With the NCAA tournament in the rearview, and nearly half the NBA seeing their seasons end this week, teams are jumping full-fledged into draft mode. All hands are on deck for video scouting, background checks, and the very first pre-draft camp of the cycle — the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament — starts Wednesday. Outside of Victor Wembanyama at No.1, there isn’t […]

Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print. With the play-in tournament underway, it’s time to reveal my official NBA awards picks. This was probably the toughest ballot, top to bottom, I’ve ever filled out. Four of the six individual awards came down to the wire, and the All-NBA teams — coming out tomorrow — were […]

Atlanta Hawks claim seventh seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs as Trae Young stars with 25 points in 116-105 win over the Miami Heat in play-in tournament showdown The Atlanta Hawks have taken the No. 7 in the Eastern Conference playoffs  Trae Young scored 25 points as his team overcame the Miami Heat Tuesday night DailyMail.com provides all the latest […]

Club etiquette is a fairly strict topic at most golf courses, so one can be sure Paige Spiranac is risking at least a suspension with her latest risque display. That's after the social media star and tipster shared a picture of herself basking in a bathtub with nothing but balls to cover her modesty. As strange as the choice of […]

Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Four-time All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins is signing with the Guaynabo Mets of the Puerto Rican professional basketball league, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Cousins, 32, will play in the spring season for Guaynabo with the hopes to finding a pathway back to the NBA next season, sources said. The league, the […]

Ryan Hockensmith is a Penn State graduate who joined ESPN in 2001. He is a survivor of bacterial meningitis, which caused him to have multiple amputation surgeries on his feet. He is a proud advocate for those with disabilities and addiction issues. He covers everything from the NFL and UFC to pizza-chucking and analysis of Tom Cruise’s running ability. RIGHT […]

REVEALED: No NBA team scored less than 80 points in a single game this season – the first time since 1969-1970- as league gets set for the start of the play-in tournament One of the lowest scoring outputs saw the Cavilers score only 81 points vs. NY The league has changed several rules over the years to increase scoring totals […]

The NBA postseason is here, with 20 teams still fighting for the 2022-23 title. And after a campaign of blockbuster trades, record scoring numbers, the end of a historic playoff drought and a wild race to the finish to decide play-in tournament seeding, who is going to win this thing? The No. 1-seeded Milwaukee Bucks and Denver Nuggets sure hope […]

Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 The Houston Rockets are declining to pick up the fourth-year option on coach Stephen Silas’ contract, ending his three-year run leading the franchise’s rebuild, sources told ESPN on Sunday. Rockets general manager Rafael Stone and Silas are expected to meet Monday morning and formalize the parting, sources said. Silas, 49, took […]

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. LOS ANGELES — The Lakers are signing two players — including LeBron James’ former Cleveland Cavaliers teammate Tristan Thompson — on the final day of the regular season to add depth for […]