2:43 PM ET Tad Brown has agreed to become the CEO of the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Devils, both holdings of Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment, sources told ESPN. “Tad has an extensive track record of success in the sports and entertainment industry, and we are excited to have him on board to lead

Jul 10, 2021 LAS VEGAS — Team USA suffered a stunning and sobering defeat in its first exhibition game before the Olympics, getting outplayed by Nigeria in a 90-87 loss Saturday night. Coming into the game the Americans had been 54-2 in exhibition games since professionals started playing in 1992, and just nine years ago

12:58 AM ET MILWAUKEE — It’s easy to forget that as recently as six days ago, Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was questionable to take the court for Game 1 of the NBA Finals. A journey of more than two decades that started in the humble Athens, Greece, neighborhood of Sepolia and arrived on the doorstep

Jul 9, 2021 Former Washington Wizards coach Scott Brooks is finalizing a deal with the Portland Trail Blazers to become Chauncey Billups’ top assistant coach, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Friday. Brooks spent the past five seasons as the Wizards’ coach, taking Washington to the playoffs three times and advancing to the Eastern Conference

6:03 AM ET NBA Insiders The Milwaukee Bucks are down 2-0 once again this postseason, but can the Bucks find a way to rally against the Phoenix Suns as they did against the Brooklyn Nets? The dynamic duo of Devin Booker and Chris Paul have carried the Suns for the first two games, and if

2:11 AM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Patty Mills hit a 3-pointer as time expired, giving Australia an 87-84 win over Argentina in a pre-Olympics exhibition on Saturday night. Mills inbounded the ball with 2.5 seconds left to Jock Lansdale, who handed it back to Mills for the winning shot at the buzzer —

2:59 AM ET PHOENIX — With the Milwaukee Bucks breathing down the Phoenix Suns‘ necks on Thursday, threatening to erase a once 15-point lead and head back home with a series split, the Suns relied on the guy who ticks off Chris Paul when he doesn’t do precisely what he did in the fourth quarter

2:19 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHOENIX — Jrue Holiday continued his slow start to the NBA Finals, finishing 7-for-21 with 17 points in the Milwaukee Bucks‘ 118-108 loss to the Phoenix Suns in Game 2 on Thursday night at Phoenix Suns Arena. But as this series shifts back to Milwaukee for Game 3 on Sunday

11:30 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Philip Anschutz sold his 27% minority interest in the Los Angeles Lakers to Los Angeles Dodgers co-owners Mark Walter and Todd Boehly in a deal that closed Friday. The transaction was approved by the NBA’s board of governors, according to AEG. “We remain strongly invested in the

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