Tom Dundon, the owner of the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes, has agreed to buy the Portland Trail Blazers from the estate of Paul G. Allen for a valuation of more than $4 billion, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday.
Michael Porter Jr. says the proliferation of sports betting has detracted from the integrity and enjoyment of the game and worries that it's only going to get worse.
The Larry O'Brien Trophy will be in Montreal next week. Lu Dort, who won an NBA championship in June with the Oklahoma City Thunder alongside fellow Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, will have a two-day celebration in his home city.
Free agent forward Javonte Green is finalizing a one-year deal with the Detroit Pistons, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.
The opening night of the 2025-26 NBA season will feature the Houston Rockets at the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder and the Golden State Warriors at the Los Angeles Lakers, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Friday.
The Boston Celtics announced a multi-year extension for head coach Joe Mazzulla on Friday. Mazzulla, 37, led the team to an NBA championship in 2024 and is set to head into his fourth season as head coach.
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the NBA's Most Valuable Player. The Hamilton, Ont., native beat out Nikola Jokic after he finished runner-up to the Denver Nuggets star a year ago, joining Steve Nash as the only Canadian to win the award.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander joined an extremely exclusive club Wednesday when he was named NBA Most Valuable Player, becoming only the second Canadian ever to win the award. Victoria, B.C.’s Steve Nash, who won MVP in back-to-back seasons in 2005 and 2006 with the Phoenix Suns, is happy to have company.
Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sheds tears while thanking his family as he accepts the MVP award for the 2024-25 NBA season.
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Canadian and former NBA MVP Steve Nash commented on his fellow countryman Shai Gilgeous-Alexander winning the award, while general manager of the Canadian men's national basketball team Rowan Barrett spoke about how SGA's MVP award will be talked about for many years in Canadian history.
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After winning his first scoring title and leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a league-high 68 wins, Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has earned his first NBA MVP award. SGA finished as the runner-up in last year's MVP voting, when Nikola Jokic won his third MVP in four seasons.
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After winning his first NBA MVP, TSN NBA analyst Jevohn Shepherd joins SportsCentre to share why Shai Gilgeous-Alexander deserved the honour over Nikola Jokic, what he thinks the award means to him, and if he's already willing to call him the best Canadian to ever play basketball.
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