Breaking: Los Angeles Lakers star Austin Reaves intends to sign a four-year, $185 million maximum contract to return to the franchise, with a player option for the final season in 2029-30, sources tell @shamscharania.
Reaves lands the richest contract for an undrafted player in NBA history.
Linda Cohn, who has anchored more editions of SportsCenter than anyone in ESPN history, will be retiring from ESPN on June 30. Cohn, who was honored in 2016 for hosting her 5,000th edition of SportsCenter, will make her final appearances on ESPN during the 6 p.m., 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET editions on Friday, June 26.
LeBron James wrote the blueprint for exceeding expectations.
Here’s how our first-ever TIME100 Sports cover star redefined the modern athlete: https://t.co/VjIOkChMBM
Mike Brown is back in the NBA Finals for the first time since 2007 — the 19-year gap is the longest by a coach in league history.
His 11-game playoff win streak is also the longest by a head coach in his first season with a team.
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Brunson and the Knicks complete the second-largest 4th quarter comeback in the playoffs this century, only behind the Clippers 24 PT comeback against the Grizzlies in 2012.
Most points in first 53 playoff games with a team:
Michael Jordan 1,896 with Bulls
Elgin Baylor 1,777 with Lakers
Jerry West 1,616 with Lakers
Allen Iverson 1,599 with 76ers
Jalen Brunson 1,569 with Knicks