The victory also was Joe Mazzulla’s 100th as head coach. Derrick White finished with 27 points, and Jayson Tatum added 20 points, 9 assists and 7 rebounds for the Celtics, who beat the Nets on back-to-back nights. It was the final game for both teams prior to the All-Star break. “You can’t operate by feeling, […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Stephen A. Smith says Joel Embiid is locked in on winning a championship after dropping 70 points against the Spurs. (1:40) Looking to win a fifth consecutive Olympic gold in Paris this summer, against maybe the best international competition ever assembled, USA Basketball is hoping to lean on veterans and an […]
Continue reading“We’ve been very clear with teams what we are trying to accomplish, and what we’d like to see,” Dumars told ESPN shortly after the fine was announced Thursday afternoon. “And, if I’m just cutting to the chase, if you’re going to sit four starters at one time, that’s going to violate the policy and it […]
Continue readingIt’s the most consecutive losses in a single season in league history. The 76ers have the overall record, losing 28 straight, but that spanned the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons. Detroit hasn’t won a game since its home opener Oct. 28, against Chicago, and now is 2-28 on the season. The Pistons have the second-longest losing […]
Continue readingNBC has aired Notre Dame’s home football games since 1991. Their current agreement was due to expire after the 2024 season. The current deal with NBC pays Notre Dame about $22 million per year. Financial terms of the new deal were not disclosed. “We are thrilled to continue our historic collaboration with our partners at […]
Continue readingThe Nets played without Cam Johnson (calf strain) and Nic Claxton (ankle sprain), forcing them to go to a small lineup, but that didn’t stop them from dominating the Hornets early. Thomas, 22, was again at the center of it. He became the second-youngest player in NBA history to have three consecutive 30-point games to […]
Continue readingThis is an ode to an old LeBron James quote, and it’s an appropriate one. It is easy to have a sharp reaction whenever the always-favored Americans lose in international play. And they sure as heck lost to Lithuania on Sunday, 110-104. But it should be understood this is not a crisis or some kind […]
Continue readingEVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern interim coach David Braun thinks the Wildcats are “worthy of doing something great” during the upcoming season after a challenging summer punctuated by coach Pat Fitzgerald’s firing July 10. Braun, who was named interim head coach July 13, has been impressed by the Wildcats’ resilience and now wants to build more […]
Continue readingEarlier this spring, we assembled a team of ESPN’s global basketball experts to discuss the matchups and draw. With rosters set and the games about to start, we take another look at the pressing questions heading into the tournament. ESPN NBA senior writer Brian Windhorst, Eric Gomez (ESPN Mexico), Pablo Cormick (ESPN Argentina), Mickey Carter-Browne […]
Continue readingAustin Reaves and Tyrese Haliburton both scored 10 for the Americans, who improved to 2-0 on their five-game slate of exhibitions before getting to the Philippines for the World Cup. The U.S. opened exhibition play Monday with a 117-74 win over Puerto Rico in Las Vegas. All-NBA guard Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks was […]
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