Even in the best of times, the NBA All-Star Game is not a competition as much as it is an event. Without the nightly parties sponsored by luxury brands, the convergence of celebrity and sport and the general mayhem of thousands of fans packing into a city, what you’re left with is a high-level pickup game that provides a nice […]

The NBA has not yet finalized all the details regarding the 2021 All-Star Game, but we do know how the voting process will play out. Ahead of this year’s All-Star festivities, which will reportedly take place March 7 in Atlanta, the league has released the first round of fan voting results. A few big names are unsurprisingly at the top of […]

NBA writer for ESPN.com since 2008 Former contributor and editor at NPR THERE ARE FEW problems less onerous on the surface than designing a game plan with Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving at your disposal. The Brooklyn Nets stars are natural scorers who can demoralize opposing defenders, even those who play textbook defense. But a lineup featuring Durant, […]

BBC NFL pundit Jason Bell believes Kansas City Chiefs have an advantage over Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the build-up to Sunday’s Super Bowl. The Bucs will be the first team to ever play a Super Bowl in their home stadium having reached the season’s finale in Tom Brady’s debut year in Florida. Traditionally, teams fly in to the host city […]

When more than 90 players who signed as free agents become eligible to be traded Saturday, it will mark the unofficial start of trade season in the NBA. Several big names have already been traded since mid-November, including James Harden, Russell Westbrook, John Wall, Victor Oladipo, Chris Paul and Jrue Holiday. Those names were added to a group that features […]

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. Stephen Curry had a simple message for Kelly Oubre Jr. as the new Golden State Warriors swingman struggled to find his way early in the […]

LeBron James isn’t the world’s greatest free throw shooter. He’s at 73 percent for his career and 71 percent this season. But because he’s King James, he’s going to get tons of grief whenever one of his free throws misses badly. Case in point: his air ball in the third quarter Thursday against the Nuggets. It was nothing but net — […]

LeBron James blasts NBA’s plans to hold an All-Star Game as a ‘slap in the face’ amid the coronavirus pandemic as Los Angeles Lakers star has ‘zero energy and zero excitement’ for it The NBA had scrapped All-Star Weekend this term due to the Covid-19 pandemic However, reports claim the NBA are looking to hold an All-Star Game on March […]

“Courtside Karen” will remain courtside for the foreseeable future. Juliana Carlos, better known by her appointed stage name “Courtside Karen,” was kicked out of Monday night’s Lakers vs. Hawks game in Atlanta after getting a lot bit rowdy with LeBron James, cursing James out and blaming James for getting aggressive with her husband. (In fact, all James seemingly uttered in her […]