Suns All-Star guard Devin Booker has committed to join the 12-man Team USA roster for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, sources told ESPN. He will join a roster that also includes Bradley Beal and Damian Lillard.
Add the Pelicans and Wizards to the list of franchises searching for a new head coach.
Scott Brooks is out as Wizards coach, with sources telling ESPN that the two sides failed to come to an agreement on a new deal.
Nikola Jokic and Stephen Curry were joined on the first team by Luka Doncic, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kawhi Leonard as the All-NBA selections were announced Tuesday night.
Katherine Evans is joining the Wizards as the first woman to head the research or analytics department of an NBA franchise.
On the morning after the Wizards were eliminated by the 76ers in the first round, the future of coach Scott Brooks, whose contract is up, was the top topic.
Philadelphia's All-Star big man is considered day-to-day with a meniscus tear in his right knee. How long can the East's No. 1 seed afford to keep him out?
The Sixers advance to Round 2 with a 129-112 win over the Wizards in Game 5, without Joel Embiid. Highlights on SportsCenter All Night on ESPN Radio w/Jay Reynolds. 97.5 The Fanatic w/the calls.
Bradley Beal, who's entering the final year of his contract, says he'll evaluate his future with the Wizards in the coming weeks. One person he hopes will remain: Scott Brooks, whose contract is set to expire.
The Wizards managed to push into the postseason, but will that be enough to keep Beal happy?
— Ben Simmons challenged Seth Curry during an afternoon “Call of Duty” session to score 30 points and send the 76ers into the next round of the playoffs. With Joel Embiid hurt, Simmons told Curry he would do his part and get a triple-double.
Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid has a small lateral meniscus tear in his right knee and sat out Wednesday's series-clinching Game 5 win over the Washington Wizards.
Sixers star Joel Embiid (right knee) will be doubtful for Wednesday's Game 5 against the Wizards.
Davis Bertans will miss the next four to six weeks after suffering a Grade 2 calf strain in Washington's Game 4 win over Philadelphia, a source told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. The Wizards are down 3-1 in the playoff series.
— After the Philadelphia 76ers lost NBA MVP finalist Joel Embiid to a sore right knee late in the first quarter Monday night, they lost their Game 4 lead — and their chance at the franchise's first playoff sweep in 36 years.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 41 | 31 | .569 | - | W4 |
| Miami | 40 | 32 | .556 | 1 | W1 |
| Washington | 34 | 38 | .472 | 7 | W2 |
| Charlotte | 33 | 39 | .458 | 8 | L5 |
| Orlando | 21 | 51 | .292 | 20 | L7 |
| YEAR | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 25 | 47 | .347 |
| 2018-19 | 32 | 50 | .390 |
| 2017-18 | 43 | 39 | .524 |
| 2016-17 | 49 | 33 | .598 |
