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Andrew Lopez, ESPNMay 11, 2024, 04:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — After teammate-led chants of “Wemby! Wemby!” a smiling Victor Wembanyama entered the theater at the Scobee Planetarium to a rousing ovation from the 50 or so children in attendance. This wasn’t your normal Rookie of the Year award presentation — fitting

Associated Press May 11, 2024, 12:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — The Denver Nuggets were simply too determined, too experienced, too proud and too talented to let their flop in the first two games define this series against the surging Minnesota Timberwolves. This is what defending NBA champions do — quiet a raucous

ESPN News Services May 10, 2024, 10:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — – Andrew Nembhard made a 31-foot, tiebreaking 3-pointer with 16 seconds left, Tyrese Haliburton scored 35 points and the Indiana Pacers rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the banged-up and short-handed New York Knicks 111-106 on Friday night in Game

Chris Herring, ESPN Senior WriterMay 10, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In the two decades that passed between coach Jeff Van Gundy’s resignation in 2001 and the end of the 2020-2021 NBA season, no franchise spent more money, lost more games or won fewer playoff series than the lowly New York Knicks. But

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMay 9, 2024, 07:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mike Budenholzer has emerged as the Phoenix Suns‘ target to become the franchise’s next coach, and discussions are expected to move rapidly toward a deal, sources told ESPN on Thursday. The Suns fired coach Frank Vogel on Thursday afternoon after one season as a

Associated Press May 9, 2024, 09:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points, Evan Mobley had 21 points and 10 rebounds and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the top-seeded Boston Celtics 118-94 on Thursday night to tie their second-round playoff series at one game apiece. Two nights after losing by 25,

May 9, 2024, 04:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Phoenix Suns fired head coach Frank Vogel on Thursday, 11 days after the team was swept out of the postseason’s first round by the Minnesota Timberwolves, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Former Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer is expected to a prominent candidate to replace Vogel,

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterMay 9, 2024, 07:26 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions The Indiana Pacers have submitted 78 plays to the NBA that they felt went against them incorrectly during Games 1 and 2 against the New York

Associated Press May 8, 2024, 10:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson returned from a right foot injury to score 24 of his 29 points in the second half, leading the New York Knicks to a 130-121 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night for a 2-0 lead in the

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMay 8, 2024, 04:57 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 MINNEAPOLIS — Rudy Gobert admitted it could have been delirium setting in as

Associated Press May 8, 2024, 12:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 29 points, nine rebounds and nine assists to help the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks 117-95 on Tuesday night in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series. Chet Holmgren added 19 points, seven rebounds

Associated Press May 7, 2024, 09:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Jaylen Brown scored 32 points, Derrick White made seven 3-pointers and added 25, and the Boston Celtics powered past the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-95 on Tuesday night in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series. Jayson Tatum finished with 18 points and 11

Tim Bontemps Tim MacMahon Close Tim MacMahon ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM May 7, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The other half of the NBA’s conference semifinal round will begin Tuesday night, when the Cleveland Cavaliers

Associated Press May 7, 2024, 12:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns powered Minnesota’s 106-80 blitz of the Denver Nuggets on Monday night that gave the Timberwolves a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals over the reigning but reeling NBA champions. Towns and Edwards both scored 27 points

Associated Press May 6, 2024, 10:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson scored 43 points, becoming the fourth player in NBA history with four straight 40-point games in the postseason, and the New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 121-117 on Monday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Open Extended Reactions Jason Kidd has signed a multiyear contract extension with the Dallas Mavericks, the team announced Monday. The deal comes just days after ESPN’s Dave McMenamin reported that Kidd’s name was mentioned as a potential candidate for the Los Angeles Lakers‘ head coach job, which came open after the team fired Darvin Ham.

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMay 4, 2024, 04:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After missing the past two-plus seasons with a knee injury, Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball has exercised the $21.4 million option on his contract for the 2024-25 season, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Ball has undergone three surgeries on his left knee, the most

ESPN News Services May 5, 2024, 04:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell scored 39 points, Caris LeVert added 15 and the Cleveland Cavaliers avoided a potentially franchise-shifting loss by rallying for a 106-94 win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday in Game 7 to advance in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The