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The Chicago Bulls are swapping former first-round pick Rob Dillingham to the Charlotte Hornets for veteran Buddy Hield and cash, ESPN reported on Saturday.Dillingham, 21, will be on his third NBA team, while Hield, 33, was dealt earlier in the week fro...

The Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry agreed to a two-year, $116 million extension, ESPN reported Friday night.The deal, according to the report, includes a player option for the 2028-29 season.ESPN also reported that Curry will receive $20 milli...

Charlotte Hornets sharpshooter Kon Knueppel sustained a left hamstring injury during an offseason on-court activity and could miss the start of the regular season.The Hornets said Friday that Knueppel and forward Grant Williams (right hamstring) will m...

The Memphis Grizzlies waived veteran guard D'Angelo Russell on Friday and signed undrafted guard Brendan Hausen.Russell, 30, was acquired from the Washington Wizards on July 8 in a six-team trade. He had been acquired by the Wizards from the Dallas Mav...

LeBron James cited a pair of reasons on Friday as to why he signed with the Philadelphia 76ers.Speaking on his "Mind the Game" podcast with co-host Steve Nash, James detailed his long-time friendship with fellow Klutch Sports Group client Tyrese Maxey ...

New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson said he is "fully cleared" to return following offseason wrist surgery.The All-Star point guard had a procedure on his left wrist in July after leading New York to its first title in 53 years.Brunson, 30, confirmed hi...

A rookie trading card for Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg sold for a record $8.04 million at auction on Friday.It's the most ever paid for a single-player basketball card and the fifth-highest price for any publicly known sale of a sports card, a...

Basketball legend Bob Pettit, a Hall of Famer and first winner of the NBA's MVP award, has died. He was 93.The 11-time NBA All-Star and two-time college All-American at LSU died Wednesday in the New Orleans suburb of Metairie. No cause of death was div...

Gregg Popovich, who led the San Antonio Spurs to five NBA championships, reportedly has a new ring.TMZ reported Wednesday night that Popovich married Mary Barth Budenholzer on Sept. 16 in Bexar County, Texas, citing a marriage license issued there. She...

Contract extension talks between Karl-Anthony Towns and the New York Knicks have stalled, with an agreement considered unlikely before training camp begins next week, according to multiple reports.The sides spent much of the offseason discussing a new ...

The Charlotte Hornets are acquiring shooting guard Buddy Hield from the Atlanta Hawks in a deal for forward Dorian Finney-Smith, ESPN reported Tuesday.The Hornets will also net point guard Ryan Nembhard and cash considerations as part of the trade. Cha...

All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard has agreed to a two-year, $115 million contract extension with the Toronto Raptors, plus a player option for the 2028-29 season, ESPN reported on Tuesday.The report, citing Leonard's agent Harrison Gaines of Slash Sports,...

Doc Rivers said he's not interested in working the sideline as an NBA coach anymore.Rivers, who has more than 40 years of experience in the NBA as a player and coach, instead will work as an analyst for NBC Sports during the 2026-27 NBA season."I hones...

Atlanta Hawks rookie center Henri Veesaar tore the ACL in his right knee during a workout Sept. 15, the team said Monday.Veesaar has a surgery scheduled for October and the Hawks expect him to miss the 2026-27 season.Veesaar, 22, was the 52nd overall p...

After an NBA investigation that resulted in a $30 million fine, the forfeiture of five first-round draft picks and suspensions for several team executives, the Los Angeles Clippers named attorney John S. Gibson interim CEO on Monday.Gibson, a Clippers ...

Nicolas Batum announced his retirement on Monday following 1,205 games over 18 seasons with four NBA franchises.The 37-year-old French forward averaged 9.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists with the Portland Trail Blazers (2008-15), Charlotte Hornet...

Miami Heat guard Pelle Larsson has agreed to terms on a four-year, $60 million contract extension.The 2024 second-round draft pick's agents at CAA Sports confirmed the deal's details with ESPN on Friday.Larsson, 25, averaged 11.4 points, 3.5 rebounds a...

The Detroit Pistons and forward Ausar Thompson agreed to a five-year, $155 million extension on Friday, according to multiple media reports.The fully guaranteed deal will begin with the 2027-28 season, according to The Athletic. Thompson was entering t...

Utah Jazz point guard Keyonte George agreed to a five-year, $157.5 million rookie-scale contract extension, multiple outlets reported Friday.George, 22, averaged 23.6 points, 6.1 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 54 games (all starts) with the Ja...

The Cleveland Cavaliers are promoting Brandon Weems to general manager, ESPN reported on Friday.Weems has been an assistant GM with the club since 2022. He replaces Mike Gansey, who was hired as the Philadelphia 76ers' president of basketball operation...

Forward Saddiq Bey has agreed to a three-year, $55.5 million contract extension with the New Orleans Pelicans, ESPN first reported on Thursday.The deal, which locks Bey into a fully guaranteed contract through the 2029-30 season, also includes a trade ...

The New York Knicks halted ticket sales on Thursday after an internal error led to some sky-high prices.The get-in price for tickets to the Knicks' season opener against the Philadelphia 76ers is $1,251, according to TicketData.com.The team plans to ro...

The get-in price for tickets to the New York Knicks' season opener against the Philadelphia 76ers is $1,251, according to TicketData.com.That figure is higher than the get-in price for any regular-season game during the 2025-26 season.The reigning NBA ...

The New York Knicks signed free agent forward John Konchar, his agency announced Tuesday, with ESPN reporting it was a one-year agreement.Konchar, 30, spent most of his NBA career with the Memphis Grizzlies before being moved to Utah as part of the tra...

NBA commissioner Adam Silver is closely monitoring the situation involving the Trail Blazers under new ownership and said Tuesday it would be a "failure" if the team left Portland.Negotiations between new owner Tom Dundon and the city have been acrimon...

The trade sending Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard back to the Toronto Raptors was officially signed off on by both teams on Monday after months of delay amidst the NBA's investigation into Los Angeles allegedly giving Leonard impermissible benefits, acc...

Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer announced on Sunday night that he accepts the NBA's punishment of the franchise for salary-cap circumvention, including his one-year suspension, and has "sincere regrets."The NBA fined the Clippers $30 million a...

Phoenix Suns center Mark Williams will miss an extended period of time following shoulder surgery, ESPN reported on Friday.He underwent a procedure on Thursday to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder, an injury reportedly sustained in a recent off...

The Los Angeles Clippers, severely punished last week by the NBA for what the league said were salary cap rules violations involving star forward Kawhi Leonard, are under criminal investigation by federal prosecutors, the New York Times reported Thursd...

New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson will host the season premiere of "Saturday Night Live" on Sept. 26.Named MVP of the 2026 NBA Finals in June, Brunson guided the Knicks to their first title in 53 years.Hosting "SNL" for the first time, the 30-year-old...