NBA Basketball

Sources: LeBron eyes live 5-on-5 play as next step

Lakers star LeBron James' next step in his recovery will be taking part in live 5-on-5 reps in practice, sources told ESPN.

KAT 'still stunned' by trade as Knicks rout Wolves

Karl-Anthony Towns said after Wednesday's game that a year later, it's still "weird" to face his former teammates.

Ant returns in Wolves' loss to Knicks: 'Felt great'

Anthony Edwards returned to the Timberwolves' lineup Wednesday night against the Knicks after missing four games with a strained right hamstring.

Garland's debut fuels Cavs' season-best scoring

With Darius Garland directing the offense after missing the first seven games, the Cavs scored a season-high 132 points in Wednesday's victory over the Sixers.

Adebayo hobbled by foot pain, exits early in loss

The Heat's Bam Adebayo left in the first quarter of Wednesday's loss to the Nuggets after experiencing pain in his left foot.

Sources: NBA, Congress discuss gambling probes

NBA officials and a U.S. congressional committee met Wednesday in Washington in the wake of the indictments of Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier and Damon Jones, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.

Jazz C Kessler set for season-ending surgery

Jazz center Walker Kessler will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder.

Ex-Grizz star Allen faces drug possession charges

Former Grizzlies defensive stalwart Tony Allen, a mainstay from the team's Core Four success era, was arrested in Poinsett County, Arkansas, on Wednesday and faces two charges of drug possession.

🏀 Debating four early-season storylines

ESPN national analysts Zach Kram and Kevin Pelton debate the biggest early-season questions about Victor Wembanyama, Austin Reaves, Cooper Flagg and more.