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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMay 8, 2023, 12:23 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. IN THE DAYS leading up to the Los Angeles Lakers‘ second-round series against the Golden State

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterMay 8, 2023, 02:19 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM PHOENIX — Phoenix Suns superstar Devin Booker doesn’t want to be bothered with digging too deep into the analysis of his historic hot streak. Booker

Associated Press May 7, 2023, 04:54 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — James Harden leaned in toward John Hao, a paralyzed Michigan State shooting survivor who developed a long-distance FaceTime bond with the Philadelphia 76ers star, and gave his new friend a hug. “You look good,” Harden told Hao. The 20-year-old Hao and his parents smiled as

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterMay 7, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Boston Celtics players couldn’t help but give each other knowing smiles this week when first-year coach Joe Mazzulla had his drop-the-mic moment. For three years, Mazzulla was one of

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMay 7, 2023, 02:29 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. LOS ANGELES — The Lakers‘ 127-97 Game 3 win over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterMay 6, 2023, 06:34 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Four-star guard Bronny James, son of NBA superstar LeBron James, announced his commitment to USC on Saturday. Bronny James made the announcement on Instagram. A 6-foot-3 guard from Cleveland who attended Sierra

Nick Friedell, ESPN Staff WriterMay 6, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. IF THERE IS a basketball love language Tom Thibodeau

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterMay 6, 2023, 01:57 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Devin Booker is into nostalgia. He likes vintage cars, vintage fashion and, when one considers his festering rivalry with contemporary star Luka Doncic, even some vintage NBA bad blood.

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterMay 5, 2023, 12:06 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Ben Simmons hopes to play for the Australian national team in this summer’s FIBA World Cup and has been included in the team’s initial selection pool, sources told ESPN.

Ryan HockensmithMay 5, 2023, 06:45 AM ET Close Ryan Hockensmith is a Penn State graduate who joined ESPN in 2001. He is a survivor of bacterial meningitis, which caused him to have multiple amputation surgeries on his feet. He is a proud advocate for those with disabilities and addiction issues. He covers everything from the

Kendra Andrews, ESPNMay 5, 2023, 03:16 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Ahead of Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal series against the Los Angeles Lakers, Warriors coach Steve Kerr sat at the podium during his pregame news conference touting his confidence in his team. Coming off a Game 1 loss, Kerr said he believed

May 4, 2023, 05:59 PM ET The Milwaukee Bucks have fired coach Mike Budenholzer, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday. Budenholzer is out after the East’s top-seed suffered a first-round loss to the Miami Heat. Budenholzer spent five seasons as coach in Milwaukee and guided the Bucks to a championship in the 2021 NBA

ESPN News Services May 4, 2023, 10:14 AM ET A former Detroit Pistons employee says she was sexually harassed by team executive Rob Murphy over a period of months, leading to Murphy’s firing as assistant general manager Wednesday. DeJanai Raska told the Detroit Free Press in a story published Thursday that Murphy committed multiple harassing

Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 4, 2023, 12:19 AM ET BOSTON — The 24 hours leading up to Game 2 of this Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Boston Celtics went quite well for Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid. On Tuesday night, he celebrated being named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player. And after he had no setbacks

Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 3, 2023, 02:26 PM ET BOSTON — Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid said the chances of someone like him — who started playing basketball in his native Cameroon at the age of 15 — winning the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award are “probably negative zero,” but that it is proof that “improbable

8:00 AM ET NBA Insiders With the second round of the 2023 NBA playoffs underway, there are plenty of eye-popping matchups and intriguing storylines that have emerged. There is the resurrection of a storied rivalry, as the Miami Heat and New York Knicks battle it out in the East. There’s LeBron James vs. Stephen Curry,

12:44 AM ET NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson said he was feeling the weight of expectations as he struggled to find any rhythm at the start of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. Brunson, who called his play “horrific” following an 0-for-7 display from 3-point range in Game

7:03 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid has won the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award for the 2022-23 season, the league announced on Tuesday. Embiid, who finished second behind Nikola Jokic in the voting for the award each of the past two seasons, flipped the script this time around, finishing ahead of