The Toronto Raptors waived forward Sasha Vezenkov and guard Javon Freeman-Liberty on Monday. Vezenkov, 28, was acquired along with guards Davion Mitchell, Jamal Shead, and a draft pick from the Sacramento Kings in exchange for forward Jalen McDaniels on June 28.
The Toronto Raptors will tip off against the Washington Wizards in an NBA preseason game at the Bell Centre on Oct. 6.
The Toronto Raptors will host a pre-season game against the Washington Wizards in Montreal as part of this year's NBA Canada Series.
With the flurry of free agency behind us, teams are turning to the rest of the offseason to start preparing for the 2024-25 NBA season, which is just a few months away.
Last week's WNBA All-Star Game in Phoenix was "probably the greatest spectacle in the league's history," longtime Minnesota Lynx and U.S. national team coach Cheryl Reeve said.
Caitlin Clark was one of the biggest names coming out of College basketball this year, and arguably was one of the main reasons for growth in the women's game. Her first season in the WNBA has been quite a rollercoaster ride though, trying to turn a failing franchise around in Indiana while balancing the physicality of a league that was ready to test her. SportsCentre takes a dive into the first half of Clark's season and showcases her ups and downs as a rookie in the league.
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The two-time Olympic gold medalist was sitting in a Russian prison in 2022, sentenced to nine years in jail for drug possession and smuggling. Playing for her country again was a far-fetched idea at that point. Ten months later she was free after a high-profile prisoner exchange.
There is no panic in the U.S. women's Olympic team. The Americans have been in this spot before.
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Angel Reese joined ESPN's WNBA panel after the All-Star game on Saturday about how special it was to make an appearance at the game as a rookie and what it was like to play with Caitlin Clark instead of against her.
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Russell Westbrook has agreed to a two-year contract with the Denver Nuggets, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Friday.
Warner Bros. Discovery filed a lawsuit against the NBA on Friday, alleging that the league breached its contract by declining its offer for a new media rights deal and instead signing with Amazon.
Patty Mills kept putting up shots after Australia finished a two-hour practice at a training facility not far from where it will open the Paris Olympics basketball tournament Saturday against Spain.
The U.S. men's basketball team is headed to the athletes village on Friday to mingle with fellow Olympians before the opening ceremony. Next week, the group wants to see Simone Biles compete. Stephen Curry hopes to watch beach volleyball and swimming. And most of the players have sponsor-related obligations.
After games on three continents and a whirlwind of ceremonies and travel, Team USA has finally arrived in the Olympics host city. And coach Steve Kerr had a corresponding message: it's time to act like it.
Add up all of LeBron James' accomplishments and it makes him an extremely easy choice as the top men's basketball player of the 2000s. After King James, though? Things get a lot more complicated.
