12:51 AM ET After a strong preseason debut, 2017 No. 1 overall draft pick Markelle Fultz said he feels confident and healthy heading into his second NBA season. “Physically I feel great, and mentally I feel great,” Fultz said in an interview with NBA TV after the Philadelphia 76ers‘ win over Australia’s Melbourne United in
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12:17 AM ET ESPN News Services CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Gordon Hayward finally returned to game action Friday night. Hayward scored 10 points in his first game in nearly a year for the Boston Celtics, who fell to the Charlotte Hornets 104-97 on the opening night of the NBA preseason schedule. “Definitely good to get
With media days in full swing across the league, we’re only three weeks away from regular-season NBA basketball. And with plenty of new faces in new places, who are the best and worst teams heading into camp? Our panel — a group of more than 40 reporters, insiders and editors — is looking ahead to
8:34 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — All-Star swingman Klay Thompson made it clear again that he would like to stay with the Golden State Warriors for a long time and is cherishing the current run he and his teammates are on as they enter the collective prime of their careers. “It’s awesome,” Thompson said after
7:09 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Lonzo Ball participated in a full-contact practice Thursday for the first time in training camp, Los Angeles Lakers coach Luke Walton said. It was the most intense basketball the point guard has played in five months, according to Ball, who underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in
7:06 PM ET Andre SnellingsESPN Greetings, earthlings. Allow me to re-introduce myself, my name is Andre’. I’ve got a Ph.D. in hoopsology from the prestigious Hoops Lab, so some people call me @ProfessorDrz. I will be your guide through this wonderful world we call fantasy basketball this season, and we’re going to enjoy every minute
12:57 AM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Lakers‘ preseason debut Sunday in San Diego against the Denver Nuggets could be missing one key piece: LeBron James. James and Lakers coach Luke Walton will huddle Friday, sources told ESPN, to determine if the 33-year-old embarking on his 16th NBA season, will suit up
9:58 PM ET Professional NBA 2K League player Timothy “oLARRY” Anselimo will continue his pro gaming career after being shot in the chest, hip and hand — a potentially career-ending injury — during the deadly mass shooting at a “Madden NFL 19” tournament in Jacksonville, Florida, on Aug. 26. On Aug. 26, David Katz competed
10:11 PM ET Former Los Angeles Lakers, Indiana Pacers and Kansas City Kings coach Jack McKinney, whose career was almost derailed by a devastating bicycle injury, has died, St. Joseph’s University confirmed. He was 83. McKinney was a protege of Hall of Fame coach Dr. Jack Ramsay and succeeded Ramsay as basketball coach at St.
2:14 AM ET ESPN.com staff The amazing depth of elite fantasy basketball talent right now means there is no consensus No. 1 pick in drafts this season, regardless of format. Who do our experts believe should go atop roto and points leagues: James Harden, Anthony Davis or Giannis Antetokounmpo? Points leagues James Harden, Houston Rockets