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ESPN Insiders Apr 12, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2023-24 NBA regular season officially wraps up on Sunday, with teams looking toward the play-in tournament next week to shape the playoff picture. But NBA awards season is also right around the corner. Experts around the league are reflecting on the season and

Apr 11, 2024, 06:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns, who hasn’t played since March 4 because of a meniscus tear in his left knee, is expected to make his return at home vs. the Atlanta Hawks on Friday, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Towns, who underwent surgery four weeks ago,

Tim Bontemps, ESPNApr 10, 2024, 04:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday afternoon that Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter, who is currently under investigation by the league following multiple instances of betting irregularities over the past several months, could be banned from the league permanently if what he’s accused of

Associated Press Apr 11, 2024, 12:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — The Hawks will be without forward Jalen Johnson and center Onyeka Okongwu in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament because of injuries. The Hawks announced Thursday that Johnson, one of the team’s most productive starters who is averaging 16.0 points and 8.7 rebounds

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNApr 10, 2024, 04:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions As part of a failed process to assume majority ownership, Minnesota Timberwolves minority partners Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez submitted financial projections forecasting a sizable retreat in roster payroll that majority owner Glen Taylor believed would jeopardize the franchise’s ability to compete for a

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNApr 10, 2024, 07:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After arriving in a blockbuster offseason trade, Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday has agreed on a four-year, $135 million contract extension, his agent, Jason Glushon of Glushon Sports Management, told ESPN on Wednesday. Holiday is declining his $37.3 million player option for 2024-25 to

Apr 10, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Welcome to the last Power Rankings of the 2023-24 NBA regular season! The Boston Celtics have dominated the Eastern Conference standings and this season’s Power Rankings, holding the No. 1 spot since November. Will they be able to show that same level of consistency throughout the

NBA Insiders Apr 10, 2024, 01:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions A potential Western Conference play-in tournament preview unfolded Tuesday night as the Golden State Warriors traveled to Crypto.com Arena to take on the Los Angeles Lakers in their final home game of the season. This was the fourth time these two teams have faced

Chris Herring, ESPN Senior WriterApr 8, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions WITH HIS DESPERATE, 10th-place Lakers down 18 points to the LA Clippers in the fourth quarter, LeBron James went to work in a way he almost never has. Off a pass from D’Angelo Russell in transition, James pump-faked Norman Powell out of

Andrew Lopez, ESPNApr 11, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Before the San Antonio Spurs moved into the practice facility at their new $500 million campus complex this season, they still had a bit of business to take care of at the old facility. The same building where Tim Duncan, David Robinson, Tony Parker,

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNApr 8, 2024, 07:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Sacramento Kings G League coach Lindsey Harding will interview for the Charlotte Hornets’ head-coaching job, sources told ESPN on Monday. In her first season as coach of the Stockton Kings, Harding was voted the 2024 G League Coach of the Year and advanced her

Apr 8, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA regular season has now entered the final week, but there’s still plenty of play ahead of Sunday’s last slate of games and the ensuing play-in tournament — which goes from April 16 to 19. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Several teams are still fighting to

Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterApr 8, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Open Extended Reactions WITH 6:56 LEFT in the third quarter of what should have been a fairly routine game in early March, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander knocked down an 18-foot jumper to give

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterApr 7, 2024, 11:48 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 LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis aggravated a left eye injury and was ruled

Apr 7, 2024, 07:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is out for Sunday night’s home game against the Minnesota Timberwolves due to flu-like symptoms. The Lakers, in a battle for playoff seeding with several other Western Conference teams, enter the matchup having won nine of their past 10 games.

Associated Press Apr 6, 2024, 07:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — On the schedule, it was Game 78. It was something far more meaningful for Brooklyn Nets forward Dorian Finney-Smith. Finney-Smith’s father, Elbert Smith, was at Barclays Center on Saturday night for the Nets’ game against the Detroit Pistons. It marked the

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterApr 6, 2024, 08:52 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 LOS ANGELES — The Lakers are playing their best basketball in months as

Associated Pressd Apr 6, 2024, 12:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions GLENDALE, Ariz. – Vince Carter wowed the basketball world with his high-flying dunks for more than two decades. Chauncey Billups was a clutch guard and Finals MVP for the Detroit Pistons. Two icons from the 2000s era of basketball are headed to the Naismith