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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJan 24, 2024, 11:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After a brief courtship, Doc Rivers has reached an agreement in principle to become the next coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Rivers, an ESPN NBA analyst who most recently led the Philadelphia 76ers to three consecutive trips to the

Ramona Shelburne Close Ramona Shelburne ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Jamal Collier Jan 24, 2024, 02:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FOR THE PAST 15 years, there was little reason to pay much attention to the name of the Wheaten Terrier owned by Milwaukee

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJan 23, 2024, 08:00 AM 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 It was exactly one year ago, on Jan. 23, 2023, that the Los

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJan 24, 2024, 12:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Portland Trail Blazers are filing a protest with the NBA to challenge the result of a 111-109 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night, sources told ESPN. The Blazers are contending that coach Chauncey Billups — with a 109-108 lead —

Jan 23, 2024, 02:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Milwaukee Bucks are firing first-year head coach Adrian Griffin, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Tuesday. The Bucks are planning to quickly pursue a small pool of accomplished and available veteran head coaches — with Doc Rivers near the top of the list, sources said.

Tim Bontemps, ESPNJan 22, 2024, 09:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid scored 70 points to surpass Wilt Chamberlain and set a new franchise record for points in a single game, leading the Philadelphia 76ers to a 133-123 victory over the San Antonio Spurs and rookie Victor Wembanyama at Wells Fargo Center.

ESPN News Services Jan 22, 2024, 10:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Karl-Anthony Towns scored a franchise-record 62 points, including 44 in the first half, but the Charlotte Hornets erased an 18-point deficit and stunned the Minnesota Timberwolves 128-125 on Monday night. Towns topped his previous career best of 60, which was also

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJan 22, 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 KYRIE IRVING CROUCHED, hands on his knees, while he stood in the right corner and watched Luka Doncic operate a high pick-and-roll.

Jamal Collier, ESPNJan 19, 2024, 07:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Bulls guard Zach LaVine will miss at least one week with a sprained right ankle, the team announced Friday. LaVine injured his ankle in the third quarter of Thursday’s win over the Toronto Raptors and immediately removed himself from the game. In

ESPN News Services Jan 21, 2024, 07:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — After getting outhustled and outshot for three quarters, the Los Angeles Clippers turned into a team possessed. Kawhi Leonard scored 14 of his 21 points in the final five minutes and the Clippers overcame an 18-point deficit with a game-ending

ESPN News Services Jan 21, 2024, 12:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young was diagnosed with a concussion after leaving Saturday’s 116-95 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the fourth quarter. Young left the game with 8:43 remaining after taking a charge from the Cavaliers’ Isaac Okoro and getting hit in

Tim Bontemps, ESPNJan 20, 2024, 11:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The Knicks and their fans went out of their way to celebrate the returns of Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett, who each played at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night for the first time since being traded to the Toronto Raptors

Andrew Lopez, ESPNJan 21, 2024, 12:24 AM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Victor Wembanyama acknowledged having heavy legs Saturday, one night after sitting out a game. The star rookie, who hasn’t been allowed to play in back-to-backs and has been on a minutes restriction since spraining his right ankle three times in a space

Associated Press Jan 20, 2024, 01:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PORTLAND, Ore. — Jerami Grant scored 37 points and the Portland Trail Blazers spoiled Pascal Siakam‘s debut with the Indiana Pacers with a 118-115 victory Friday night. Malcolm Brogdon added a season-high 30 points for the Blazers, who led by as many as 13

ESPN News Services Jan 19, 2024, 10:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — As Devin Booker‘s hit his sixth 3-pointer of the night to eclipse the 50-point plateau, he turned and looked up about 15 rows behind the Phoenix Suns‘ bench, where his father and grandfather were sitting. Booker scored a season-high 52

Tim Bontemps, ESPNJan 20, 2024, 12:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic spent the two days leading up to Friday night’s clash with the Boston Celtics grieving the death of Golden State Warriors assistant Dejan Milojevic. He then went out and collected 34 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJan 17, 2024, 09:37 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Police in Newport Beach, California, will not pursue charges against Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey after closing an investigation into allegations that he had

Tim Bontemps, ESPNJan 18, 2024, 02:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions As they have from the start of All-Star voting earlier this month, Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James led their respective conferences ahead of next month’s All-Star Game, as the third and final set of fan results were announced Thursday afternoon. Voting wraps up Saturday,