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Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta has reportedly reached an agreement with Leslie Alexander to buy the team for $2.2 billion.
Danny Ainge gets a ton of heat for how he's chosen to approach trades in the past. He is well known for his fickle nature when it comes to trading away assets. The Celtics have been linked to multiple big names in the past, but Ainge's reluctance to give up anything substantial caused those deals
Michael Gbinije has signed with the Golden State Warriors. Gbinije played nine games last season with the Detroit Pistons while spending most of the season in the G-League. The Pistons waived Gbinije in July. In Summer League, Gbinje averaged 7.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 29.4 minutes per
Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Portland Trail Blazers star C.J. McCollum is already in midseason form when it comes to trash talk. McCollum posted a video on Twitter Monday, spoofing the hit show Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Instead, he called his version: Law & Order: C.J.'s Victims Unit. The video featured
"I'm confrontational. I feed off of confrontation." —Jimmy Butler
The Oklahoma City Thunder's Paul George and the Chicago Bulls' Dwyane Wade spent some of the holiday weekend working out together at Pepperdine University in Malibu. It sounds like the two of them had a great time. They joked around on Wade's Snapchat before George said, "Good competition
The Lakers president apologized multiple times in his first public comments since the team was fined $500,000.
Cuban had a point.
Darren Rovell ESPN Senior Writer Close ESPN.com's sports business reporter since 2012; previously at ESPN from 2000-06 Appears on SportsCenter, ESPN Radio, ESPN.com and with ABC News Formerly worked as analyst at CNBC The news spread quickly this morning: Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta had agreed
Days after the Los Angeles Lakers were issued a $500,000 fine by the NBA for violating the league's anti-tampering rules, Magic Johnson says he wants the six-figure sum to come out of his pocket. “We can't say a lot but we will correct the situation,” Johnson told the Los Angeles Times on Monday
LeBron James may still be the best player in the world, but it's hard not to look at him as a huge distraction for the Cavs — especially this season. James, who owns a house in the Los Angeles area, has failed to make a long-term commitment to the Cavs, and a lot of reports are suggesting that he
Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports / Action Images Magic Johnson didn't want the Los Angeles Lakers to bear the burden for his own wrong doing. The Lakers president asked owner Jeanie Buss to take the team's recent $500,000 tampering charge out of his own paycheck after Los Angeles was fined by
The Nike Swoosh will be all over the NBA next season. Nike has an eight-year global partnership with the NBA, starting in the 2017-2018 season. You will now begin to see the iconic Nike Swoosh on NBA gear, including jerseys, shorts, and even compression tights, worn on the court. With 25 years of research
The Nets along with the Philadelphia 76ers and Washington Wizards were the only teams that reportedly worked out the former Engineering and Science product. Nevertheless, this is a huge opportunity for McCall. He will have a chance to play on a grand stage and ultimately make a name for himself. If he
It would have been easy for Russell to fire back, but he chose not to. The young guard never seemed to fit in with the Lakers going back to his rookie year, and it's probably best for all involved that they move on — though it would probably be better for everyone without the public critiques.
Penalty depends on prior violations
Throughout sports history, observers have regularly gasped at new heights in pay and team sale prices. Whether it has been player contracts, or the headline price for clubs, the well-worn refrain has repeatedly been, “It's overpriced and not worth it.” In terms of club sales, time and again, that
Los Angeles keeps coming up as a potential destination for LeBron James if he decides to leave Cleveland next summer, but that would likely only happen if at least one other star came to the Lakers with him. Paul George is the most obvious candidate, but what about Russell Westbrook? Westbrook still
The Little Caesars Arena opens to the public on September 12 with a series of six concerts for Kid Rock. Here is the announced schedule through October. For updates, see www.ticketmaster.com, www.olympiaentertainment.com, www.nhl.com/redwings or www.nba.com/pistons. The Red Wings tickets are already
He outplayed LeBron James en route to earning the NBA Finals MVP this past June. He took his game to new heights in his first season with the defending champion Golden State Warriors. So it shouldn't be a surprise that Kevin Durant has surpassed James as the NBA MVP favorite heading into the 2017
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