12:38 AM ET With a first-round rematch between their teams set, Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic said there are no hard feelings remaining from the heated rivalry that he developed with LA Clippers forward Marcus Morris Sr. during last season’s series. According to Doncic, Morris apologized to him during a game earlier this season about
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12:16 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN A day after watching his longtime friend and teammate Kevin Garnett go into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, longtime Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce joined him in Springfield, Massachusetts. Pierce, along with two-time champion and 11-time All-Star selection Chris Bosh, five-time All-NBA selection Chris Webber, and four-time Defensive
4:16 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Milwaukee Bucks star Khris Middleton will miss the regular-season finale against the Chicago Bulls because of a sore left ankle. Middleton, averaging 20.4 points, was ruled out Sunday after scoring 21 points the previous night in a win over Miami. The two-time All-Star is missing his fourth game
8:36 AM ET ESPN News Services The Brooklyn Nets are about to begin their postseason pursuit of an NBA championship, but Kyrie Irving says he’s currently focused on issues other than basketball. Irving declined to answer game-related questions Saturday after Brooklyn’s 105-91 victory over the Chicago Bulls and made multiple references to the ongoing violence
8:48 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Vanessa Bryant, the wife of the late Kobe Bryant, accepted her husband’s admission into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Saturday night on his behalf, saying that he’s still winning even after he’s gone. “I used to always avoid praising my husband in public because I felt like he
12:57 AM ET Marc J. Spears Former NBA star Chris Webber has finally been elected to the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame, several sources told ESPN’s The Undefeated. Webber will be announced as a member of Class of 2021 along with Ben Wallace and Paul Pierce on Sunday, sources said. The 1994 Rookie of the
6:08 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — As his Golden State Warriors prepare for Sunday’s all important regular-season finale against the Memphis Grizzlies, Warriors coach Steve Kerr wants his team to have a clear mindset about exactly how much is at stake. With a win, the Warriors will finish the regular season with a 39-33 record,
8:01 PM ET Winners of four in a row and boasting a healthy roster for the first time in months, the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers sound confident no matter how their repeat title bid begins, play-in tournament or not. “Let the chips fall where they may,” LeBron James said after playing for the first
10:52 PM ET Jeff Borzello Close ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Paul Biancardi Close Basketball Recruiting National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com 18 years of coaching experience at Division I level Former Horizon League coach of the year at Wright State Jaden Hardy, the nation’s top
6:38 PM ET NEW YORK — As the NBA regular season winds down and the playoff picture continues to take clearer shape, the Nets’ Big Three of James Harden, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving were able to play together for just the eighth time this season on Saturday afternoon. After a slow start, the Nets