Aug 28, 2025, 07:00 AM ET ESPN’s 2025 Summer Forecast has answered some of the league’s biggest questions heading into the NBA’s 80th season and gave its predictions for the league’s biggest questions and awards, as well as the East and West standings. They will now round out the forecast with conference champion and Finals … Read more
Aug 27, 2025, 11:11 AM ET 2K Games has revealed improvements to NBA 2K26’s management modes, MyNBA and MyGM. Among these additions is the ability to play the mode’s playoffs portion online with friends or strangers. After seeding the bracket, the player can invite up to 15 friends or simply make the playoffs available to … Read more
Aug 31, 2025, 02:50 PM ET Forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo, who missed all of the 2024-25 season with a torn Achilles tendon, has re-signed with the Milwaukee Bucks, the team announced Sunday, meaning he’ll remain a teammate of his brother, two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo. Thanasis Antetokounmpo’s one-year deal is for $2.9 million, sources told ESPN’s Shams … Read more
Aug 31, 2025, 12:22 PM ET Jeremy Lin, who took the NBA by storm in 2012 during a stretch of games for the New York Knicks that was dubbed “Linsanity,” has announced his retirement from professional basketball. Lin, who most recently has been playing professionally in Taiwan, made the announcement via Instagram on Saturday night. … Read more
Aug 30, 2025, 12:03 PM ET TAMPERE, Finland — Germany captain Dennis Schröder faced racial abuse during his team’s 107-88 victory over Lithuania at EuroBasket on Saturday, and one fan was banned from attending the rest of the tournament by FIBA officials. The German Basketball Association said two people were identified as the alleged perpetrators … Read more
Had the New York Knicks offered their head coaching job to South Carolina women’s coach Dawn Staley, who had a formal interview for the position, she said she would have taken it. “I would have had to do it. Not just for me. For women. To break [that door] open,” Staley said on the “Post … Read more
Baxter HolmesAug 27, 2025, 10:01 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. A pair of Phoenix Suns minority owners who were holdovers from the previous … Read more
Aug 27, 2025, 12:09 PM ET FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Matthew Caldwell is stepping down as the business operations president of the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers and accepting a 10-year deal as CEO of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves and WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx. The teams announced the deal Wednesday. Caldwell will begin overseeing … Read more
The Underclassman All-American Game showcased talent from the 2027, 2028, 2029, and even 2030 high school classes. This year, each class got their own game, rather than mixing them together in previous years. Here’s some of the prospects that caught my eye broken down by game. 2027 Game: South 120 – North 109 2027 South … Read more
Aug 31, 2025, 11:03 AM ET Luka Doncic’s triple-double powered Slovenia to an 86-69 victory over Belgium on Sunday for its first win at EuroBasket, while Giannis Antetokounmpo returned with 27 points to help Greece stay perfect with a 94-53 rout of Georgia. Doncic scored 26 points, had 11 assists and grabbed 10 rebounds in … Read more
Will LeBron James finish his career with the Los Angeles Lakers? If the Golden State Warriors have their way, the answer will be no. The Warriors have contacted the Lakers multiple times in the last 18 months to inquire about trading for James, according to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line. Here’s more from Fischer, … Read more
Aug 22, 2025, 09:02 PM ET TACOMA, Wash. — Former NBA star Shawn Kemp was sentenced Friday to 30 days of electronic home monitoring for shooting at two men inside a vehicle in a Washington state mall parking lot. Kemp must begin home monitoring within two weeks, The Seattle Times reported. He must also serve … Read more