8:10 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Miami Heat forward Justise Winslow has agreed to a three-year, $39 million contract extension, league sources told ESPN. The extension for Winslow, 22, underscores the Heat’s continued belief that he can be a key player on an Eastern Conference contender. Heat forward Justise Winslow played 68 games a season ago

11:49 AM ET DALLAS — Dirk Nowitzki has been ruled out of the Mavericks‘ season opener and is expected to miss several games as he continues to rehab from April ankle surgery. “It’s going to be multiple weeks, I can tell you that,” Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said. “But there’s no real soft or hard

10:28 PM ET STANFORD, Calif. — Not only do the Golden State Warriors have a chance to win their third NBA championship in a row this season, they also can become the first NBA team in history to land five players on Team USA in advance of this summer’s Basketball World Cup in China and

After a knee injury derailed Year 1 in Boston, Kyrie Irving is back to break more ankles. Here’s what we drew up to spotlight why he might just have the best handles in the NBA. By Chris Forsberg Created with Sketch. It’s a late October night, and Kyrie Irving is playing with a little extra

10:24 AM ET Head coach Gregg Popovich has named former player and friend Steve Kerr as an assistant coach on Team USA for the next two summers, an indication that the Golden State Warriors coach is emerging as an option to become head coach sometime in the future. USA Basketball made the announcement Thursday. Popovich

3:35 AM ET LAS VEGAS — LeBron James welcomed Lonzo Ball back to action Wednesday with a perfect alley-oop lob that Ball flushed with two hands on a well-executed give and go. The Los Angeles Lakers got their first glimpse of James and Ball, last year’s No. 2 overall pick, on the floor together and

4:59 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN All-Star Jimmy Butler made a dramatic return to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, boldly challenging teammates, coaches and front office executives in the session, league sources told ESPN. Butler was vociferous and intense throughout scrimmage sessions, targeting president of basketball operations and coach Tom Thibodeau, general manager Scott Layden and

7:30 AM ET When Kevin Love picked up his phone on July 1 after the announcement, he ended his message to LeBron James with: “I love you.” He said it again last month when the two former teammates got together in New York and Love got the chance to say it to James’ family as

9:39 PM ET Rockets forward Zhou Qi was ruled out of Tuesday’s preseason game in Houston against the Shanghai Sharks with a left knee sprain. Zhou collided with Sharks forward Luis Scola late in the first quarter and was taken off the court in a wheelchair after trainers and staff helped him up. The 7-foot-2

6:01 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Klay Thompson was born in Los Angeles, watched his father, Mychal, play for the Lakers and spent his high school years in the Southern California area. He understands more than most just how much passion for the game there is in the area. As his Golden State Warriors get