Sports

LeBron James to Leave Lakers After Eight Seasons, Rich Paul Says

LeBron James informed the Lakers he will leave in free agency after eight seasons, agent Rich Paul said, with the Warriors among the teams pursuing him for his 24th NBA season.

Sports

Kristaps Porziņģis, Warriors Agree to 2-Year, $40 Million Extension

Kristaps Porziņģis agreed to a two-year, $40 million extension to stay with the Warriors through 2027-28, with a player option on the second season, locking in a stretch big alongside Stephen Curry.

Sneakers

New Balance 950 With Cooper Flagg Releases July 1 for $120

New Balance releases the 950 globally on July 1 for $120 in Angora with Silver Moss and Angora with Shipyard, a mid-'80s basketball-heritage low-top fronted by Rookie of the Year Cooper Flagg.

Sports

Hawks Acquire Devin Carter and a Second-Round Pick From the Kings

The Atlanta Hawks acquired 24-year-old guard Devin Carter and a 2033 second-round pick from the Sacramento Kings, a salary-clearing move for the Kings that nets Atlanta a former first-round pick on a cheap deal.

Sports

Grizzlies Trade Ja Morant to Trail Blazers for Jerami Grant and Kris Murray

The Memphis Grizzlies traded two-time All-Star Ja Morant to the Portland Trail Blazers for Jerami Grant and Kris Murray, completing a teardown that has now moved all three of the cornerstones who took Memphis from worst to first.

Sports

Andrew Wiggins, Heat Agree to Three-Year, $64 Million Deal

Andrew Wiggins opted into his $30.2 million option and signed a three-year, $64 million deal to stay in Miami — the two added years averaging about $17 million, with a player option on the third.

Sports

Warriors Plan to Pursue LeBron James and Trade for Anthony Davis

The Warriors plan to pursue LeBron James in free agency and trade for Anthony Davis to reunite the 2020 title duo around Stephen Curry, offering James the $15.1 million mid-level exception with a Davis trade built around Jimmy Butler's expiring deal.

Sports

Draymond Green Declines $27.7 Million Player Option With Warriors

Draymond Green declined his $27.7 million player option for 2026-27 to become a free agent, a cap maneuver that clears Warriors room to pursue LeBron James in free agency and Anthony Davis via trade; he is expected to re-sign.

Sports

Malik Beasley and Ed Davis Indicted on Federal Charges in NBA Betting Scheme

Malik Beasley and former NBA player Ed Davis were indicted in a six-defendant federal case alleging Beasley fixed his statistics across four 2023-24 games so co-conspirators could cash prop bets; his attorney says he will surrender this week.

Sports

Hornets Trade Miles Bridges to Suns for Grayson Allen and Royce O'Neale

The Hornets traded Miles Bridges to the Suns on June 28 for Grayson Allen, Royce O'Neale, and a 2033 first-round pick, dealing their second core piece in three days after sending LaMelo Ball to Minnesota.

Sports

Jose Alvarado Returning to the Knicks on a New 3-Year Deal

Guard Jose Alvarado is returning to the New York Knicks on a new three-year deal, sources told ESPN, keeping the high-energy defender with the reigning NBA champions.

Culture

NBA-Sanctioned NINJA BASKETBALL ARMY Reimagines 16th-Century Japan Through Basketball

NINJA BASKETBALL ARMY, an NBA-sanctioned story brand from Japanese collective NINJA BASKETBALL ANONYMOUS, builds a parallel 16th-century Japan where ninja clans seek unification through basketball rather than bloodshed.