8:16 AM ET I’ve suggested on podcasts that the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame should construct a wing devoted to NBA absurdities. The NBA is the most absurd major U.S. sports league, churning out a never-ending stream of on-court bloopers, social media gaffes and melodrama. The day-to-day silliness deserves its place in Springfield, Massachusetts.

12:12 AM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Udonis Haslem said his “love for the organization” outweighed his desire for playing time when he decided to re-sign with the Miami Heat for a 16th season. Haslem officially signed a one-year, $2.4 million contract with the Heat on Monday, a deal that was struck last week and

3:27 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN After meeting with Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations and coach Tom Thibodeau on Monday, free agent forward Luol Deng agreed to a one-year deal with the franchise, league sources told ESPN. Luol Deng agreed to a significant give-back of $7.5 million in his contract buyout with the Lakers, clearing

9:04 PM ET Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker will undergo surgery Monday on an injured ligament in his hand that bothered him for much of the season in a procedure a source told ESPN was minor. Booker will have the surgery in Los Angeles. The Suns will know more about Booker’s recovery timetable after the

7:36 PM ET Phoenix guard Devin Booker has undergone surgery to repair an injury to the fifth metacarpophalangeal joint of his right hand, and the Suns say the expected recovery time is approximately six weeks. That would cause him to miss not only all of training camp but probably the first couple of games of

2:26 PM ET Restricted free agent forward Rodney Hood has decided to sign his one-year, $3.4 million qualifying offer with the Cleveland Cavaliers, sources told ESPN.com. Hood was looking for a longer contract throughout the summer but couldn’t come to terms with the Cavs, who made a multiyear offer. In a tight market for restricted

9:23 AM ET Boston Celtics guard Jabari Bird has been arrested after allegedly assaulting, strangling and kidnapping an unidentified person, police told the Boston Globe. Boston police spokesman Sgt. John Boyle told The Boston Globe that Bird is being “guarded by the Boston police at a local hospital” for evaluation. Boyle said the victim had

8:00 AM ET Brian Windhorst Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Ramona Shelburne Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis has parted ways with longtime agent

12:09 AM ET SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — With the same poise he displayed throughout his NBA career, Ray Allen closed Friday night’s Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony with an eloquent speech in which he reveled in the accomplishments of his two championship teams and only praised key members of Boston Celtics‘ 2008 title squad. In

Sep 8, 2018 Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Lefty Driesell had the crowd laughing. Dino Radja fought back tears. Blue Devils and Tar Heels brought their rivalry to the Basketball Hall of Fame, and Ray Allen made a peace offering to his spurned Celtics teammates. Despite a week in which his rocky relationship with his