This photo taken on August 4, 2020 shows Beijing Ducks’ Jeremy Lin (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images) Ball don’t lie: 3 worst calls from Week 7 in the NFL by Mark Powell Jeremy Lin might have some suitors in the NBA. After spending a year with the Beijing Ducks in China following his championship
Month: October 2020
The Los Angeles Lakers of Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant were one of the most successful and tumultuous teams in NBA history. In his new book, Jeff Pearlman tells their story. Perhaps no duo in NBA history is as infamous as that of Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant who played eight seasons together from 1996
If you thought the beef between Shaq and Dwight Howard was over, you were wrong. A couple of weeks ago, the Los Angeles Lakers won their 17th NBA championship in franchise history after defeating the Miami Heat in six games. While Anthony Davis got the majority of the attention for winning his first title, Dwight Howard
The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. In the grand scheme of things, choosing a name is fairly low on the list of things a parent does to impact the lives of their children (Jason
7:20 AM ET The 2020 NBA free-agent class won’t have the star power of last season — when nearly half the league became available — but plenty of big names are set to hit the market. Even more could be offered in trade talks. Will back-to-back MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo sign a five-year extension with the
Shawn Kemp is getting into the cannabis business. Shawn Kemp might be tied forever to the green and gold of the Seattle SuperSonics, but his business ventures post-retirement show that he’s more of a blazer at heart than he previously let on. Kemp, who has gotten into the restaurant business since giving up basketball in
7:43 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Bucks guard George Hill said the importance of Wisconsin in the upcoming election caused him to fly back here this weekend to assist in a local voting drive. Hill, who lives in San Antonio, worked alongside about 50 volunteers from the Milwaukee-based organization Common Ground walking through
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 04: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is interviewed before Game Three of the 2020 NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers at AdventHealth Arena at ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on October 04, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges
7:20 AM ET Next season will reintroduce the eight teams that didn’t make the cut for the NBA’s restart this summer in Orlando, Florida. For the Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves and New York Knicks, the tipoff to the 2020-21 season will be their first
Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images BOXRAW: From a long shot clothing startup to a prominent boxing brand by Jeremy Herriges Amar’e Stoudemire and Steve Nash are together again on the Brooklyn Nets. No, this is not a sentence from 2014. Read it again: Amar’e Stoudemire and Steve Nash will be reunited on an NBA team
This year’s NBA coaching spree centered largely around superstar players. Here’s who will benefit most from all the turnover. Eight NBA teams had coaching openings this offseason, many of them among the best in the league. Despite looming questions about the 2020-21 season, many franchises proceeded with coaching changes and many spent big to nab
6:38 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Pat Riley is always looking for ways for the Miami Heat to improve. This offseason has him wondering if that might come from within. The Heat president on Friday said that the top offseason priority for the Eastern Conference champions “is to take care of the players that
Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images Shawn Kemp is the NBA’s newest cannabis entrepeuneur by Mike Luciano Both Gordon Hayward and Victor Oladipo are on the trade market. The Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics are both looking to shake things up after playoff exits last season, and Victor Oladipo’s inability to totally squash trade rumors has
4:35 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Brian Windhorst Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books The NBA is pursuing a pre-Christmas Day start and a reduced regular-season schedule for the 2020-2021
LeBron James is fresh off another championship but what do players in the generation after him think about his GOAT status? Keeping busy during a pandemic can be challenging especially for NBA players now that the “bubble” has come to and end with no clear idea when the 2020-21 season will start. Aaron Gordon and
2:19 PM ET ESPN Insiders The NBA season ended just under two weeks ago with uncertainty around when the 2020-21 season would begin. On Friday, ESPN reported that the league’s Board of Governors is discussing starting the season as soon as Christmas Day. The move would mean that the end of the 2019-20 season and
The Louisville Raptors will, in all likelihood, not be a thing in 2020. All non-essential travel between Canada and the United States is still on hold until November 21, and that could be problematic for the NBA’s lone Canadian franchise in the Toronto Raptors. While a rumor that mentioned Toronto moving to the KFC Yum!
Oct 21, 2020 Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — New Indiana Pacers coach Nate Bjorkgren went right to work Wednesday. Less than 24 hours after accepting the job, the 45-year-old former Toronto Raptors assistant started explaining his plan. He expects the Pacers to move the ball and take more 3-pointers. He wants the defense to be more
Is Kevin Hart the reason Draymond Green can’t shoot? Kevin Hart taking on Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green in a 3-point shooting contest at All-Star Weekend a few years ago seemed like a harmless, if unusual, intermission between the 3-Point Shootout and the Dunk Contest. However, if one looks at the numbers, it
5:18 PM ET Five weeks after the LA Clippers suffered an embarrassing playoff collapse, Tyronn Lue addressed the team’s chemistry and leadership issues on his first official day as the franchise’s new head coach. Lue, who won a championship and went 128-83 in less than three full seasons as head coach in Cleveland, will try
Lauri Markkanen struggled this season but has shown glimpses of his vast potential in the past. Can he really be the Bulls‘ offensive centerpiece? After taking the NBA by storm during his first two seasons, many expected Lauri Markkanen to ascend into an All-Star caliber player this year. Unfortunately, the Finnish forward regressed and posted
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1:38 PM ET The 2020 NBA draft on Nov. 18 will be held virtually and hosted from ESPN’s studios in Bristol, Connecticut, the NBA and ESPN announced Thursday. Commissioner Adam Silver will be in studio at ESPN to announce the selections for the first round, and deputy commissioner Mark Tatum will be in studio to
11:34 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN The 2020 NBA draft is less than a month away, but the Minnesota Timberwolves still don’t see a can’t-miss guy to take with the No. 1 pick. After months of planning to make the top pick for the second time in franchise history, Timberwolves president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas
6:30 AM ET NBA Insiders The NBA has plenty to figure out ahead of the start of free agency and trade season. The transaction moratorium will be lifted sometime before the Nov. 18 draft, but before then, let’s dive into the biggest storylines this offseason has to offer. Which players are the most intriguing targets?
The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. The 2020 NBA Draft is less than one month away, taking place about four months later than usual thanks to an elongated season disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.
2:12 PM ET Stan Van Gundy has agreed to a multiyear deal to become the next head coach of the New Orleans Pelicans, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Van Gundy, the former Miami Heat, Orlando Magic and Detroit Pistons head coach, becomes the seventh coach in Pelicans franchise history. The Pelicans and Van Gundy’s representative,
The Whiteboard is The Step Back’s daily basketball newsletter, covering the NBA, WNBA and more. Subscribe here to get it delivered to you via email each morning. This NBA Draft class is widely seen as weaker than recent years, both in terms of depth and top-level talent. The lack of a clear-cut hierarchy at the
8:52 PM ET ESPN News Services SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will let fans back in outdoor stadiums for pro sporting events in counties with low coronavirus infection rates, the state’s top health official said Tuesday. San Francisco and neighboring Alameda and Santa Clara are the only counties that meet the threshold for pro sports. However,
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – FEBRUARY 8: General view of the Indiana Pacers logo (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) What is Dolphins’ fantasy impact with Tua Tagovailoa starting? by John Buhler Nate Bjorkgren will replace Nate McMillan as head coach of the Pacers. The Indiana Pacers have been consistent playoff participants over the last few years, but
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