Getty Images The most anticipated on-court event on the summer basketball calendar begins Thursday as the Las Vegas Summer League gets started with a seven-game slate. The headlining matchup of the multi-week event from Sin City will feature No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks facing the Los Angeles Lakers. Each team … Read more
Getty Following their NBA title, the Oklahoma City Thunder have been hard at work in retaining their core. OKC struck a four-year, $285 million agreement with reigning NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander earlier this month, and now it has locked in its star center for the future. The Thunder are signing Chet Holmgren to a fully guaranteed … Read more
APHoops: Chris Paul is more likely to sign with the LA Clippers than the Phoenix Suns after the Norman Powell trade, per @ramonashelburne . Shelburne also hints at the possibility of the Clippers signing BOTH Bradley Beal and Chris Paul.Source: x.com What’s the buzz on Twitter? Arash Markazi @ArashMarkazi I’m LIVE on the @SportingTrib’s X … Read more
The reigning Eastern Conference champion Indiana Pacers lost their best player, Tyrese Haliburton, to a torn Achilles during the 2025 postseason. The 2024 NBA champion Boston Celtics lost their best player, Jayson Tatum, to a torn Achilles during the 2025 postseason. The last Eastern Conference team to win a championship before the Celtics, the Milwaukee … Read more
Oklahoma City Thunder star and 2025 NBA champion Chet Holmgren has agreed to a fully guaranteed five-year maximum rookie contract extension that could reach $250 million, Bill Duffy of WME Basketball told ESPN on Wednesday morning. After missing three months during the season due to a hip injury, Holmgren returned in February and came back … 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 … CAITLIN CLARK AND THE INDIANA FEVER After missing five games with a … Read more
As the 2025 NBA postseason progressed, brutal happenings — Achilles injuries to stars Damian Lillard, Jayson Tatum and Tyrese Haliburton — struck, changing the Eastern Conference landscape before we even made it to a transaction-heavy offseason. Now that the aftershocks seem to have stopped, we can finally assess the state of the East — a … Read more
The 2025 NBA Vegas Summer League is right around the corner, kicking off on July 10. Several veteran free agents will be looking to catch the eye of one of the 30 teams as they search for a new landing spot. Below are the oldest players who will take the court this summer. Takashi Aoyama/Getty … Read more
Three-time MVP Nikola Jokić became eligible to sign an extension with the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday, but has informed the organization that he will not do so this summer, according to the Denver Post. Instead, Jokić will wait until 2026 to begin those discussions. The Nuggets’ unique new front office — led by executive vice … Read more
Brian WindhorstJul 8, 2025, 10:01 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Oklahoma City Thunder star forward Jalen Williams said he took nearly 30 painkilling injections in his injured right wrist to get through his team’s recent championship run. In a video posted to … Read more
The New York Knicks will enter the 2025-26 season with extremely lofty expectations. The East appears wide open after Achilles injuries to Jayson Tatum, Tyrese Haliburton and Damian Lillard in the playoffs put a damper on three of the top expected contenders hopes for next season. And fresh off a trip to the Eastern … Read more
Getty Images The Bradley Beal saga with the Phoenix Suns appears to be close to a resolution. It’s been reported this week that Beal could secure a buyout with the Suns, which would open the door for him to sign as an unrestricted free agent. If he does hit the open market, the Los Angeles Clippers … Read more