Top 2022 prospect Emoni Bates is projected as a future No. 1 NBA Draft pick. What does his decommitment from Michigan State mean for his pro future? The best basketball player you haven’t seen yet just made a huge decision related to his future. Emoni Bates, the No. 1 rated player in the 2022 recruiting
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Mandatory Credit: Jennifer Stewart-USA TODAY Sports Orioles: Trey Mancini hits first home run since 2019 (Video) by Scott Rogust Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker did not hold back while facing Kylie Jenner in Pop-a-Shot. The Phoenix Suns currently have a hold on second-place in the Western Conference despite their loss to the Los Angeles Clippers
Deandre Ayton has adapted his game as the Suns have improved. Will it be enough for Phoenix to win an NBA title? No NBA team has improved more drastically from last season to this one than the Phoenix Suns, who after missing out on the playoffs for a decade — and at times serving as
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 2021 NBA Playoffs are just a few weeks away, and while the playoff fields are hardly set in stone for either conference, most teams only have 10 or
2:40 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, who has been out since March 20 with a high-ankle sprain, could return from the longest absence of his career against the Sacramento Kings on Friday night, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. James plans to test his ankle and make a game-time decision, sources said. He
They didn’t get him at the trade deadline, but the Philadelphia 76ers and Miami Heat are set to renew pursuit of Kyle Lowry this summer. As the Toronto Raptors started to go downhill, Kyle Lowry was pursued by contending teams at the trade deadline. A deal did not get done for the looming unrestricted free
The Atlanta Hawks getting blown out by the Philadelphia 76ers clearly didn’t sit well with Kris Dunn, who got a silly technical over a high five. There are a lot of reasons to get mad on a basketball court. A high five isn’t one of them. Kris Dunn of the Atlanta Hawks didn’t get that
The Timberwolves, Thunder and Rockets are all well outside the NBA playoff race as the season winds to its end. How do they plan to improve before next season? With the NBA expanding the playoff field this year by adding the play-in tournament, more teams have a shot at the postseason than ever before. Teams
12:49 AM ET Steve Kerr believes there is a fundamental flaw plaguing this era’s NBA game. After watching his Golden State Warriors get outrebounded 57-34 in Thursday night’s 126-114 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, Kerr spoke matter-of-factly about the lack of boxing out he sees in today’s game. Brushing off the idea that his team
The Washington Wizards got an emphatic win over the Los Angeles Lakers, but it’ll be Rui Hachimura’s devastating dunk on Anthony Davis that gets remembered. When Rui Hachimura is old and gray, he’ll be able to show his grandkids that time he posterized one of the best big men in the game. If ever a
11:02 PM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — Kevin Porter Jr. scored a career-high 50 points to go along with 11 assists, becoming the youngest player ever to log a 50-point double-double with assists. The performance helped Houston snap a five-game losing streak as they beat the the Milwaukee Bucks 143-136 on Thursday night. Porter
Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Charles Snowden is ready for his NFL Draft moment by Matt Verderame Adam Schefter throws cold water on hot and heavy Jimmy Garoppolo trade rumors by John Buhler Anthony Davis is back in the Los Angeles Lakers’ lineup but the team is still losing and things are looking increasingly dire.
