Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMay 25, 2024, 02:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Indiana Pacers All-NBA guard Tyrese Haliburton missed Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Celtics on Saturday night because of a hamstring strain. Haliburton’s availability for Game 4 on Monday is also in serious question, sources told ESPN. The Pacers and
Associated Press May 24, 2024, 11:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Luka Doncic hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with Rudy Gobert guarding him at the top of the key with 3 seconds left, posting his fifth triple-double of the playoffs to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 109-108 victory and a 2-0 lead over
NBA Insiders May 25, 2024, 12:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A late one-point victory in a tight Western Conference finals between the Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves shouldn’t come as a surprise. The Mavericks escaping Minnesota up 2-0 is another story. Dallas rallied from a 12-point halftime deficit to take Game 2 109-108 behind
May 24, 2024, 05:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Indiana Pacers All-Star Tyrese Haliburton has been listed as questionable for Game 3 of the team’s Eastern Conference finals matchup against the Boston Celtics on Saturday because of a sore left hamstring. Haliburton scored 10 points and played just eight minutes in the second half before
Associated Press May 24, 2024, 12:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — J.B. Bickerstaff didn’t do anything wrong to deserve being fired. The Cleveland Cavaliers just feel like they reached their limit with him. A day after Bickerstaff was let go despite winning 99 games the past two seasons and taking the Cavaliers
NBA Insiders May 24, 2024, 01:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Boston Celtics defended their home court definitively, grabbing Game 2 against the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals — the first time they’ve been up 2-0 this postseason. Led by Jaylen Brown‘s playoff-career-high 40 points, the Celtics’ dominant offense proved too much
Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMay 23, 2024, 06:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Detroit Pistons are planning to hire New Orleans Pelicans GM Trajan Langdon as the franchise’s new president of basketball operations and sides are beginning work on a deal expected to be completed soon, sources told ESPN on Thursday. Pistons owner Tom Gores is
Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMay 23, 2024, 10:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Despite the franchise’s first berth in the Eastern Conference semifinals in six seasons, the Cleveland Cavaliers dismissed coach J.B. Bickerstaff on Thursday morning. Bickerstaff, 45, ushered the Cavaliers through a rebuild, winning 99 regular-season games in the past two seasons, but the franchise now
NBA Insiders May 23, 2024, 01:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA’s Western Conference finals got off to a dynamic start as the Dallas Mavericks took Game 1 against the Minnesota Timberwolves in a Minneapolis thriller on Wednesday. Entering the fourth quarter trailing 83-82, the Mavericks rallied behind 15 of Luka Doncic‘s team-high 33
Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 22, 2024, 08:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After winning his third Most Valuable Player award in four years earlier this month, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic headlined this year’s All-NBA teams by earning his sixth All-NBA selection in a row, and his fourth first-team selection overall. Jokic, who was supplanted on
NBA Insiders May 22, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Even before the Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers tipped off their series inside TD Garden on Tuesday night, the 2024 NBA conference finals had already made league history. For the first time, zero current or former Most Valuable Players — the award was introduced
NBA Insiders May 22, 2024, 01:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals between the Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers had a little bit of everything: There was a historic level of offense. The two teams combined for 261, the highest-scoring game so far this postseason and the most combined
Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMay 21, 2024, 06:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions There’s growing optimism that Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis could make his return to these Eastern Conference playoffs against the Indiana Pacers as soon as Game 4 on Monday, sources told ESPN. Porzingis has been making progress from a soleus strain of his right
ESPN News Services May 21, 2024, 11:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Plenty of pro athletes play golf during their offseason, but Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves took it a step further, trying to qualify for an event on the Korn Ferry Tour. He fell short, however, shooting a 76 at Willow Creek Golf
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterMay 20, 2024, 02:09 AM 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
Associated Press May 20, 2024, 02:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The San Antonio Spurs‘ Victor Wembanyama was a unanimous selection for the NBA’s All-Rookie team this season, the league revealed Monday. It was no surprise, given that Wembanyama also was the unanimous choice for rookie of the year from the same
Tim Bontemps Chris Herring May 20, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After the Indiana Pacers put together the best shooting performance in NBA playoff history to advance to the Eastern Conference finals, Tyrese Haliburton wanted to set the record straight on his team’s status as the surprise of the 2024 playoffs. “It’s no
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMay 19, 2024, 10:47 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 DENVER — Minneapolis is going to party like it’s 2004. For the first