3:54 AM ET The Golden State Warriors were disappointed after losing a 103-100 heartbreaker to LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night in L.A., but they weren’t broken. Despite letting a chance to become the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference playoffs slip away, the Warriors remain buoyed by how well
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11:00 AM ET The NBA on Thursday announced the launch of NBA Bet, a multimedia content initiative including a betting-centric show that will debut Friday on NBA TV. “NBABet presented by BetMGM” will air weekly on the league’s network and feature betting analysis as well updating odds from BetMGM’s data feed. In addition to the
7:00 AM ET Anthony OlivieriESPN.com On November 19, 2004, Indiana Pacers forward Metta World Peace (then named Ron Artest) laid on the scorer’s table at the Palace of Auburn Hills, former home of the Detroit Pistons, where a confrontation was afoot. With 45 seconds left and the game in hand for the Pacers, World Peace
12:52 AM ET The 2020-21 NBA playoffs — and play-in! — are finally here. And this thing is as wide open as ever. But before we lock in the full, 16-team field, here’s a look at the play-in tournament, during which two teams from each conference will secure the Nos. 7 and 8 seeds: Eastern
1:30 AM ET LOS ANGELES — By all accounts, the play-in tournament has been a resounding success for the NBA this year. It created exciting new scenarios toward the end of the regular season and mostly stemmed the widespread tanking which had made a mockery of the final month of play for the 14 teams
12:57 AM ET LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers‘ postseason run opened with Wednesday’s winner-take-all play-in game against the Golden State Warriors. And it took everything the defending champions had to win it, 103-100. LeBron James‘ 34-foot 3-point heave to beat the shot-clock buzzer fell through the net with 58.2 seconds remaining, breaking a
12:00 AM ET When Ja Morant virtually spoke to the media Wednesday night, he wasn’t sure which California city would be the destination for the Memphis Grizzlies‘ team flight the next day. He just knew that he’d be bringing a big suitcase. “Our plan is to pack for a three-game road trip,” Morant said after
7:59 PM ET NEW YORK — After a regular season riddled with injuries, the Brooklyn Nets are entering the NBA playoffs as close to fully healthy as they’ve been all season. Star guard James Harden, who missed over five weeks with a hamstring strain, was available to play in just two games during the final
8:18 PM ET As the LA Clippers return to the postseason hoping to erase stinging memories of last season’s playoff collapse, Kawhi Leonard feels “confident in this unit” and says the Clippers’ success will come down to how mentally strong they will be. As the fourth-seeded Clippers prepare to play the Dallas Mavericks in the
1:03 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Toronto Raptors president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri said Wednesday that his decision on whether to re-sign with the franchise this offseason will be determined by conversations he is set to have with the team’s ownership in the coming weeks. “Everybody says, ‘Blank check, blank check,’ but I’m not as