1:08 AM ET The Los Angeles Lakers took a commanding 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals by leaning on the thing that has defined their greatness all season: defense. The Lakers not only held the Miami Heat to 96 points, their lowest output of the postseason, but they also did so with a key tactical
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7:55 PM ET Former New Orleans Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry has agreed to a deal to become associate coach with the Sacramento Kings under Luke Walton, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Gentry will join the Kings less than two months after he was dismissed following a five-season run leading the Pelicans. His New Orleans
2:40 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday was named the 2019-20 Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year on Tuesday, the NBA announced. The award recognizes the player “deemed the best teammate based on selfless play, on- and off-court leadership as a mentor and role model to other NBA players, and commitment and
4:35 PM ET ESPN News Services Miami Heat star center Bam Adebayo will return for Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Lakers, the team announced. Adebayo had officially been listed as questionable for Tuesday’s contest because of a neck strain that forced the All-Star center to miss Games
6:42 PM ET On his way out of the NBA bubble in Orlando, Florida, Houston Rockets star Russell Westbrook wanted to show his appreciation for the housekeepers of the Grand Floridian hotel, and he did it with an $8,000 tip, according to the Dallas Morning News. “They took great care of us,” Westbrook told Bleacher
7:52 PM ET Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden quoted new Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers in a speech Tuesday in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. In calling for national unity, the former vice president referenced Jacob Blake, a Black man who was left paralyzed from the waist down after he was shot in the back by a white
3:33 PM ET Milwaukee Bucks lead assistant Darvin Ham is set to interview for the vacant LA Clippers head-coaching job this week, a league source told ESPN. Ham, who is also a finalist for the Indiana Pacers coaching gig, will interview with the Pacers brass in Indiana this week. The previous meetings with the Pacers
7:26 AM ET This is the third NBA Finals in six seasons in which injuries have either completely changed the series midstream or forced one team to game-plan for two different opponents. The Los Angeles Lakers, under at least a little pressure after the Miami Heat‘s rousing Game 3 win saw L.A.’s series lead tighten
6:50 AM ET Chris Herro didn’t want to send the text, didn’t even want to pick up the phone. But he was the father of a 19-year-old, worried and couldn’t stop himself. It was 11:30 on a summer night, and his son, Tyler Herro, had been drafted a few weeks earlier by the Miami Heat.
3:29 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN When Doc Rivers and the LA Clippers parted ways after seven years together last week, Rivers was expecting to take a break from coaching after spending 16 consecutive seasons patrolling NBA sidelines. But then, within a few hours of that news becoming public, he’d received a call from the Philadelphia