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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

Howard Bryant, ESPN Senior WriterMay 21, 2024, 09:30 AM ET Close Senior Writer, ESPN Author of “The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron” Author of “Juicing the Game” Author of “Full Dissidence” Open Extended Reactions IN THE OLD DAYS, whenever the Boston Celtics neared an NBA title, the march to the championship was accompanied

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

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

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

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterMay 19, 2024, 06:19 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — There was huge anticipation for Sunday to produce a historic Madison Square Garden game. It absolutely did, just not one anyone could’ve expected.

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterMay 19, 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 memories of the 1990s playoff battles between the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers have been at the edges of the current Eastern Conference semifinal

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterMay 18, 2024, 10:57 PM 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 — Who better than P.J. Washington to punch the Dallas Mavericks‘ ticket to the Western Conference finals? Washington, the surprise star

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMay 18, 2024, 06:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby, out since Game 2 with a left hamstring strain, plans to participate in shootaround on Sunday morning and test the possibility returning for Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Indiana Pacers, sources told ESPN. The

Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterMay 18, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Open Extended Reactions IN HIS ROLE as the executive director of USA Basketball, it’s not often Grant Hill has a hard time contacting players he’s considering for the team. Even in

Associated Press May 17, 2024, 11:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Pascal Siakam had 25 points and seven rebounds, Myles Turner added 17 points and eight rebounds, and the Indiana Pacers turned the tables on the New York Knicks with a 116-103 victory on Friday night to even the Eastern Conference semifinals at