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Victor Wembanyama, the best NBA prospect since at least LeBron James, will likely play for the San Antonio Spurs. The team won the NBA’s closely-watched draft lottery tonight and will, unless something bizarre happens, draft the 7’3″ Frenchman next month.

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Corcoran, who as Chief Content Officer of podcast company Cadence13 was responsible for series including Gangster Capitalism and Root of Evil, is moving to Audity.

NBA GOAT Michael Jordan has agreed to sell his majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets for an undisclosed sum. He will still retain a minority stake after the sale. The deal values the team at $3 billion, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, which means that Jordan could receive $1.5 billion, or more, depending on how much of the team he hangs onto. It ends his 13-year run as majority owner.

Ime Udoka as their next head coach, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Udoka coached the Boston Celtics to the NBA Finals during the 2021-22 season, his first as a head coach. However, he was suspended for the season by the Celtics due to an alleged inappropriate, consensual relationship with another team employee.

Heading back to the court. Nia Long’s ex-fiancé, Ime Udoka, has scored a new basketball coaching job following his suspension from the Boston Celtics.

The Raptors may already have their eyes set on a new head coach.

Amid an escalating crisis around anti-Semitic tropes promoted by all-star point guard Kyrie Irving, the Brooklyn Nets have announced this evening that Irving will be suspended without pay “until he satisfies a series of objective material measures that address the harmful impact of his conduct and the suspension period served is no less than five games.”

A shocking exit. Ime Udoka, the head coach of the Boston Celtics, has been suspended from the NBA after news broke that he had an alleged affair with another member of the organization.

Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to a two-year, $97.1 million contract extension with LeBron James, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. This deal will keep LeBron in Los Angeles through the 2024-25 season, when he will be 40 years old. He will, however, have a player option for the final year of the deal. If there is a significant salary cap increase for the 2023-24 season, when the extension begins, it could rise to as much as $111 million.

That sigh of relief you just heard after LeBron James’ two-year contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers was announced was from execs at the NBA, TNT, ABC & ESPN.

Nike co-founder Phil Knight and Dodgers co-owner Alan Smolinisky have offered, in writing, more than $2 billion for the Portland Trail Blazers NBA franchise according to multiple reports.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorMalika Andrews is capping off a quick journey that has taken her from the sidelines of NBA games to a central seat at many of its big events.The sportscaster is taking over the host duties of ESPN’s NBA Draft, succeeding Rece Davis, who led the broadcast for more than a decade. In doing so, Andrews cements her status as one of ESPN’s mainstay journalists, having been awarded hosting duties on “NBA Today” in 2021.The June 23 Draft broadcast, emanating from Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, will top off Andrews’ busy schedule in weeks ahead. She will also host the NBA Draft Lottery telecast this evening at 8 p.m.

Bleacher Report, “Earlier on Monday, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski mentioned on Sports Center there’s “optimism” in Phoenix that Paul will return “sooner than later” in this series, potentially by Game 3 in Los Angeles there is optimism they’re going to get him back in the early part of this series,” Wojnarowski said.The Clippers will also be without a star player as superstar forward Kawhi Leonard will be out for Game 2 tonight with a knee injury.

has been postponed in the wake of the police shooting of Daunte Wright on Sunday night in the suburb of Brooklyn Center, the NBA announced on Monday.The game could be played on Tuesday instead, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

UPDATE: 4:55 p.m. ET on 8/27: After holding a meeting on Thursday morning with NBA owners, league executives, and coaches, NBA players have reportedly agreed to resume the 2020 playoffs, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

The NBA Playoffs will resume after a strike led by the Milwaukee Bucks, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. The six games that were scheduled for today following yesterday's work stoppage have reportedly been postponed to a later date.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorNBA players have voted to resume the playoffs but will take another night off on Thursday in response to the police shooting of a Black man in Kenosha, WI.ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and other reporters cited unidentified sources in saying players decided today to resume the season but after at least one more night off in the wake of Jacob Blake’s shooting and resulting protests.

The Milwaukee Bucks are not playing tonight (August 26) in protest of police brutality, and as a result, the playoff games are being postponed.

said the team had formally decided to boycott the game, but the team or league has yet to put out any official statement. The game has since been called off.The Milwaukee Bucks have decided to boycott Game 5, source tells ESPN.— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 26, 2020Also Read: How Sports TV Ratings Have Fared in Return From Pandemic ShutdownsAlex Lasry, a senior vice president with the Bucks, wrote on his personal twitter account: “Some things are bigger than basketball.

Brandon Choe Photo EditorA number of NBA players are showing their support Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPN’s top NBA reporter, who landed himself in hot water after emailing an expletive phrase excoriating Sen. Josh Hawley.

ESPN said Friday that it was aware of an email exchange between Adrian Wojnarowski and Republican Sen.Josh Hawley in which the veteran NBA reporter dropped an F-bomb. Wojnarowski was on an email blast from theMissouri lawmaker that criticized the NBA for its dealings with China and not being more supportive of law enforcement in the U.S.“Is the NBA prepared to allow its players to wear phrases in support of the United States, the American military, and U.S.

pic.twitter.com/wsBNk9Jv2y— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 10, 2020Also Read: Marv Albert to Skip NBA's Orlando Restart Due to Florida Coronavirus Surge“This is completely unacceptable behavior and we do not condone it,” said ESPN in a statement. “It is inexcusable for anyone working for ESPN to respond in the way Adrian did to Senator Hawley.

After several months on hiatus, the NBA made significant headway in returning to play. On Thursday's board of governors call with league commissioner Adam Silver, the owners approved a plan to finish out the remainder of the 2019-20 season at Disney World in Orlando, where eventually, a champion will be crowned, according to 's Shams Charania. The vote required three-fourths support to pass, and it received a 29-1 vote from owners on the call, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

After the NBA announced in March that it would suspend its 2020 season due to ongoing coronavirus concerns, ESPN reports that the NBA is reopening team practice facilities as soon as May 1 for players in states and municipalities that are loosening stay-at-home restrictions.  "Teams will be allowed to make facilities open to players on a voluntary basis for individual work, but larger group workouts will still be prohibited," tweeted ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. "In NBA markets that aren't

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“I’m doing well,” ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke told her colleague and fellow sports icon, journalist Adrian Wojnarowski, on the Mar. 27 episode of his podcast, The Woj Pod.

Four NBA players – all members of the Brooklyn Nets – have been diagnosed with Coronavirus. Their names have not been released at this time.

NBA star Donovan Mitchell has tested positive for the Coronavirus after his Utah Jazz teammate Rudy Gobert was also diagnosed.

Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert is reportedly the first athlete to test positive for the coronavirus.