Dylan Harper, the No. 2 pick in this year’s draft, might recover in time for the Spurs’ Oct. 22 opener after having surgery to repair a partially torn collateral ligament in his left thumb.
Clippers owner Steve Ballmer told ESPN that he would “want the league to investigate” if another owner and another team were accused of circumventing the NBA’s salary cap, as the Clippers were in a podcast by Pablo Torre on Wednesday.
Restricted free agent Cam Thomas has opted for the qualifying offer with the Nets that gives him a full no-trade clause and sets him for unrestricted free agency next summer with at least 10 teams set to have cap space, sources told ESPN.
Myles Hesson scored 25 points to lead Britain to its first victory in 12 years at the EuroBasket tournament on Wednesday, a 89-83 upset of Montenegro that ended their rivals’ hopes of qualifying for the knockout phase.
The 2026 NBA All-Star Game will likely be a round-robin tournament consisting of three eight-player teams — two USA teams and one World team — sources told ESPN.