Simmons declines pre-draft workout for 76ers 1:25 PM ET ESPN News Services Philadelphia may be known as the City of Brotherly Love but NBA prospect, Ben Simmons, is refusing to reciprocate. Simmons, who many believe will be the top pick in this month's NBA Draft, has so far declined the 76ers invitation to work out for the team, a decision Sixers president Bryan Colangelo insists will not … [Read more...]

Paul George named his new puppy Kobe 'out of respect' for his idol Sure, he might've thrown some ageist slander his way back in February, but Paul George is, has been and forever will be an avowed and unabashed Kobe Bryant fan. The 26-year-old Palmdale, Calif., native grew up watching Kobe star for the Los Angeles Lakers throughout the early 2000s, obsessing over every stepback and pull-up, … [Read more...]

Three Things to Watch For: Golden State vs. Cleveland Game 6 For the second time in a week, the NBA might be down to the final game of its 2015-16 season. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] The Cleveland Cavaliers extended its run on Monday evening by pulling out a desperate 112-97 win in Game 5, behind a pair of brilliant showcase games from LeBron … [Read more...]

Craig Sager will join ESPN's coverage of Warriors-Cavaliers Game 6 Well, this is awesome: ESPN announced Wednesday morning that Craig Sager, legendary sideline reporter for Turner Sports' NBA coverage and soon-to-be recipient of the Jimmy V Perseverance Award at the 2016 ESPYs, will join the ABC/ESPN broadcast crew for Thursday's Game 6 of the 2016 NBA Finals between the Golden State … [Read more...]

TNT-ESPN deal lets Sager work first NBA Finals 10:45 AM ET ESPN.com news services Turner Sports reporter Craig Sager will get a chance to work his first NBA Finals, thanks to a unique partnership with ESPN. Sager, a 34-year Turner veteran and popular TNT sideline reporter known for wearing flashy suits, has continued to work as he faces a recurrence of the leukemia he has been battling for the … [Read more...]

Rajon Rondo on the dysfunctional 2015-16 Kings: 'Too much tension' Rajon Rondo didn’t really drop a bombshell on Monday, in discussing the dysfunctional Sacramento Kings. Sadly, the Kings are a bombshell unto themselves. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] Playing the part of a mercenary, Rondo joined the Kings during the 2015 offseason after receiving a … [Read more...]

Rotoworld Podcasts: NBA Podcast for June 14 Tuesday, June 14, 2016 Well, the Warriors missed Draymond Green quite a bit. We talk about how important he is to both ends and what didn't work at the center spot (COUGH Harry B COUGH). We also talk about how awesome Kyrie Irving and LeBron James were on Monday. Can they sustain that output? Also, where is Kevin Love? We also saw a decent amount of … [Read more...]

Sources: Bogut (knee) travels, awaits MRI results 6:40 PM ET Marc SteinESPN Senior Writer Close • Senior NBA writer for ESPN.com• Began covering the NBA in 1993-94• Also covered soccer, tennis and the Olympics Injured center Andrew Bogut traveled with the Golden State Warriors to Cleveland on Tuesday afternoon in advance of Thursday night's Game 6 in the NBA Finals, according to league … [Read more...]

Two words LeBron put in Kyrie Irving's head come true in Game 5 12:05 PM ET Dave McMenaminESPN Staff Writer Close Cavs and NBA writer for ESPN.com Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14 and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09 Syracuse University graduate OAKLAND, Calif. -- The pregame message from the Cleveland Cavaliers' established superstar to its budding one was … [Read more...]

Without Draymond, three things didn't go Warriors' way 12:26 PM ET Ethan Sherwood StraussESPN Staff Writer Close Covers the Golden State Warriors for ESPN.com Contributes to ESPN's TrueHoop blog Hosts TrueHoop TV Live This was an embarrassing loss for the Warriors and beyond that, a demoralizing one. They were at the finish line, ready to celebrate a season’s worth of work in … [Read more...]