[ad_1] Clippers guard Russell Westbrook averaged 11.1 points per game, 5.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists last season when primarily coming off the bench. (Nell Redmond / Associated Press)Russell Westbrook has picked up his player option for $4 million and will return to the Clippers for the 2024-25 season, a person not authorized to speak on the matter confirmed to The Times on Saturday.The nine-time All-Star averaged 11.1 points, 5.0 rebounds
[ad_1] Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJun 29, 2024, 12:37 PM ETCloseLakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09.LeBron James intends to opt out of the final year of his contract with the Los Angeles Lakers worth $51.4 million for next season and work out a new deal with the team,
[ad_1] Canadian Olympic basketball team general manager Rowan Barrett said Friday that Golden State is blocking Andrew Wiggins from competing in Paris, while the Warriors countered it was a mutual decision between the team and Wiggins.Wiggins was among the 20 players who received invitations to camp to determine the Olympic team."For us, Andrew was fine," Barrett said. "We were talking to him consistently, he's been training for weeks and weeks
[ad_1] A federal judge Friday granted the Toronto Raptors’ motion to compel the New York Knicks’ trade secret lawsuit to arbitration. The decision means the dispute will move from the public forum of litigation to a private dispute resolution process overseen by the NBA.U.S. District Judge Jessica Clarke’s 29-page ruling was not on the merits of the Knicks’ allegations but instead on whether the dispute should even be in court.
[ad_1] Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJun 29, 2024, 01:40 AM ETCloseLakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09.Los Angeles Lakers guard D'Angelo Russell plans to opt into the final year of his contract for $18.7 million, he told ESPN a day before the deadline for the decision.Russell, 28, is coming
[ad_1] Logan Paul, Santos Escobar and LA Knight battled it out in a Triple Threat Money in the Bank qualifying match on Friday Night SmackDown. Logan Paul had Indiana Pacers’ Tyreese Haliburton by his side with brass knuckles ready while New York Knicks’ Jalen Brunson stood by The Megastar with a steel chair. [ad_2] Amazon NBA Gift Ideas
[ad_1] Celtics' 2024 Summer League schedule includes game vs. Bronny James originally appeared on NBC Sports BostonThe historic rivalry between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers will extend to the 2024 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas next month.The Lakers, who made headlines Thursday by drafting Bronny James -- son of superstar forward LeBron James -- with the No. 55 overall pick in the second round of the 2024
[ad_1] Kalan Hooks, ESPNJun 28, 2024, 11:18 PM ETThe unfinished business of the 2024 Eastern Conference semifinals between the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers found a natural ground within the WWE realm.Editor's Picks1 RelatedDuring Friday Night's SmackDown, wrestler Logan Paul made a grand entrance with Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton for his Money in the Bank qualifying match against LA Knight and Santos Escobar at Madison Square Garden.As Haliburton made
[ad_1] The Atlanta Hawks are finalizing talks to trade high-scoring Dejounte Murray to the New Orleans Pelicans for a package expected to include two first-round draft picks, according to people with knowledge of the discussions.The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade had not been finalized Friday night.The Hawks are expected to receive forward-center Larry Nance Jr. and point guard Dyson Daniels in the
[ad_1] When the Los Angeles Lakers selected Bronny James, 19, in the second round of the N.B.A. draft on Thursday night, the team set up an intriguing story line. Next season, he could play in the same lineup as his father, the 39-year-old superstar LeBron James.While there have been many great parent-child combos in sports history — Bobby and Barry Bonds in baseball; Peter and Kasper Schmeichel in soccer; Pamela,
