7:36 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN The NBA’s free-agency frenzy is mostly over. The NBA’s sneaker free-agency frenzy is just beginning. Most multiyear sneaker endorsement contracts include an expiration date of October 1 in the year they’re up, but they also include a 60-day advance window where players can begin meeting with and negotiating with other
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4:16 PM ET ESPN News Services Miami Heat legend Udonis Haslem is returning to the team for his 17th NBA season on a veteran’s minimum contract worth just under $2.6 million this season. The team announced the deal shortly after the 39-year-old forward posted an Instagram Tuesday hinting at his return. Signed after going undrafted
10:59 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons has explained a social media post that seemed to imply he had been racially profiled by security staff at a Melbourne casino by saying he and his friends felt “singled out.” Simmons posted a video on Instagram in which he asked why
8:27 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Kawhi Leonard reached out to Kyle Lowry to personally break the news that he was leaving Toronto to join the LA Clippers. And despite losing an All-Star partner for the second straight offseason, Lowry was thrilled for Leonard and his decision to return home to Los Angeles. While Leonard’s
8:39 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Gregg Popovich on Sunday night gathered his newly formed Team USA for its first practice in the six-week journey toward the World Cup in China. He’d been preparing for this gathering in one way or another for almost four years, since he was named as Mike Krzyzewski’s successor in
11:03 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN Single-handedly, Zion Williamson made this the most anticipated rookie class, from a sneaker perspective, since LeBron James entered the league in 2003. Originally, Williamson was hoping to sign his sneaker deal before the draft lottery, but he didn’t ink his deal with Jordan Brand until July 23, holding up several
8:57 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — USA Basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo said Sunday that he is not worried about the Americans’ chances as they begin preparations for the FIBA World Cup, even after a wildly unpredictable process was needed just to fill a training-camp roster for the tournament that starts in China
8:57 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — USA Basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo said Sunday that he is not worried about the Americans’ chances as they begin preparations for the FIBA World Cup, even after a wildly unpredictable process was needed just to fill a training-camp roster for the tournament that starts in China
11:15 AM ET With free agency looming next summer, three-time NBA champion and All-Star forward Draymond Green has agreed to a four-year, $100 million maximum contract extension with the Golden State Warriors, agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports told ESPN. The new deal, which starts with the 2020-21 season, brings the total length and value
Aug 3, 2019 With free agency looming next summer, three-time NBA champion and All-Star forward Draymond Green has agreed to a four-year, $100 million maximum contract extension with the Golden State Warriors, agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports told ESPN. The new deal, which starts with the 2020-21 season, brings the total length and value