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Risers and fallers: Russell Westbrook turns back the clock

Jan 10, 2025, 01:00 PM ET Welcome to this week’s roundup of the biggest risers and fallers in fantasy basketball! As the season unfolds, player performances continue to shake up the rankings and impact fantasy rosters. Whether it’s a breakout star making waves or a struggling veteran losing ground, staying ahead of the trends is […]

Simmons ready to help Clips play 'high level' ball

Feb 11, 2025, 09:14 PM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Ben Simmons opened a new chapter with the LA Clippers on Tuesday, practicing with the team for the first time after being waived by the Brooklyn Nets last weekend. The No. 1 pick in the 2016 draft is expected to make his debut either Wednesday at […]

Watts, Sonics icon and Seattle fixture, dies at 73

Mar 15, 2025, 06:18 PM ET SEATTLE — Donald “Slick” Watts, a fan favorite for the SuperSonics and later a beloved teacher and coach in Seattle, has died. He was 73. Watts’ son Donald, who played for Washington, announced his father’s death Saturday on social media, writing: “You did so much for so many of […]

Source: Popovich out of hospital after incident

Michael C. WrightApr 18, 2025, 03:50 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2010 Previously covered Bears for ESPN.com Played college football at West Texas A&M SAN ANTONIO — Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was taken to a hospital after a medical incident at a restaurant on Tuesday night but is now home and doing fine, a […]

Fanatics to debut $2M Pros vs. Joes competition

Dan HajduckyMay 20, 2025, 08:45 AM ET Close Dan Hajducky is a staff writer for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. The second annual Fanatics Fest will debut “Fanatics Games,” a Pros vs. Joes-style competition between […]

NBA draft trades: Five deals that would shake up the first round

Jun 20, 2025, 08:00 AM ET The NBA offseason has officially arrived! Sure, Game 7 of the Finals is Sunday, but that doesn’t mean all 30 teams haven’t been working the phones, trying to figure out if there are deals to be made. There are massive storylines yet to resolve, including the Los Angeles Lakers […]

NBA rebuild rankings: How close 14 teams are to title contention

Tim BontempsJul 23, 2025, 08:03 AM ET Close Tim Bontemps is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com who covers the league and what’s impacting it on and off the court, including trade deadline intel, expansion and his MVP Straw Polls. You can find Tim alongside Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon on The Hoop Collective podcast. […]

Bulls to host Rose jersey ceremony on Jan. 24

Jamal CollierAug 21, 2025, 01:06 PM ET Close Jamal Collier is an NBA reporter at ESPN. Collier covers the Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls and the Midwest region of the NBA, including stories such as Minnesota’s iconic jersey swap between Anthony Edwards and Justin Jefferson. He has been at ESPN since Sept. 2021 and previously covered […]

Lakers leave future up to LeBron, extend Redick

Dave McMenaminSep 25, 2025, 07:14 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — While LeBron James enters his eighth season with the Los Angeles Lakers in a contract […]