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PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks has been charged with driving under the influence related to his arrest in March by police in Scottsdale, Arizona. Online court records show that Brooks has a court date on Oct. 28 for the the Class 1 misdemeanor charge. Advertisement “This charge stems from the incident last March,” Suns senior vice president …

LOS ANGELES — The offseason is where rosters and expectations are formed. Training camp is where the process to meet those goals begins, and the Los Angeles Lakers have been putting in the work through the first two days. The Lakers came into the new season expected to take a dip defensively, but if what we heard at training camp …

NBA star Dillon Brooks has been charged with DUI stemming from the run-in he had with cops in Arizona in March. Scottsdale prosecutors formally hit the Phoenix Suns forward with one count of DUI liquor/drugs/vapors/combo, a Class 1 misdemeanor, on Monday, according to court records. Advertisement He’s now due for arraignment in the case on Oct. 28, just one week …

Years ago, when Quentin Grimes was a member of the New York Knicks, he broke into their rotation — and subsequently, their starting lineup — by being a physical on-ball defender who glued himself to offensive stars and effectively fought over screens. He could knock down catch-and-shoot 3s and became a much better finisher but getting his foot in the …

The Knicks are not quite done sorting out their training camp roster. On Wednesday morning, as we creep ever closer to next Monday’s preseason opener, the Knicks made a series of roster moves at the back of their training camp roster: Advertisement Signed Jaden Akins to a two-way contract There’s a few layers to unpack here, so let’s start with …

Editor’s Note: We are extremely excited to announce another new addition to the Canis family, Troy Asseln! You may recognize his name with his work in other Wolves spheres, but we are blessed to have him here as well. Give him a follow on BlueSky as well @bigmeatyclaws! “There are certainly things that we can lean into, that we haven’t …

Two days into Lakers training camp while integrating nine new players during yet another physical practice session, Austin Reaves has been impressed with just how good this Lakers group can be. As he stood before the media after practice Wednesday, Reaves was asked if he saw the makings of a championship team. Advertisement “I do,” he replied. Reaves has such …

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BOSTON — Jayson Tatum organized the workouts in Los Angeles that many of the Celtics’ players attended last month in an effort to get a head start on building chemistry between a new-look roster on and off the court. The roughly week-long trip to the west coast included Tatum and LA native Paul George, who returning players Payton Pritchard, Jordan …

Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns’ wife Jordyn Woods took a break from attending his games after witnessing the New York fan base heckle him in front of her. In a joint interview with The Athletic, the pair — who were married this offseason after the Knicks secured their first NBA title in 53 years — explained that things got ugly before …

The father of NBA champion Karl-Anthony Towns is keeping receipts. Karl Towns Sr, known as “Big Karl,” opened up recently about his son’s ups and downs in the NBA, especially his clashes with Jimmy Butler during the pair’s time in Minnesota. Advertisement “It only hurt me as a father to hear people saying stuff that was negative that wasn’t true …

Among the many free agent signings the Los Angeles Lakers made this summer was Ziaire Williams, a Lancaster, California native who attended Sierra Canyon High School, where he played alongside Bronny James. After being drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies and heading to the Brooklyn Nets via trade, Williams is back in southern California with a chance to contribute for his …

As John Voita always puts it, it felt like the first day of school again at Suns Media Day. Mostly familiar faces, with some new ones sprinkled in, and the same objective for everyone: figuring out who this team is. There’s only so much you can learn from a group with plenty of *checks notes* continuity (that was the buzzword …

Thursday, Oct. 1, is the deadline. That is the day Jalen Duren must decide whether to accept the qualifying offer and play for $9.6 million this coming season, which would make him a free agent after the season. Or, he could accept the five-year, $200 million fully guaranteed offer that the Pistons reportedly have on the table. That offer no …

Subscribe to The Big Number Tom Haberstroh & Dan Devine break down the NBA offseason, spotlighting the nine star players who switched teams and what that means for the 2026-27 season. Hear how LeBron James joining the Philadelphia 76ers, Giannis Antetokounmpo landing in Miami and Kawhi Leonard’s return to Toronto are reshaping the league landscape. Advertisement The episode also dives …

Phoenix Suns guard Dillon Brooks has been formally charged with driving under the influence, stemming from his March arrest in Scottsdale, Arizona. According to court filings from the City of Scottsdale, Brooks was charged Monday, Sept. 28 with driving under the influence, which is a Class 1 misdemeanor and carries a presumed fine of $1,623.11. Advertisement A court date has …

Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks was charged with driving under the influence on Monday, months after he was arrested in Scottsdale, according to court records obtained by ESPN.  Brooks was arrested early on March 6 due to a suspected DUI. Body camera footage obtained by TMZ showed a police officer saying that Brooks’ car smelled like marijuana during the traffic …

Slam! Bam! Jam! NBC Sports is transforming the NBA’s biggest stars into comic book heroes with a comic book campaign to celebrate American Express Tip-Off on Oct. 20. The comic, narrated by Mike Tirico, opens with a review of the 2025-26 season before diving into the storylines for each of the tip-off tripleheader matchups. Blending basketball culture with bold illustrations …

Kawhi Leonard got his contract extension. Scottie Barnes and Immanuel Quickley are locked up for at least the next three seasons, as is center Jakob Poeltl on a head-scratchingly large extension (which doesn’t even kick in until next season). What about RJ Barrett? The 26-year-old scoring wing and Toronto have yet to have any meaningful extension talks as he heads …

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Can you feel it in the air? It’s Knicks basketball scent. New York keeps working through the early days of training camp, gearing up for a preseason matchup with the 76ers on Oct. 5. Meanwhile, here’s the latest we’ve heard about the Knickerbockers inside the Tarrytown facilities and elsewhere. On Andre Drummond being quicker and more explosive than expected: Advertisement …

We’re looking more broadly for today’s roundtable, since there’s just not much interesting happening with our Dallas Mavericks. Name one team who will outperform compared to last year and one team who might tumble down the standings. Brian: It’s going be difficult to settle on one team to rise up the standings from last year to this one, given the …

BOSTON — At the start of Celtics practice, Payton Pritchard and Mike Conley dribble up the court in tandem. They share a laugh, and then Conley motions Pritchard toward the basket so they can begin another session of work together. On paper, Pritchard and Conley have plenty of similarities: both are undersized, 6’1 point guards. Both are crafty scorers who …

CLEVELAND — Media day is chaotic. Players are asked very random questions about their summers. Some of it is interesting. Some of it isn’t. There often isn’t a throughline to what is said, and it’s impossible to synthesize everything into one cohesive story. So instead of trying to do so, I’m going to just give you one interesting thing each …

The bright lights of Media Day have been dimmed. Now, as Noah Clowney said Monday, it’s all about five words: “Let the best man win.” With so much unsettled, not surprising on a team that’s still the league’s youngest, the Brooklyn Nets had their first practice Tuesday at HSS Training Center. We’re only three weeks before opening night at Barclays …