Journeyman center Luke Kornet departed from the Boston Celtics in free agency and signed with the San Antonio Spurs on a four-year, $41 million deal. The move from New England to Texas comes with a number change for the backup big man, who traded in his No. 40 jersey with the Celtics for a single-digit…
Orlando Magic star Paolo Banchero agreed to a five-year, $239 million maximum rookie contract extension that could reach $287 million, Mike Miller of LIFT Sports Management told ESPN on Monday. Miller said Banchero’s new deal includes triggers to elevate the base salary to the supermax should the Magic franchise cornerstone make either an All-NBA team…
The Indiana Pacers confirmed Monday that star point guard Tyrese Haliburton will miss the entire 2025-26 season after surgery to repair a torn right Achilles tendon. “I have no doubt that he will be back better than ever,” Pacers president Kevin Pritchard said Monday. “The surgery went well. It was a little higher and he…
Russell Westbrook’s NBA Future Receives Update After Bradley Beal News originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Nine-time NBA All-Star Russell Westbrook declined his $3.4 million player option with the Denver Nuggets for next season. Choosing free agency, Westbrook wanted to explore his options. In his 17th NBA season, Westbrook played in 75 games (36 starts) for Denver,…
SAN DIEGO — Manny Machado of the San Diego Padres got his 2,000th career hit Monday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks with a sharp single off the glove of diving shortstop Geraldo Perdomo. The milestone hit came off Arizona starter Zac Gallen leading off the fourth inning. Machado received a standing ovation from the crowd…
MEXICO CITY — As a professional, Julio Cesar Chavez fought 115 times in the ring. Now, the former world champion said he was ready to fight outside of it to defend his same-name son, who was arrested by U.S. immigration agents at his Los Angeles home for overstaying his visa and lying on a green…
Six-time WNBA All-Star DeWanna Bonner is expected to sign with the Phoenix Mercury, according to ESPN’s Michael Voepel and Josh Weinfuss. The move comes after the Indiana Fever last month waived the 16-year WNBA veteran in a move Bonner requested. An agreement between Bonner and the Mercury is expected to formally come to fruition “in the coming…
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — Lonzo Ball doesn’t have to worry about rehabbing from a knee injury for the first time in a couple of seasons. Instead, the veteran guard will use the offseason to get acclimated to a new team. Ball was at the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ practice complex meeting with the medical staff and coaches on…
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Pacers president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard said the team was “fully prepared” to go into the luxury tax to retain longtime starting center Myles Turner and was “surprised” by the Milwaukee Bucks‘ offer to lure him away. Turner, an unrestricted free agent this summer, agreed to a four-year deal with the…
Injuries were one of the defining issues of the San Francisco 49ers‘ dreary 2024 season. Their health seems to be in a good place heading into training camp, but it’s clear after an offseason where youth and cutting costs were the priority that there’s still one key player the 49ers need to stay healthy if…