Back in 2010, the New York Knicks tried getting James Gandolfini to try and help the team recruit LeBron James to Madison Square Garden. How in the heck was Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James able to say no to this? That’s what countless NBA fans must be asking themselves after they found out the
Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images The New York Knicks could splurge on one of these top players this free agency to cement their place as a winning team in the East. It started out as a whisper, just barely discernible across slowly filled-in seats at Madison Square Garden. Late Monday night, it turned into an
12:26 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Cavaliers forward Kevin Love has apologized for his on-court tantrum Monday night, saying his behavior was out of line and out of character. “That wasn’t me,” Love said. The five-time All-Star spoke Wednesday following Cleveland’s shootaround practice before facing the Orlando Magic. Love did not take any questions
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. If you live on the east coast or just go to bed at a reasonable hour, you likely missed another incredible offensive performance by the Utah Jazz on Wednesday
The New Orleans Pelicans shopped Lonzo Ball at the trade deadline, and the door is open to an offseason deal. As a looming restricted free agent, Lonzo Ball drew a lot of interest at the trade deadline. The New Orleans Pelicans ultimately hung onto him, after discussions with multiple teams. But the questions about his
Zion Williamson came up big for the New Orleans Pelicans over the weekend and joined an exclusive club for his record-breaking performance. On Saturday night, the Pelicans suffered a critical loss to the San Antonio Spurs which could possibly squash their playoff hopes this season. Now for the good news: Williamson broke a pretty incredible
1:37 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson is second in the NBA in free throw attempts and fourth in the league in free throw attempts per game, but head coach Stan Van Gundy thinks he should be shooting even more. On Wednesday night against the Denver Nuggets, Williamson had a chance
NBA stars Tobias Harris and Boban Marjanovic opened up on a wide range of different topics with FanSided’s Mark Carman during a recent interview. Get Philadelphia 76ers sharpshooter Tobias Harris and Dallas Mavericks big man Boban Marjanovic in front of the camera together and you better believe they’ll both be nothing short of entertaining. The
12:49 AM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — Chris Paul scored 28 points, Devin Booker added 21 and the Phoenix Suns beat the LA Clippers 109-101 on Wednesday night to clinch a spot in the playoffs for the first time in 11 years. The Suns finally figured out a way to beat the Clippers, who won
In this week’s NBA Power Rankings we’re looking at all the records Steph Curry has broken, the enormous offensive load of Luka Doncic and the icon status of Trae Young. Our new look NBA Power Rankings are back, a non-traditional structure for a non-traditional era of professional basketball. The world is no longer just about
7:00 AM ET Anthony OlivieriESPN.com MONTHS AFTER THE 1998 NBA Finals, Michael Jordan sat on one side of a giant table inside a Manhattan conference room. It was the site of a bargaining session between NBA owners and players. The league was embroiled in a lockout. The season was in jeopardy. But Jordan had other
The Boston Celtics lost to the tanking Oklahoma City Thunder, and NBA Twitter let them have it. The Boston Celtics have had some head-scratching losses this year, but Tuesday’s defeat might be their most confounding and inexcusable one yet. In a 119-115 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Celtics gave up a very winnable
Miami Heat standout Bam Adebayo came up huge for the Miami Heat on Sunday by drilling a buzzer-beater to take down the Brooklyn Nets. There is simply no one happier for Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo right now than Jimmy Butler. With the game on the line against the Brooklyn Nets, Adebayo, with ice in
Tyler Herro has had his struggles this season, but should the Miami Heat legitimately be concerned about his focus? After a trip to the NBA Finals in the bubble last season, things haven’t quite been the same for the Miami Heat this season. Tyler Herro is one example of the drop-off, particularly with a markedly
1:20 AM ET The Golden State Warriors were stuck on 12 points for nine minutes and 38 seconds, the NBA’s longest scoring drought in almost a dozen years, during a 133-103 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday. The Mavs scored 28 points during that stretch, matching the second-biggest scoring run in the NBA over
Cavaliers forward Kevin Love couldn’t look more unenthusiastic right now. His frustration cost Cleveland on an embarrassing throw-in. Kevin Love doesn’t look like he loves playing with the Cleveland Cavaliers right now. In case you needed video proof, Love provided it on Monday as the Cavaliers fell to the Toronto Raptors, 112-96. Late in the
12:10 AM ET The Brooklyn Nets clinched a playoff berth on Tuesday night, after defeating the Toronto Raptors 116-103. They are the first Eastern Conference team to confirm a spot in the postseason. Now, the Nets can slip no lower than sixth in the Eastern Conference standings. “It’s great,” Nets coach Steve Nash said of
Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul ended New York Knicks’ nine-game winning streak with dagger shots on Monday night. The New York Knicks of old are no more, as they are an entertaining, tough team in the Eastern Conference. Entering Monday night, the Knicks were looking to increase their win streak to 10 straight games at
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