4:26 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Duke star Zion Williamson is suing to enforce his termination of an agreement he signed with a Florida marketing company, maintaining their deal was unlawful under North Carolina law, his attorneys told ESPN. Williamson is set to become the No. 1 overall pick to the New Orleans Pelicans in next

8:20 AM ET With their backs against the wall in a must-win NBA Finals Game 5 in Toronto, the Golden State Warriors leaned on an old friend to extend the series: historically great 3-point shooting. The Dubs are the defining team of our time in part because they’ve turned the basketball court inside-out, winning games

9:00 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving is changing representation and expected to partner with Roc Nation Sports, league sources told ESPN. Irving parted ways with longtime agent Jeff Wechsler on Wednesday, clearing the way for him to ultimately work with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation prior to the start of free agency on

5:53 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant confirmed that he suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon during Monday’s victory over the Toronto Raptors in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. He made the announcement on his Instagram account Wednesday, adding that he underwent surgery. “What’s good everybody I wanted to update

9:05 AM ET Everyone who attended Game 5 of these strange NBA Finals, a series that has swung wildly from dull (Game 3) to incredibly intense (Game 5), is still shell-shocked to some degree. The game, and probably the series, will be remembered for Kevin Durant‘s ruptured Achilles — the decision to play him, the

Jun 10, 2019 Chris Herring ALL THE WAY back during Game 1 of these NBA Finals, before the Toronto Raptors had the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors dazed and on the ropes, one play illustrates the most underappreciated aspect of Kawhi Leonard‘s absurd 2019 postseason. The Warriors had scored a couple of baskets to

9:16 AM ET TORONTO — Warriors star forward Kevin Durant suffered a right Achilles tendon injury in Golden State’s 106-105 win over the Toronto Raptors in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night. Warriors general manager Bob Myers said Durant will have an MRI on Tuesday to determine the severity of the injury,

9:13 AM ET The Golden State Warriors are one win away from forcing a Game 7 in the NBA Finals, but they’ll need to plan on doing it without All-Star forward Kevin Durant, who went down with an Achilles injury on Monday. What does Durant’s injury mean for the rest of the series against the

2:52 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Dwyane Wade of the Heat has been selected as this season’s winner of the Magic Johnson Award, presented by the Pro Basketball Writers Association. Wade, who just completed his final season before retirement, was chosen as “the player who best combines excellence on the basketball court with cooperation