Armando Bacot, the No. 21-ranked recruit in the 2019 ESPN 100, picked North Carolina over a final group that included Duke, Oklahoma State, Georgia and VCU.
Former Philadelphia 76ers assistant coach Sean Rooks, who played for seven NBA teams over a 12-year career, died Tuesday at the age of 46.
Heat center Hassan Whiteside (MCL sprain) says he won't be back for Game 7 of the East semifinals against the Raptors on Sunday.
Yao Ming will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2016, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.
Spurs center Tim Duncan came off the bench for just the third time in his career Saturday against the visiting Warriors, who are without their starting center, Andrew Bogut.
David Lee has been waived by the Boston Celtics seven months after the big man's acquisition. The Mavs like their chances of landing the veteran, sources said.
