NEW YORK — As the New York Knicks navigate their Eastern Conference finals series against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Mike Brown is a man looking in the mirror. Brown, in his first year as head coach of the Knicks, looks down at the Cleveland bench and remembers his 36-year-old self, a rookie head coach with the...
The ghost of Luka Dončić continues to haunt the Dallas Mavericks, who carry the consolation prize of Cooper Flagg. Though the NBA Playoffs are in full swing, the buzzer has sounded for several other teams on the Association’s ledger. (Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images) As it stands, 14 teams were forced to focus on a...
OKLAHOMA CITY — Twenty-year-old Dylan Harper was in the San Antonio Spurs’ training room getting treatment before Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference finals Monday when a lineup scratch about 60 minutes before tipoff dramatically changed his role. Instead of coming off the bench as usual, the rookie suddenly had to prepare to make...
The injury bug has hit Chi-Town. Sky star Rickea Jackson will miss the remainder of the 2026 WNBA season after suffering a torn ACL. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) On Tuesday, the Chicago Sky announced their star sustained a major injury—a left ACL tear. After undergoing an MRI that confirmed the diagnosis, Jackson will undergo...
Somewhere between seeing the blinking red light on a camera and hearing the quiet hum of a control room at ESPN’s headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut, I realized I was no longer daydreaming about being a Rhoden Fellow — I was one. Yet that moment in the opening weeks of the Rhoden Fellowship last June kept...
After the Oklahoma City Thunder emerged victorious in the 2025 NBA Finals, it seemed as if Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and company would have a death grip on the league for the foreseeable future. Considering the franchise’s stockpiling of elite talent and upcoming draft picks, the question at that time wasn’t whether the Thunder would win another...
On Friday, while dropping my daughter off at school, her teacher chuckled as she eagerly asked me a question. So what’d you think about Drake’s albums? My short answer was that I didn’t have an opinion yet. Truthfully, a review less than 24 hours after the project dropped felt more catered to my own ego...
Three games into her WNBA career, Olivia Miles has already done something only two players in league history had done before her. In each of her first three games for the Minnesota Lynx, Miles has scored at least 10 points and handed out at least 5 assists. ESPN Insights found only two players who opened...
CLEVELAND – Two years ago, former St. John’s guard Daniss Jenkins was preparing for a 2024 NBA draft that he ultimately wasn’t selected in. Tonight, the Detroit Pistons guard is expected to start in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Cleveland Cavaliers. A win tonight for Jenkins sends the Pistons to their...
Arkansas-bound power guard from FAB 50 title contender Paul VI (Va.) beats out talented crop of seniors to be named 2026 Mr. Basketball USA by Ballislife.com. Jordan Smith’s individual dominance against tough competition and his spectacular career are just too much for 27 other contenders to overcome. Smith is joined by one other national player...