Mar 14, 2024, 10:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NBA playoffs will soon be here and teams are beginning to book their postseason spots before the regular season ends on April 14. The top six teams from each conference will be assured playoff spots, while team Nos. 7-10 in the standings will enter
ESPN News Services Mar 23, 2024, 10:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PORTLAND, Ore. — The Trail Blazers started five rookies Saturday night against Denver Nuggets, only the second time that has happened since starters were first tracked on NBA box scores more than 50 years ago. Scoot Henderson, the No. 3 pick in the
ESPN News Services Mar 24, 2024, 12:20 AM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. and Utah Jazz guard Kris Dunn were ejected after throwing punches five seconds into the second quarter of Houston’s 147-119 win on Saturday night. The fight happened after the pair got tangled up while the ball
Associated Press Mar 21, 2024, 07:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The G League Ignite will not play after this season. The league made the announcement Thursday, saying it was shutting down the Henderson, Nevada-based Ignite because of “the changing basketball landscape, including the NCAA’s Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) policy and
Associated Press Mar 21, 2024, 06:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Kings guard Kevin Huerter will be sidelined with a dislocated left shoulder and labral tear. Huerter has been out since getting injured Monday night in the first quarter of a win against Memphis. The team said Thursday that treatment options are
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterMar 22, 2024, 06:13 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
Mar 22, 2024, 10:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Brandon Ingram will miss at least the next two weeks after hyperextending his left knee in the New Orleans Pelicans‘ Thursday night loss to the Orlando Magic. In a statement, the Pelicans said Ingram will be reevaluated in two weeks after an MRI showed a bone
Associated Press Mar 21, 2024, 10:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — DeMar DeRozan and Dillon Brooks were both ejected after being involved in an on-court scrum in Thursday’ night’s game between the Chicago Bulls and Houston Rockets. With 6:02 remaining in the third quarter and the Rockets leading 84-75, Jalen Green was bringing
Associated Press Mar 21, 2024, 07:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo is back in the Milwaukee Bucks‘ starting lineup Thursday against the Brooklyn Nets after missing two games with a left hamstring issue. Antetokounmpo, a two-time MVP, had been out with what the team described as tendinopathy in his hamstring. Tendinopathy
Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterMar 21, 2024, 05:17 PM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. Open Extended Reactions An ex-Minnesota Timberwolves employee is out of
ESPN News Services Mar 20, 2024, 10:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions One day after Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore’s bid to acquire majority control of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx lost the $300 million investment of a private equity firm, the pair found a new financial backer and filed paperwork with the NBA to
Associated Press Mar 20, 2024, 08:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cleveland Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff revealed he received threats from gamblers last season and reported it to the NBA. While being asked Wednesday night about sports gambling following comments made by Pacers All-Star Tyrese Haliburton, who said he sometimes feels like a “prop,” Bickerstaff
ESPN News Services Mar 20, 2024, 12:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Former baseball star Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore have lost the financial backing of the Carlyle Group with one payment left to claim majority ownership of the Minnesota Timberwolves, according to current owner Glen Taylor. That payment was set to close a process
Mar 20, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With less than a month remaining in the regular season, teams are beginning to punch their tickets to the postseason while simultaneously fighting fatigue to prepare for a potential deep playoff run. The dominant Boston Celtics became the first team to clinch a playoff spot last
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterMar 19, 2024, 03:42 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions Team USA men got a reasonable draw Tuesday for the Olympics, avoiding what might be the most competitive pool in the event’s history as they seek
Jamal Collier, ESPNMar 19, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DOWN BY ONE with 2:31 remaining in the fourth quarter on March 8 against the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena, the Milwaukee Bucks‘ star duo went to work. Giannis Antetokounmpo inbounded the ball to Damian Lillard and trailed him up the court. Lillard
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMar 19, 2024, 02:53 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 — After Lakers point guard D’Angelo Russell made history in Monday’s
Associated Press Mar 19, 2024, 01:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SALT LAKE CITY — One thunderous dunk provided a perfect snapshot of Anthony Edwards‘ second-half dominance Monday night. Edwards threw down a monster slam over John Collins of the Utah Jazz in the third quarter, helping the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 114-104 victory but