:38 PM ETToronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes will miss at least three weeks after he suffered a right orbital fracture during a game, the team announced Wednesday.Barnes was forced to leave Monday's loss to the...
MRI shows Bulls’ Lonzo Ball has Grade 1-2 wrist sprain
Jamal Collier, ESPNOct 30, 2024, 01:18 PM ETCHICAGO -- An MRI showed Bulls guard Lonzo Ball has between a Grade 1 and Grade 2 sprain in his right wrist, which will result in him being sidelined for at...
Fantasy basketball: Should you keep or trade Haliburton, Davis, Zubac?
Andre Snellings, ESPNOct 30, 2024, 12:00 PM ETWhat have you done for me lately?The classic Janet Jackson song applies particularly well to sports, where the memories that matter most are often the recent ones.Editor's Picks2 RelatedSometomes, it can...
LeBron, Halloween and two dates he always circles during the NBA season
Oct 30, 2024, 08:00 AM ETWhen the NBA schedule comes out each summer, LeBron James has several dates he immediately zeroes in on.Playing on Christmas Day is a given -- this year he will play in the signature...
