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Shams Charania

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Shams Charania

American sports reporter ESPN Senior NBA Insider
@ShamsCharania
Chicago, IL

Shams Charania: Brandon Clarke of the Memphis Grizzlies has died at 29 years old. RIP.

Shams Charania: Brandon Clarke of the Memphis Grizzlies has died at 29 years old. RIP.

The Indiana Pacers are signing two-way guard Quenton Jackson on a new three-year contract, his Klutch Sports agents tell ESPN. After three years on a two-way, Jackson averaged 9.2 points, 48.9% shooting from the field and 40.5% on 3s in 30 games (10 starts) for the Pacers. https://t.co/EJNxUJDPHw -

The return: Taj Gibson has agreed on a deal with the Memphis Grizzlies, Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports tells ESPN. At 40 years old, Gibson is back in the NBA for his 17th season – a big man regarded as a consummate leader and professional over his career. https://t.co/Zo9mQ5KoL7 -

Just in on NBA Today -- after hand specialist evaluation, Cavaliers star James Harden plans to play through his fractured right thumb: https://t.co/xQz87Swecp -

The Los Angeles Lakers have hired former University of Virginia coach Tony Bennett as an NBA Draft advisor under president Rob Pelinka. -

The Los Angeles Clippers are signing guard Jordan Miller to a new two-year contract, sources tell ESPN. The Clippers are 9-3 when Miller (averaging a career high 9.1 points) scores 10 or more, and have gone 21-12 since he was inserted into the rotation this season. -

Free agent forward Haywood Highsmith has agreed to a multiyear deal with the Phoenix Suns, his agent Jerry Dianis tells ESPN. https://t.co/UbkwghKYRL -

The NBA's Board of Governors meeting in the spring is expected to be critical for stakeholders to better understand the factors around expansion. Discussing on NBA Today: https://t.co/JM2PdQqrCQ -

Houston Rockets' Alperen Sengun replaced Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on the World team for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game. -

Tune into the NBA Today Trade Deadline Special from 1-4 pm ET on ESPN and 4-5 pm ET on ESPN2 ⏳ https://t.co/RRDI2VEdZs -

BREAKING: The Golden State Warriors are trading Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield to the Atlanta Hawks for Kristaps Porzingis, sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/eqNWwCupEZ -

An NBA trade deadline week stunner. Clearly, the Wizards have completed their deconstruction phase and are now moving toward Young and Davis leading a rising young core. Washington has turned its previous Bradley Beal and Kyle Kuzma trades into Young, Davis and five pick swaps. -

Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard has been selected to the 2026 NBA All-Star Game. After the selection of the initial 24 All-Stars, Leonard was added to bring the total number of U.S. All-Stars to 16, the minimum required. -

Detroit Pistons first time All-Star Jalen Duren has accepted an invitation to participate in the 2026 NBA Slam Dunk contest in Los Angeles, sources tell ESPN. Duren joins Lakers center Jaxson Hayes and Spurs rookie Carter Bryant in the contest field. -

The Los Angeles Clippers and 11-time All-Star James Harden are working through whether the sides can find a deal by Thursday's NBA trade deadline, sources tell ESPN. Both sides are aligned in conversations together and with interested teams. https://t.co/XzvCz0fc4w -

The Atlanta Hawks are trading guard Vit Krejci to the Portland Trail Blazers for Duop Reath and two future second-round picks, sources tell ESPN. Krejci has averaged 9 points and 2.2 3-pointers made per game on 42.3% shooting, which ranks top 20 in the NBA. https://t.co/3MAOTnks5M -

Just in on NBA Today -- Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokic returns for tonight's game against the Clippers: https://t.co/VoSbKk9yaA -

Joining NBA Today on the Bucks listening to aggressive trade offers on Giannis Antetokounmpo just over one week before the deadline: https://t.co/3LJod4YQdL -

Timberwolves-Warriors has been rescheduled to Sunday at 5:30 pm ET in Minneapolis -- turning this into a back-to-back Sunday and Monday between the two teams. -