MIAMI — A former Miami Heat security officer accused of selling stolen jerseys and other memorabilia worth millions of dollars made his initial appearance in federal court Tuesday. Marcos Thomas Perez, 62, of Miami, was charged with transporting and transferring stolen goods in interstate commerce. Editor’s Picks A joint announcement from the Southern District of … Read more
Imagn Images A former Miami Heat employee, identified as 62-year-old Marcos Thomas Perez, made his first appearance in federal court Tuesday after he was accused of stealing millions of dollars’ worth of Miami heat memorabilia and selling it to online brokers, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Perez was charged with transporting … Read more
Getty Images The Boston Celtics are trading Georges Niang and two second-round picks to the Utah Jazz for rookie RJ Luis Jr., per ESPN. Niang was traded to the Celtics on July 7 from the Atlanta Hawks as part of a three-team deal that landed the Hawks Kristaps Porziņģis, and now he’ll be headed back to … Read more
The Chicago Bulls’ red pinstripes are back. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Chicago unveiled its Statement jerseys for the 2025-26 season on Tuesday, with the iconic black uniforms with red pinstripes, which debuted during the Michael Jordan era, making their return. It’s the third Statement Edition uniform throughout the franchise’s almost 60-year history. Jordan and the … Read more
The Boston Celtics are trading Georges Niang and two future second-round picks to the Utah Jazz for rookie RJ Luis Jr., sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Tuesday. Niang’s more than $8 million salary will go into Utah’s trade exception from the John Collins deal. In a related move, the Celtics have agreed to a … Read more
It’s a good time to be really good at basketball, and De’Aaron Fox is really good at basketball. Through that lens, it’s no surprise that he just signed a four-year, $229 million extension with the Spurs. That locks him up through 2030, when he’ll be 32 years old, at which point he will have racked … Read more
Imagn Images The Chicago Bulls are bringing back a fan favorite jersey for the 2025-26 season. The Bulls announced the return of their black pinstripe uniforms, which serve as their statement edition jerseys for the upcoming season. It’s the first time the Bulls have worn the pinstripe jerseys since the 2012-13 season, but they’re more … Read more
Giannis Antetokounmpo is at the center of the offseason storyline that just won’t die. The widespread assumption the moment Damian Lillard tore his Achilles was that the Milwaukee Bucks star would ask for a trade. It hasn’t happen. Rumors slowed down in May and into early June. They picked back up around the Finals, with … Read more
Jamal CollierAug 5, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close Jamal Collier is an NBA reporter at ESPN. Collier covers the Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls and the Midwest region of the NBA, including stories such as Minnesota’s iconic jersey swap between Anthony Edwards and Justin Jefferson. He has been at ESPN since Sept. 2021 and previously covered … Read more
Cavaliers star Darius Garland dealt with a nagging toe injury that caused him to miss multiple games during the team’s 2025 playoff run. Garland missed the final two games of the team’s opening-round playoff series against the Miami Heat and also was sidelined for the first two contests against the Indiana Pacers in the ensuing … Read more
This is an article version of the CBS Sports HQ AM Newsletter, the ultimate guide to every day in sports. You can sign up to get it in your inbox every weekday morning here. 🏀 Good morning to all but especially to … THE NCAA TOURNAMENT AND COLLEGE BASKETBALL FANS The 68-team NCAA Tournament format … Read more
Dave McMenaminAug 4, 2025, 05:01 PM ET Close 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 — As the ink was still drying on the three-year, $165 million contract extension Luka Doncic signed … Read more