6:50 AM ET Between 1995 and 2005, these nine future NBA All-Stars (including two future Hall of Famers) decided to skip college and head directly to the league. Kevin Garnett Kevin Garnett became the first high school-to-NBA player drafted since Bill Willoughby in 1975 when the Minnesota Timberwolves took him fifth overall in ’95. He

1:11 PM ET Miami Heat center Meyers Leonard will be streaming for 24 hours straight on ESPN Esports’ Twitch channel for the Hammer Classic. Leonard will start his stream at 1 p.m. ET this Sunday. He’ll be trying to get those W’s on Call of Duty, Fortnite, and a host of other games. Leonard won’t

Mar 27, 2020 The NBA is going to need to build a bubble. The top challenge facing the league is creating a safe environment for players, coaches, referees, support staff and technical operators. An environment that, in the early stages of resuming the season, might not include fans. It might not include travel. It might

8:49 PM ET In the 10th game simulation put on by the Phoenix Suns, Arizona Cardinals running back Chase Edmonds took the sticks for the Suns, leading the team to a 75-65 win over Miami Dolphins defensive end Shaq Lawson‘s Oklahoma City Thunder. OKC held the lead for the majority of the game, before the

12:53 PM ET Washington freshman Isaiah Stewart is entering the 2020 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Wednesday. “I plan on declaring for the 2020 NBA draft and signing with Roc Nation,” Stewart told ESPN in a phone call. Stewart, the No. 26 prospect in the ESPN Top 100, was one of the most productive

9:51 AM ET In the 2016 NBA Finals, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers became the first team in NBA history to overcome a 3-1 Finals deficit, beating the 73-win Golden State Warriors to give the city of Cleveland its first major professional sports championship in 52 years. To do so, the Cavs needed to

10:42 PM ET Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart, who announced Monday that he is clear of COVID-19 after testing positive two weeks ago, confirmed Tuesday night that he plans to donate his blood so it can be studied with the hope of finding a treatment for the coronavirus. Michael Joyner, an anethesiologist at the Mayo

5:22 PM ET The NBA, National Basketball Players Association and 2K have partnered to produce an NBA 2K tournament that will air on ESPN and ESPN2 starting Friday, it was announced. The NBA 2K20 Player Tournament is Friday through April 11, according to a statement, and will begin airing on ESPN with a half-hour preshow

9:34 AM ET In a setback to the resumption of professional sports, the Chinese government issued an order Tuesday delaying the re-start of the Chinese Basketball Association and other group sporting events, according to documents obtained by ESPN. The CBA’s attempts to return to action after being shut down since January is being seen as

6:18 PM ET Shaquille O’Neal is playing some defense while the NBA season remains suspended. The Hall of Fame center attempted to clarify his brief appearance on the hit Netflix documentary “Tiger King,” saying that while he loves big cats “he had no idea” what was going on at the Oklahoma ranch owned by Joseph