11:55 AM ET Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers added some frontcourt depth for the playoffs and signed veteran center Dewayne Dedmon for the rest of the season, the team announced Tuesday. Dedmon, a 10-year veteran, averaged 5.7 points and 3.6 rebounds in 30 games with the Miami Heat. The 7-footer spent the past

Feb 13, 2023 Veteran guard Justin Holiday has agreed to a buyout arrangement with the Houston Rockets and plans to sign with the Dallas Mavericks when he clears waivers, sources told ESPN. Holiday was traded to the Rockets last week from the Atlanta Hawks, for whom he played 28 games this season and averaged 4.5

8:19 PM ET DALLAS — Kyrie Irving made a polite request during a news conference Monday evening to introduce him to the Dallas media: Please do not ask him about his future beyond this season. The Dallas Mavericks traded for Irving last week despite not having any assurances he would remain with the franchise after

5:32 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Bucks forward Jae Crowder got so frustrated during his layoff that he sometimes yelled or cursed while watching multiple games simultaneously on the four televisions he’d set up at his home. “I’d get mad,” Crowder said Monday while talking to reporters for the first time since the Bucks

Feb 11, 2023 After a deadline trade to the Utah Jazz and an initial discussion with the franchise’s management, Russell Westbrook expects to take time heading into the All-Star break to decide on his next steps this season, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Jazz CEO Danny Ainge, general manager Justin Zanik and coach Will Hardy

Feb 11, 2023 NEW YORK — Like the rest of the basketball world, Mikal Bridges was surprised when news came down that he had been traded to the Brooklyn Nets for Kevin Durant early Thursday morning. But he wasn’t shocked. “It’s KD,” Bridges said before Saturday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers. “I get it. I

5:52 PM ET The Golden State Warriors completed a four-team trade that allows guard Gary Payton II to pass his physical and three more players — James Wiseman (Detroit), Saddiq Bey (Atlanta) and Kevin Knox (Portland) — cleared beginning Monday, sources told ESPN on Sunday night. The Warriors — who held up the trade after

2:30 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson will miss “multiple” weeks with his right hamstring injury, Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin said Sunday. Griffin said Williamson aggravated the injury in his ramp-up to return to play. “I think we’re looking at multiple weeks past

2:40 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — LeBron James was out and the new-look Los Angeles Lakers looked locked in with a 109-103 road win against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday. “You couldn’t ask for a better first game,” said Jarred Vanderbilt, who had 12 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in 17 minutes off

11:34 PM ET ESPN News Services After completing a contract buyout with the Charlotte Hornets, veteran guard Reggie Jackson intends to sign a free agent deal with the Denver Nuggets, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Saturday. The LA Clippers traded Jackson to the Hornets for Mason Plumlee ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline. Jackson was