Jeremy Lin, who took the NBA by storm in 2012 during a stretch of games for the New York Knicks that was dubbed "Linsanity," has announced his retirement from professional basketball.
ESPN released its NBA Summer Forecast this week, but nothing is locked in stone and the Toronto Raptors are among the teams who could surpass their projected win total.
The 2025-26 NBA season is slowly approaching and we're still a long way from any serious postseason conversations. However, in a league known for its superstar shake-ups, surprise runs and playoff plunders, it's clear that anything can happen from October to April.
The 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 joined the Raptors in 2013 and succeeds his former boss, Masai Ujiri, as Toronto's top executive.
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Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark announced on Thursday night that she will not return for the remainder of the 2025 WNBA season. Clark has not suited up since July 15 due to a right groin injury and has only appeared in 13 games this season.
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A’ja Wilson had 31 points and eight rebounds, Jackie Young added 20 points and the Las Vegas Aces beat the first-place Minnesota Lynx 97-87 on Thursday night to set a franchise record with their 13th straight victory.
The Golden State Valkyries became the first WNBA team to reach the playoffs in its inaugural season Thursday night, with Janelle Salaun scoring 19 points in an 84-80 comeback victory against the Dallas Wings for their fifth straight win.
Kahleah Copper scored 18 points, Alyssa Thomas had 12 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, and the Phoenix Mercury won their sixth straight game, 75-69 over the Washington Mystics on Thursday night.
Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark announced on Thursday night that she will not return for the remainder of the 2025 WNBA season.
Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese has been suspended one game after receiving her eighth technical foul of the season.
LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer told ESPN that he would "want the league to investigate" if another owner and another team were accused of circumventing the NBA's salary cap, as the Clippers were in a podcast by Pablo Torre on Wednesday.
Olivier-Maxence Prosper has a new home. ESPN's Shams Charania reports the Montreal-born forward has signed a two-way deal with the Memphis Grizzlies.
With training camp approaching, Ben Simmons remains a free agent. While he has interest from teams, the New York Post's Stefan Bondy reports the two-time All-Defensive First Team guard considering retirement.
Utah Jazz center Jusuf Nurkić scored 15 points as Bosnia and Herzegovina beat Group C rival Georgia 84-76 to reach the knockout stage at EuroBasket on Thursday.
Restricted free agent Cam Thomas is signing a one-year, $6 million qualifying offer to return to the Brooklyn Nets, sources told ESPN on Thursday.
The format for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game is likely to be a round-robin tournament consisting of three eight-player teams of two USA teams and one World team, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.
