Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterApr 30, 2024, 12:42 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions ANOTHER DISAPPOINTING LOSS weighed on Los Angeles Lakers coach Darvin Ham as he
Chris Herring, ESPN Senior WriterApr 29, 2024, 09:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MIAMI — Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis hobbled off the court and into the locker room Monday night and is considered doubtful to return after suffering a right calf injury during Boston’s Game 4 with the Heat. Porzingis will undergo imaging on
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterApr 29, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions The NBA has occasionally seen teams go all-in only to have their seasons end in disappointment. But never before has the league seen the situation the
Associated Press Apr 29, 2024, 12:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — Anthony Edwards scored 40 points, Karl-Anthony Towns added 28 and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away late to beat the Phoenix Suns 122-116 on Sunday night and sweep the first-round playoff series. Edwards scored 31 of his points in the second half and
Tim Bontemps, ESPNApr 28, 2024, 07:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — After seeing a sea of Knicks fans invade Wells Fargo Center on Sunday afternoon to watch New York take a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series against the hometown 76ers with a 97-92 win, superstar Joel Embiid expressed disappointment at hearing
ESPN News Services Apr 28, 2024, 12:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Milwaukee Bucks stars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard have been ruled out for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday in Indianapolis. Lillard aggravated an Achilles tendon injury during the late stages of the fourth quarter
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterApr 28, 2024, 01:55 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Shiny purple and gold streamers fluttered down from the Crypto.com
Andrew Lopez, ESPNApr 27, 2024, 08:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — The youngest No. 1 seed in the history of the NBA playoffs certainly isn’t being hindered by its lack of playoff experience. The Oklahoma City Thunder rolled to another dominant victory over the eighth-seeded New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday afternoon, winning
The harshest truth behind the Los Angeles Lakers’ 0-3 deficit to the Denver Nuggets On the brink of yet another “competitive sweep” to the Nuggets, the differences between the two franchises are stark. One spent years building a championship roster and identity; the other, after years churning and searching, remains in the wilderness.
Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterApr 27, 2024, 01:35 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — A couple of heated confrontations during the fourth quarter of the Dallas Mavericks‘ 101-90 Game 3 win over the LA
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterApr 26, 2024, 06:25 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — If the Los Angeles Lakers‘ season ends with a
Apr 26, 2024, 12:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Milwaukee Bucks have ruled two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo out of Friday night’s Game 3 of the series against the Indiana Pacers with a left calf strain. The Bucks already played the first two games of this series without Antetokounmpo. The Bucks and Pacers are tied
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterApr 26, 2024, 03:20 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — Having just logged the 285th playoff game of his career
Tim Bontemps, ESPNApr 25, 2024, 07:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry was named the NBA’s Clutch Player of the Year on Thursday night, finishing ahead of Chicago Bulls guard DeMar DeRozan and Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Curry, 36, finished with the most clutch points scored (189) in
Kendra Andrews, ESPNApr 25, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions JUST 90 SECONDS into Monday’s Game 2 of their first-round series, the Cleveland Cavaliers had already set the tone against the Orlando Magic. Magic guard Jalen Suggs attempted to pull up for a 3-pointer at the top of the arc. Sensing Cavaliers center Jarrett
Chris Herring, ESPN Senior WriterApr 25, 2024, 12:14 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — The day before his short-handed Heat sought to even the score with the heavily favored Celtics, Miami coach Erik Spoelstra made an intriguing comment about his team’s identity. After being deluged by Boston’s 3-point shooting in Game 1 of the
Tim Bontemps, ESPNApr 24, 2024, 06:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Timberwolves forward Naz Reid was named the 2023-24 NBA Sixth Man of the Year on Wednesday night. Reid, 24, averaged career highs of 13.5 points and 5.2 rebounds to help Minnesota finish with the second-best record in franchise history (56-26) and clinch the
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterApr 23, 2024, 08:24 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is