Sources: No plans for NBA Middle East games due to ongoing crisis
The NBA will not play any preseason games in the Middle East for the first time in five years, sources told ESPN, due to the ongoing crisis in the region.
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The NBA will not play any preseason games in the Middle East for the first time in five years, sources told ESPN, due to the ongoing crisis in the region.
LeBron James chose elsewhere, major upgrades never materialized and Golden State is again banking on continuity.
The NBA investigation into whether the Clippers circumvented the salary cap to pay Kawhi Leonard could drag into 2027 if the parties don't agree on the findings or any proposed settlement that involves punishing the team, sources told ESPN.
There was business to discuss as the Philadelphia Eagles opened their sixth training camp under coach Nick Sirianni. They have a new offensive coordinator — yes, another one — and players in new roles and ones playing on hefty new contracts.
The Toronto Raptors will host games in Quebec City and Vancouver as part of their NBA pre-season.
For 22-time All-Star LeBron James, his last decision was about loyalty -- not to any of his previous stops but to his own basketball compass.
The Philadelphia 76ers have traded forward Johni Broome and a 2027 second-round draft pick to the Los Angeles Clippers for cash considerations.
Draymond Green has agreed to return to the Warriors on a one-year, $27.7 million deal.
Could Bennedict Mathurin be set to sign an offer sheet? Marc Stein reports that the Montreal-born restricted free agent has been in talks with the New Orleans Pelicans. Another unnamed team is also interested in the 24-year-old swingman’s services.
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Spencer Jones will return to Denver for a third season after the team matched the Oklahoma City Thunder’s offer sheet, the Nuggets announced Monday.
The 76ers and LeBron James announced Monday their two-year deal on the veteran's minimum for $8 million total was official and that the four-time NBA MVP was indeed a Sixer.
The Philadelphia 76ers sent the message that LeBron James was indeed — officially and perhaps amazingly — on the roster with a straightforward photo.
While NBA insiders questioned why the four-time MVP would sign with the 76ers, one source close to LeBron James put it simply: "I think he just realized he had a lot of meaningful basketball left in him."
The Nuggets are matching the Thunder's fully guaranteed two-year, $12 million offer sheet to Spencer Jones, sources said.
The Cavs have agreed to a one-year, $2.8 million deal with Mario Hezonja, the No. 5 pick in the 2015 draft who has shined in the EuroLeague since last playing in the NBA in the 2019-20 season.
LeBron James wound up picking Philadelphia, and no billboards were required.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has agreed to a buyout with the Grizzlies and plans to sign a one-year deal with the 76ers after clearing waivers, sources tell ESPN.
Rich Paul called the lead up to LeBron James' decision to join the Sixers an "emotional roller coaster" that didn't end until early Friday morning.
Restricted free agent Spencer Jones has agreed to a two-year, $12 million offer sheet with the Thunder, his agent told ESPN, with the Nuggets having the option to match the deal until Sunday night.
The parity era in the NBA seems like it could continue. At least, that’s what oddsmakers and bettors appear to believe after LeBron James’ latest decision to join the Philadelphia 76ers.
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