Lakers start Vincent for LeBron in opener preview
Using Friday’s preseason finale as a “dress rehearsal” for next week’s regular-season opener, Lakers coach JJ Redick put Gabe Vincent in the starting lineup to fill in for the injured LeBron James.
Fewest wins, NBA champs and everything in between: One bet to make on every team
Looking to place some NBA bets? Here are our best bets to make on every team before the season starts. Source: ESPN NBA Headlines {$excerpt:n} Fewest wins, NBA champs and everything in between: One bet to make on every team
👀 Takeaways from Season 2 of ‘Starting 5’
Season 2 of Netflix’s “Starting 5” followed Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Tyrese Haliburton, Kevin Durant, James Harden and Jaylen Brown.
76ers’ Embiid, out nearly 8 months, sees action
Joel Embiid started for the 76ers in their preseason finale, his first game action in nearly eight months.
Kings C Sabonis (hamstring) out at least a week
Sacramento Kings All-Star center Domantas Sabonis is expected to miss the first two games of the regular season after being ruled out for a week with a Grade 1 hamstring strain. Source: ESPN NBA Headlines {$excerpt:n} Kings C Sabonis (hamstring) out at least a week
Kings C Sabonis (hamstring) out at least a week
Sacramento Kings All-Star center Domantas Sabonis is expected to miss the first two games of the regular season after being ruled out for a week with a Grade 1 hamstring strain.
‘They are dream investors’: Inside the billion-dollar Middle East race to control the future of basketball
The NBA and global basketball are on the cusp of a new, richer, expansive era. And, despite the scrutiny it might create, that means deepening relations with Abu Dhabi and its wealthy neighbors.
Warriors in the Finals? Lakers under .500?! We simulated the entire 2025-26 NBA season
Kevin Pelton used simulation No. 620 to run through the NBA season from Opening Night to the Finals.
The latest intel on the Lakers, Knicks, Rockets, Bulls, Heat and Hawks
With the extension deadline looming, here are seven teams NBA insiders are talking about.
‘There’s no Steph without Steve’: Steph Curry and Steve Kerr reflect on 11 seasons together
As Curry and Kerr enter their 12th season together, they reflect on what forged their bond and what comes next.
