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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMay 17, 2024, 07:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis is expected to remain sidelined for Games 1 and 2 of the Eastern Conference finals next week, but there’s optimism he’ll be able to return sometime in the series — barring any setbacks, sources told ESPN on Friday. Porzingis

Sam Borden, ESPN Senior WriterMay 17, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Sam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions As Joel Embiid’s desperation 3-pointer clanged off the rim and the buzzer sounded in Game 2 of the first-round series on April 22, thousands of New York Knicks fans at Madison Square Garden

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterMay 17, 2024, 01:41 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

ESPN News Services May 16, 2024, 11:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Anthony Edwards scored 27 points to pull the Minnesota Timberwolves out of their mid-series slump and deliver a flawless 115-70 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night to force a Game 7 in this roller-coaster playoff matchup. The 45-point win

Associated Press May 16, 2024, 02:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PARIS — With Victor Wembanyama as the focal point, France coach Vincent Collet announced an extended list of 19 players Thursday for his preliminary roster for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Fresh off winning the NBA Rookie of the Year award, the 7-foot-3 Wembanyama will

Associated Press May 16, 2024, 12:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions OKLAHOMA CITY — Luka Doncic scored 31 points in a triple-double, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-92 on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series. Doncic, the league’s leading scorer in the regular season,

Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 15, 2024, 09:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — The Boston Celtics, behind 25 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists from Jayson Tatum, defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 113-98 in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series Wednesday night, winning the series 4 games to 1 and advancing to the Eastern

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterMay 15, 2024, 08:00 AM 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 AS THE SECONDS ticked away inside Dallas’ American Airlines Center, Kyrie Irving and James Harden approached each other and exchanged the customized

Associated Press May 15, 2024, 01:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Nikola Jokic celebrated his third NBA MVP award by scoring 40 points as he and the Denver Nuggets shut down Anthony Edwards in a 112-97 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night. That put the reigning NBA champions one win away

Bronny James focused on simply ‘getting to the league’ Speaking to reporters at the NBA combine on Tuesday, Bronny James, addressing the idea of playing with his father, LeBron James, said, “That’s not my mindset or not at all. I’m just trying to put in the work and see where it takes me from there.”

Tim Keown, ESPN Senior WriterMay 14, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close Senior Writer for ESPN The Magazine Columnist for ESPN.com Author of five books (3 NYT best-sellers) Open Extended Reactions IT MUST BE liberating, in a way, for New York Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau to have a roster like this, stripped to its bare essentials,

Associated Press May 14, 2024, 12:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder overcame a Dallas Mavericks franchise playoff-record 13 blocks, rallying for a 100-96 victory Monday night to even their Western Conference semifinal series at 2-2. Chet Holmgren and Luguentz Dort hit clutch 3-pointers

May 11, 2024, 01:57 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA playoffs’ conference semifinals are underway. Expect plenty of drama after a thrilling start to the postseason. The Boston Celtics, the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference and top overall seed, battle the No. 4 seed Cleveland Cavaliers. In the other East series, the

ESPN News Services May 13, 2024, 09:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Jayson Tatum scored 33 points with LeBron James watching from a courtside seat and the Boston Celtics beat the severely short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers 109-102 in Game 4 on Monday night to take a commanding 3-1 lead in their East semifinal series.

Adrian Wojnarowski Dave McMenamin Close Dave McMenamin ESPN Staff Writer 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. May 13, 2024, 03:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Los Angeles Lakers are expected

Associated Press May 13, 2024, 07:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — LeBron James attended Cleveland‘s playoff game against the Boston Celtics on Monday night, an appearance certain to drive conversation about the superstar’s future. James, who can opt out of his contract with the Los Angeles Lakers and become a free agent this

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterMay 13, 2024, 06:29 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Knicks center Mitchell Robinson had surgery on his left ankle Monday, his second procedure on the ankle this season, league sources told ESPN.

May 13, 2024, 08:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — In the aftermath of his cardiac arrest and a procedure to repair a congenital heart defect nine months ago, USC‘s Bronny James has been medically cleared to be drafted by the NBA’s Fitness to Play Panel, sources told ESPN. The NBA plans to inform