Former Washington Wizards star guard John Wall announced his retirement after 11 NBA seasons. Wall last played for the Los Angeles Clippers during the 2022-23 season. Wall finishes with career averages of 18.7 points, 8.9 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 1.6 steals, while shooting 32.2% from beyond the arc. The 2010 first overall pick spent the … Read more
Tim BontempsAug 19, 2025, 11:34 AM 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
Aug 19, 2025, 09:58 AM ET BOSTON — The sale of the Boston Celtics was finalized on Tuesday, with private equity mogul Bill Chisholm taking control of the NBA’s most decorated franchise from a group led by Wyc Grousbeck that owned them for more than two decades. The team was put on the market last … Read more
Aug 19, 2025, 09:57 AM ET CLEVELAND — Larry Nance Jr. is going to shed some light on why so many NBA players have become big fans of international soccer. The Cleveland Cavaliers forward has teamed up with the Men in Blazers Media Network to launch a digital show called “Switch the Play,” a weekly … 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 NEWLY ANNOUNCED STARTING QUARTERBACKS There’s a saying that if you have … Read more
The 2025-26 NBA season tips off on Oct. 21 and we’re anticipating another potentially historic season full of rising stars, big moments and records broken. As the league prepares for its 80th season, there are plenty of milestones within reach for several stars. Most notably, veteran leaders such as LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Nikola … Read more
Formula Zero was held at the Facility in Phoenix, Arizona from August 7-9, 2025 with roughly 30 top high school and college players in attendance. With a heavy emphasis on shooting, the camp really drilled down the importance of consistency. With a slogan of “Consistency Kills” relayed to the campers. A heavy emphasis on shooting … Read more
Getty Images Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Dončić has been cleared to return to the court after an injury scare over the weekend. After limping off the court while playing for Slovenia during a EuroBasket exhibition on Saturday, Dončić will be on the court for his national team on Tuesday against Great Britain. Basketball Federation … Read more
Getty Images The Toronto Raptors have added responsibilities to general manager Bobby Webster in lieu of naming a new president of basketball operations, the team announced on Monday. Webster takes over many of the roles that fell under Masai Ujiri, who was fired in June. The team declared that they would not appoint a new team … Read more
We’re looking back on the last 25 years of NBA basketball over the next two weeks with our NBA All-Quarter Century project. Monday morning we published our All-Quarter Century Teams, picking the three best players at every position from the 21st century (so far). The biggest names (like LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kobe Bryant, Tim … Read more
Zach KramAug 18, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close Zach Kram is a national NBA writer for ESPN.com, specializing in short- and long-term trends across the league’s analytics landscape. He previously worked at The Ringer covering the NBA and MLB. You can follow Zach on X via @zachkram. It’s still the NBA offseason, but the 2025-26 … Read more
The Toronto Raptors are appointing general manager Bobby Webster as the team’s head of basketball operations, and the sides have reached a new contract, sources told ESPN on Monday. Webster succeeds his former boss, Masai Ujiri, as the lead Raptors executive. The Raptors parted ways with Ujiri on June 27, one day after the NBA … Read more