As he watched the news on television, it did not just bother Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James that Donald Trump supporters rioted inside and outside the Capitol building. James was also upset by how law enforcement responded much differently to those rioters compared to the last summer's Black Lives Matter protests. "I couldn’t help but to wonder if those […]

It was never going to be easy for the Raptors, not when they’re living out of hotels and temporary residences more than 2,000 miles from their home city. Not when they dwell in, by far, the most top-heavy division in the Eastern Conference. Still, the way the 2018-19 NBA champions have performed more like a bottom-feeding also-ran than a presumed title contender during the nascent stages […]

If your eyes – and heart and mind – are open, you saw the difference. NBA players did. A riotous mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, and those who wanted to thwart democracy and disregard the Constitution – an attack on the peaceful transfer of power – did so openly, without masks, seemingly free of worry. Storming in the Capitol chamber. […]

When a superstar hits the trade market with significant time left on his contract, his availability serves as a gut check for any team with title aspirations. Even the most methodical organizations that carefully map out a long-term path to contention have to ask, “What did we acquire all those draft assets and affordable contracts for if not to aggregate […]

Host Jaydee Dyer is joined by three-time NBA champion BJ Armstrong, Ovie Soko and Mo Mooncey to discuss Steph Curry’s 62-point night, the surging Philadelphia 76ers, the unconvincing Toronto Raptors and Indiana Pacers great Reggie Miller. To mark the first episode of 2021, the team begin the year on a positive note by celebrating two of the NBA’s greats in […]

Inside a fan-less Fiserv Forum on Wednesday night, it seemed like business as usual as members of the Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks hit center court for a normal tip-off. However, once reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo gained the first possession for the Bucks, both teams, including the coaching staffs on the sidelines, took a knee. They repeated the act once […]

Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 National Basketball Players Association executive director Michele Roberts expressed outrage over the mob that stormed the United States Capitol Building in Washington on Wednesday and how it reflected on racial double-standards in America. Roberts told ESPN that her contact with multiple NBA players throughout the afternoon kept returning to the contrast […]

Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers called Wednesday’s mob attack on the U.S. Capitol disturbing. Washington Wizards coach Scott Brooks called it a disgrace. Coaches in two historic U.S. cities both used the word sad. The Wizards and Sixers were scheduled for a 7 p.m. tip in Philadelphia on Wednesday, and both coaches spoke to reporters before the game. Rivers took […]

Australian basketballer Patty Mills has scored a career-high eight three-pointers during the San Antonio Spurs’ narrow victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday AEDT. Coming off the bench at the Staples Centre, Mills mustered a team-high 27 points in the 116-113 win, ending a four-game losing streak. Watch Live coverage every week of the NBA Regular Season with ESPN […]

ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Two NBA seasons have been hammered by COVID-19, leaving NBA owners and league officials to examine expansion as an option to make up for the revenue shortfall. And that’s left them watching a drawn-out sales process of the Minnesota Timberwolves as an indicator for franchise […]