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.

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.