Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum was hoping to lead his team on another pursuit of an NBA title during the 2025 postseason. However, those plans didn’t end up coming to fruition after Tatum suffered a torn Achilles in Game 4 of the Celtics’ Eastern Conference semifinal series against the New York Knicks. With three minutes … Read more
This spring, the Suns told team employees to sign an agreement that limits their ability to “sue the team over workforce matters,” according to a report from ESPN’s Baxter Holmes. The employees would risk losing their job if they did not sign the agreement, according to Holmes’ reporting. Team employees received emails on May 27 … Read more
Sep 23, 2025, 05:57 PM ET NEW YORK — Michael Porter Jr. has a familiar face helping ease his transition from Denver to Brooklyn. The 6-foot-10 forward felt overwhelmed by the demands that come with playing in New York during the Nuggets’ yearly visits to face the city’s two NBA clubs. But his reunion with … Read more
Baxter HolmesSep 23, 2025, 02:43 PM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. The Phoenix Suns, while facing several lawsuits from current and former employees, told … Read more
Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown was in Los Angeles on Monday — but not for basketball. He was there to help honor Bill Nye at the Hollywood Walk of Fame. On Monday, Nye’s star was added to the iconic Los Angeles attraction, a tribute to his many years as a science educator in pop culture. … Read more
Sep 23, 2025, 04:39 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Zion Williamson expects Joe Dumars to be tough on him. He wants that. And perhaps, he needs that. “I like Joe; what you see is what you get,” Williamson said Tuesday, on the eve of his seventh training camp with the New Orleans Pelicans. “He’s going … Read more
Sep 23, 2025, 03:37 PM ET Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Darius Garland will participate in limited basketball activities during training camp and is still expected to miss at least the first month of the regular season. Garland had surgery on the injured big toe that hampered him during the playoffs in early June. Cleveland had … Read more
Baxter HolmesSep 23, 2025, 02:43 PM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. The Phoenix Suns, while facing several lawsuits from current and former employees, told … Read more
Free agent center Thomas Bryant has agreed to a one-year deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Mark Bartelstein and Zach Kurtin of Priority Sports told ESPN. Bryant played a key reserve role on the Indiana Pacers’ second half run to the Finals and now enters his ninth NBA season. The 6-foot-10 big man will provide depth … Read more
Tim BontempsSep 23, 2025, 01:25 PM ET Close Tim Bontemps is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com who covers the league and what’s impacting it on and off the court, including trade deadline intel, expansion and his MVP Straw Polls. You can find Tim alongside Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon on The Hoop Collective podcast. … Read more
Sep 23, 2025, 12:34 PM ET With opening night of the NBA season less than a month away, it would be natural for some Boston Celtics fans to not be looking ahead to a season without Jayson Tatum. It turns out, Tatum appears to be doing everything in his power to keep that from happening. … Read more
Tim BontempsSep 23, 2025, 12:43 PM ET Close Tim Bontemps is a senior NBA writer for ESPN.com who covers the league and what’s impacting it on and off the court, including trade deadline intel, expansion and his MVP Straw Polls. You can find Tim alongside Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon on The Hoop Collective podcast. … Read more