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Team LeBron or Team Durant? Toppin, Simons or Stanley? Our experts make their predictions for a busy All-Star slate.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver says the choice to get the COVID-19 vaccine is a “personal” one and that the league won’t require its players to do so. However, he said he believes that most players […]

Sixers star Joel Embiid has pledged to give the $100,000 that he’ll earn from making the NBA All-Star Game to several homeless shelters in the Philadelphia area to help with meals, clothing and COVID-19 treatment..

Mike Conley becomes a first-time All-Star in his 14th season after NBA commissioner Adam Silver named him as Devin Booker’s replacement.

Blake Griffin and the Detroit Pistons have agreed to a buyout, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The 31-year-old former All-Star will now become an unrestricted free agent.

LeBron James took two-time reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo with the first pick of the All-Star Game draft. Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert of the league-leading Jazz went last.

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry and forward Draymond Green missed Thursday night’s game against the Suns, with coach Steve Kerr calling it a “brutal back to back.”

NBA commissioner Adam Silver said fans should think of the upcoming All-Star Weekend in Atlanta as a “television-only event,” and once again discouraged fans from traveling to the game, which is being played without fans […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson sat out Thursday’s loss to the Miami Heat because of a right toe issue, but sources told ESPN he is still expected to play in Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game.