Kendra Andrews, ESPNMay 12, 2023, 08:00 AM ET STEVE KERR SAT in his Vancouver hotel room pining over one of his players during the Golden State Warriors‘ preseason trip to Canada in 2016. He called assistant Chris DeMarco to his room, and the two sat and discussed their then-second-year center, Kevon Looney. “I don’t know
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Kendra Andrews, ESPNMay 11, 2023, 09:21 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Golden State Warriors guard Andrew Wiggins is questionable for Friday’s Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Los Angeles Lakers with a left costal cartilage fracture, which is an area of the rib cage. It’s unclear when the injury occurred. Editor’s Picks
Israel Gutierrez, ESPN Staff WriterMay 11, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Israel Gutierrez is an NBA writer for ESPN.com. AS FANS BEGIN to slowly trickle into State Farm Arena, their eyes are on the handful of Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics who are completing individual pregame routines before Game 3 of the first-round playoff matchup.
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMay 11, 2023, 02:32 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. SAN FRANCISCO — Anthony Davis exited the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 121-106 Game 5 loss to the
Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 10, 2023, 07:27 PM ET Most Valuable Player Joel Embiid was named to the All-NBA first team for the first time in his career as the league unveiled all three of its All-NBA squads Wednesday night, while LeBron James extended his all-time record to 19 selections. Embiid was joined on the first
Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderMay 10, 2023, 12:42 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Fifteen-year NBA veteran and ESPN analyst JJ Redick interviewed for the Toronto Raptors‘ coaching job this week, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Redick was part of a first round of interviews and met with franchise
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterMay 9, 2023, 11:00 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books BOSTON — As fans started leaving TD Garden midway through the fourth quarter of a stunning Boston Celtics loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night, the words they
Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterMay 9, 2023, 09:27 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
Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 9, 2023, 08:00 AM ET A HEAVY DOSE of déjà vu had hit the City of Brotherly Love. The Philadelphia 76ers, having already blown a 16-point lead at home to the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series, watched as Malcolm Brogdon‘s 3-pointer extended the Celtics’ edge to
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMay 9, 2023, 04:21 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. LOS ANGELES — Turning in a fourth-quarter offensive performance unmatched by a Lakers player since Kobe
Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderMay 8, 2023, 05:17 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 The NBA isn’t suspending Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic for Game 5 against the Phoenix Suns, sources told ESPN on Monday. The league fined Jokic $25,000 for his slight push of Suns owner Mat Ishbia
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMay 8, 2023, 12:23 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. IN THE DAYS leading up to the Los Angeles Lakers‘ second-round series against the Golden State
Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterMay 8, 2023, 02:19 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM PHOENIX — Phoenix Suns superstar Devin Booker doesn’t want to be bothered with digging too deep into the analysis of his historic hot streak. Booker
Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 7, 2023, 09:21 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — After James Harden had the two worst consecutive shooting games of his entire career in Games 2 and 3 of the Philadelphia 76ers‘ Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Boston Celtics, coach Doc Rivers decided to remind his star guard of who he is heading
Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterMay 7, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Boston Celtics players couldn’t help but give each other knowing smiles this week when first-year coach Joe Mazzulla had his drop-the-mic moment. For three years, Mazzulla was one of
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMay 7, 2023, 02:29 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. LOS ANGELES — The Lakers‘ 127-97 Game 3 win over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday
Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterMay 6, 2023, 06:34 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Four-star guard Bronny James, son of NBA superstar LeBron James, announced his commitment to USC on Saturday. Bronny James made the announcement on Instagram. A 6-foot-3 guard from Cleveland who attended Sierra
Nick Friedell, ESPN Staff WriterMay 6, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. IF THERE IS a basketball love language Tom Thibodeau