Sep 11, 2025, 12:00 PM ET A limited partner with the LA Clippers reportedly sent nearly $2 million to a now-bankrupt company that allegedly gave Kawhi Leonard an endorsement deal for a “no-show job” less than 10 days before the star forward was paid $1.75 million by the company, the podcast “Pablo Torre Finds Out” … 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. 😫 Five things to know Thursday Brock Purdy is unlikely to play for the 49ers on Sunday. Start warming up your arm, … Read more
Getty Images Los Angeles Clippers minority owner Dennis J. Wong invested almost $2 million into Aspiration, a former team sponsor, nine days before Aspiration wired $1.75 million to Kawhi Leonard’s KLC Aspire LLC on Dec. 15, 2022, according to documents obtained by Pablo Torre. A former Aspiration employee also told Torre that 20% of Aspiration’s … Read more
You love basketball. You watch it every chance you get, cheer on your favorite team and think about it around the clock … but you still haven’t played fantasy basketball?! If that sounds like you, this is the perfect season to give it a try. Simply put — there has never been a better time … Read more
Getty Images The Charlotte Hornets have removed a sports betting theme night from their 2025-26 season promotional calendar, originally scheduled for March 17 vs. the Miami Heat. That game is slated to feature former player Terry Rozier, now with the Heat, in a visit to the Spectrum Center. The Hornets’ more innocuous themes included Kids Day, … Read more
In his first public comments about the Los Angeles Clippers’ alleged salary-cap circumvention involving star forward Kawhi Leonard and so-called “green bank” Aspiration, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday that he and the league must “let the investigation run its course.” He also said that, if the investigation finds that cap circumvention did occur, he … Read more
Tim BontempsSep 10, 2025, 05:36 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 10, 2025, 05:48 PM ET RIGA, Latvia — Luka Dončić’s 39 points were not enough for Slovenia as it lost 99-91 to Germany in a thrilling EuroBasket quarterfinal on Wednesday. Orlando Magic guard Franz Wagner scored 23 points and captain Dennis Schröder added 20 points and 7 assists for Germany, which will face Finland … Read more
Sep 10, 2025, 02:36 PM ET The NBA will implement a new change for the 2025-26 season with unsuccessful end-of-period heaves now being recorded as a missed field goal attempt for the team, not the player. Under the new rule, which was finalized at the league’s board of governors meeting Wednesday, those long heaves will … Read more
EuroBasket 2025 is down to the final four. Germany, Finland, Greece and Türkiye are the last teams standing in the competition, and a new champion will be crowned on Sunday. The tournament has featured plenty of NBA talent. Big stars remain as the final four are led by the Magic’s Franz Wagner (Germany), the Jazz’s … Read more
Getty Images The NBA is in the midst of an investigation into Malik Beasley over gambling allegations that put him at the center of a federal investigation into irregular prop bet activity, the league confirmed to CBS Sports. Beasley’s attorneys previously stated the guard was no longer the “target” of the federal probe, but he … Read more
Imagn Images The NBA is hoping to bring back some end-of-quarter long-range highlights … or at least encourage players to try for them. The NBA will attribute missed heaves at the end of the first three quarters as missed “team” field goal attempts, rather than penalizing the individual player who takes the shot with a … Read more