ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books The Miami Heat suddenly have a lot of cards they can play with guard Tyler Herro, but selecting the correct one is a delicate matter. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra revealed Sunday that Herro has been doing contact work for the past week, ever since the […]

The Boston Celtics are hiring Sam Cassell as an assistant coach on Joe Mazzulla’s staff, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Sunday. Celtics president Brad Stevens announced last week, after the team lost to the Miami Heat in seven games in the Eastern Conference finals, that Mazzulla would return as coach but said he wanted to hire a veteran assistant […]

A Russian singer declared a 'foreign agent' by her birth country was spotted at Sunday's French Open clash between Daria Kasatkina and Elina Svitolina. In an emotionally charged fourth-round fixture, Ukrainian Svitolina came up against Russia-born tennis star Kasatkina, who has been consistently vocal in her opposition against the ongoing war. Kasatkina has criticised Russia's 'special military operation' in Ukraine, […]

In the disappointing aftermath of Sunday night’s Game 2, Nuggets coach Michael Malone asked his team if they knew why they’d suffered their first home loss of the postseason. According to Malone, the answer wasn’t elusive. They knew what he was getting at. “Let’s talk about effort,” Malone said after Miami seized Game 2 with a 111-108 win, snatching homecourt […]

Ronnie O'Sullivan explains why he made a 146 in 2016 Ronnie O’Sullivan claims he may not have long left at the top level of snooker while discussing his outlook for the future. The Rocket is already one of the most decorated players in the sport’s history, but feels as though he could have banked even more silverware if ‘naughty behaviour’ […]

The Nuggets are up 1-0 against Miami after their Thursday night win in their NBA Finals debut. Stick here for live updates and analysis as Denver takes on the Heat in Game 2 at Ball Arena in Denver. Live updates Pre-game updates Three keys and a legend in the making (4 p.m.): Game 2 tips off at 6 p.m. at […]

Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a graduate of Michigan State University. Follow him on Twitter »  Ohm’s chat archive » DENVER – […]

Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. DENVER — Miami Heat guard Caleb Martin missed practice Saturday because of an illness, the team announced. On top of Martin’s absence, Heat coach Erik […]

Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 The Brooklyn Nets are hiring Kevin Ollie as an assistant coach, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Ollie, who won an NCAA championship as Connecticut’s coach in 2014, had been a finalist for the Detroit Pistons’ head-coaching job this spring. Ollie joins a reshaped coaching staff for Jacque Vaughn’s first full season […]

Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 All-NBA forward Julius Randle underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle and is expected to be ready for the New York Knicks’ training camp in the fall, the team announced on Saturday. The procedure, which was performed on Friday and considered successful, will allow Randle to resume basketball activities later this summer and be […]