Hawks lose center Dedmon to season-ending ankle injury

Ten years ago, as a 23-year-old rising-star guard, Damian Lillard became the first player to participate in five All-Star weekend events. Last night, as the oldest player on the Eastern Conference All-Star roster, he made a lot more history. THE LINEUP ⌚ What a weekend for Dame Hali, Brown, Towns go off Tyrese being Tyrese…

James Harden opted out of his deal, while Russell Westbrook chose to opt into his deal. Before free agency officially tips off at 6 p.m. ET on Thursday, players and teams had to make decisions on contract options, qualifying offers, and contracts that were either partially or non-guaranteed. Here’s the low down on who’s staying…

Last month, when Texas Tech’s star guard Jarrett Culver announced his intentions to enter the NBA Draft, his coach, Chris Beard, was compelled to thank Culver for making good on all the promises he made when Beard signed him. This was an unusual statement to make, as Beard, one of the rising stars in college…

Nuggets head coach Michael Malone will coach Team LeBron at the 2023 All-Star Game in Salt Lake City. Michael Malone might coach Nikola Jokic in the 2023 All-Star Game. He might get the rare chance to coach against him, too. Malone and the staff of the Denver Nuggets have clinched their trip to Salt Lake…

SHANGHAI — The U.S. Men’s National Team held their second practice in Shanghai on Friday, with one more day before they open the World Cup with a game against the Czech Republic on Sunday (8:30 a.m. ET). It turned out to be their final pre-competition practice, because head coach Gregg Popovich canceled their session for…

Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Kevin Durant and Andre Iguodala are not only standout players on the Golden State Warriors, they’re the members of one of the squad’s best-known lineups: the “Hamptons 5”. The combination of speed, athleticism, playmaking and scoring ability that lineup possesses has helped the Warriors reach a fourth straight Western…