11:29 AM ET Discussions on Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Ben Simmons‘ future with the franchise started in Chicago this week and included Simmons’ agent, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul, and Sixers management, sources told ESPN. Paul met with president of basketball operations Daryl Morey and general manager Elton Brand at the pre-draft combine to begin evaluating

2:28 AM ET This year’s edition of the LA Clippers has cobbled together comebacks off scrappy defense, tactical adjustments and unlikely heroes. But most of all, with Kawhi Leonard sidelined for the past five games of these NBA playoffs, they have leaned on Paul George. The former MVP candidate, one of the few active Clippers

11:21 AM ET A week after resigning from the Dallas Mavericks, Rick Carlisle has agreed to a four-year deal to return to the Indiana Pacers as head coach, he told ESPN. The deal is worth $29 million plus incentives, sources said. The Pacers announced Carlisle’s hiring on Thursday afternoon but did not disclose terms of

1:31 AM ET Seventeen days ago, an NBA title contender enlisted a guard with an NBA All-Defensive honor to his name to take on the challenge of defending Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young in a Game 1 of a playoff series. On Wednesday night in the opening tilt of the Eastern Conference finals, another

3:21 PM ET Marc J. Spears The G League Ignite have offered head coach Brian Shaw a contract extension that he is expected to sign soon, a source told ESPN’s The Undefeated. Shaw coached the Ignite in its inaugural season to a 8-7 record in the G League Bubble during the 2020-21 NBA season. The

7:00 AM ET AFTER DELIVERING A triple-double in the series opener, Luka Doncic put down 39 points in Game 2 to silence a half-capacity Staples Center crowd and hammer a refrain: The LA Clippers had no answer. As the Dallas Mavericks packed a 2-0 lead into their bags to return home, Clippers players lingered in

12:04 AM ET Los Angeles Lakers guard Alex Caruso was arrested and released on Tuesday for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, according to Texas A&M police. Both are misdemeanor charges. Lt. Bobby Richardson of the Texas A&M Police Department told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne that around 2 p.m. Central Time, Caruso tried to board a

3:45 PM ET ESPN.com Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print It’s been a rough couple of days for the Philadelphia 76ers and their star point guard Ben Simmons. Not only were they knocked out of the playoffs in seven games by the Atlanta Hawks, but Simmons demonstrated an unusual reluctance to shoot the ball,

7:00 AM ET Will this magical run by the Atlanta Hawks end here in the NBA playoffs, or will Trae Young & Co. pull off yet another upset against the Milwaukee Bucks? It’s an Eastern Conference matchup no one predicted, with the upstart Hawks — famously 14-20 before naming Nate McMillan the interim head coach

10:00 PM ET Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports. One minute the Detroit Pistons are being duped by Blake Griffin, the next they have secured the