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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. Kevin Pelton Close Kevin Pelton ESPN Senior Writer Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana

ESPN News Services Apr 18, 2024, 12:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Coby White scored a career-high 42 points, and the Chicago Bulls advanced in the play-in tournament, knocking out the Atlanta Hawks with a 131-116 victory Wednesday night. White, whose previous high was 37, went hard at the rim throughout the game

Associated Press Apr 17, 2024, 10:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid showed why Philadelphia always has a shot at a long postseason run as long as he’s in the lineup. Embiid had 23 points, 15 rebounds and one huge assist to Kelly Oubre Jr. on a go-ahead three-point play that led

ESPN News Services Apr 17, 2024, 12:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter has been banned from the NBA, the league announced Wednesday. The NBA said that Porter provided confidential information to bettors, limited his own participation in games for gambling purposes and bet on NBA games. “There is nothing more

Open Extended Reactions Now that the 2023-24 NBA regular season is over, we’re turning our attention to how each team should approach the offseason, including the draft and free agency. It starts with the 10 teams that have been jockeying for lottery position and the best chance of making the No. 1 pick in the

Anthony Gharib, ESPNApr 16, 2024, 10:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions With the Sacramento Kings taking on the Golden State Warriors in the NBA play-in tournament Tuesday, De’Aaron Fox chose a right time to show off his hops. Early in the first quarter, after Harrison Barnes‘ layup bounced off the rim, Fox skied toward the

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterApr 16, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions Sunday afternoon after a valuable victory for the Los Angeles Lakers in New Orleans, LeBron James asked aloud how many games he ended up playing in

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNApr 15, 2024, 09:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jordi Fernandez has emerged as the Brooklyn Nets‘ choice to become the franchise’s next coach, separating himself amid a wide, month-long search that now has the Nets prepared to hire the Sacramento Kings‘ top assistant, sources told ESPN on Monday night. Fernandez, 41, has

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNApr 15, 2024, 07:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions USA Basketball is finalizing a 2024 Paris Olympics men’s basketball roster that includes several of the generation’s iconic players — including the Lakers’ LeBron James, Warriors’ Stephen Curry, Suns’ Kevin Durant and 76ers’ Joel Embiid, sources told ESPN on Monday. Team USA managing director

NBA Insiders Apr 15, 2024, 09:29 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA postseason is here. Let’s look closer at the 20 teams that still have a chance to win the 2023-24 title — including a trio of MVPs who will need to survive the play-in tournament to advance. In the Eastern Conference bracket, the

Tim Bontemps, ESPNApr 14, 2024, 04:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Long after the Philadelphia 76ers emerged with a comfortable 107-86 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in their season finale here at Wells Fargo Center, most of the 76ers roster was standing in the locker room watching the final moments of the New

ESPN News Services Apr 14, 2024, 06:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 points in one half of action, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled past the Dallas Mavericks 135-86 on Sunday to clinch the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoffs. Oklahoma City finished with the same

Tim Bontemps, ESPNApr 14, 2024, 01:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA – Joel Embiid sat out of Sunday’s regular season finale for the Philadelphia 76ers against the Brooklyn Nets in a precautionary measure ahead of the playoffs, sources told ESPN. The expectation is Embiid will be available for Philadelphia’s next game, sources told ESPN.

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterApr 13, 2024, 09:57 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 NEW ORLEANS — More than a minute of extra game time was added

Apr 1, 2024, 11:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA’s play-in tournament is set to start at the conclusion of the regular season, adding another layer to this final stretch of games as teams try to position themselves for a potential postseason push. Initially implemented during the 2020-21 NBA season, the play-in tournament expanded

Tim Bontemps, ESPNApr 12, 2024, 11:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Surviving both a Joel Embiid injury scare and a fourth quarter push by the Orlando Magic, the Philadelphia 76ers took a significant step toward escaping the Eastern Conference play-in picture with a 125-113 victory over the Magic here at Wells Fargo Center

Andrew Lopez, ESPNApr 13, 2024, 01:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN ANTONIO — The West got a little wilder on Friday night. With the Denver Nuggets‘ 121-120 loss to the San Antonio Spurs, coupled with wins by the Oklahoma City Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves, there’s now a three-way tie atop the Western Conference heading

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNApr 12, 2024, 03:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions UConn 7-foot-2 sophomore Donovan Clingan — one of the cornerstones of the Huskies’ back-to-back NCAA championship teams — will enter the 2024 NBA draft, Clingan told ESPN on Friday. The No. 3 prospect in ESPN’s Top 100 list, Clingan is expected to be in