12:47 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Milwaukee Bucks are scheduled to make a trip to the White House to celebrate winning the 2020-21 NBA title on Nov. 8, sources told ESPN. The Bucks will be the first NBA team to visit the White House since the 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers visited former President Barack Obama. Milwaukee

6:52 PM ET Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant was fined $25,000 by the NBA for “forcefully throwing the game ball into the spectator stands” during the third quarter of Friday’s Nets win over the Indiana Pacers. After play was stopped with a foul while Durant was driving, he fired the basketball into the stands with

9:38 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Bam Adebayo walked off the court after the gold-medal game at the Tokyo Olympics .in August, proudly having draped the U.S. flag over his shoulders, and asked a question on his way toward the winning locker room. “Where’s my banner?” He’ll never have to ask that again. The

10:58 AM ET The son of Turner Sports broadcaster Ernie Johnson has died at the age of 33. Johnson tweeted about the death of his son, Michael, on Friday night. “We are grieving and at the same time so grateful for having been witnesses to a miraculous 33 years with michael,” Ernie Johnson wrote. We

2:15 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Celtics star Jaylen Brown said he’s still feeling the after-effects of COVID-19, saying that at times he feels like he has played three games in one. “I think so,” Brown said after Boston’s practice Friday, when asked if he’s still recovering from COVID-19, for which he tested positive

Oct 28, 2021 NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets guard James Harden said he is regaining his confidence but that his offensive game is limited right now as he makes his way back from an offseason spent rehabbing his hamstring injury. Harden’s slow start to the season continued Wednesday night when he finished with 14 points,

9:35 AM ET The Washington Wizards surged to 4-1 with a win over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday, marking the first time the team has opened a season this successfully through five games since the 2014-15 campaign. Once again, Montrezl Harrell was a fantasy force with his third career game with at least 25 points,

Oct 27, 2021 After medical testing Wednesday, there was no structural damage found in Denver Nuggets center and reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokic‘s knee, a source confirmed to ESPN. Jokic suffered a right knee contusion late in the second quarter Tuesday night against the Jazz and was held out of the remainder of the 122-110

12:05 PM ET First off, if Josh Giddey is available in your fantasy basketball league, please take a moment and make him unavailable. You will thank me later. I’ll be right here when you get back. I can wait… Okay, so first — a question. Did being at-home change you? We hope so. Speaking for

7:03 PM ET Bob Ferry, who guided the Washington Bullets to their only title in 1978 as part of a prolific 17-year run as general manager, died Wednesday at age 84. Ferry ran the Bullets from 1973 to 1990, and the team made the playoffs 13 times in that 17-year span, including three Finals appearances.