9:00 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving is changing representation and expected to partner with Roc Nation Sports, league sources told ESPN. Irving parted ways with longtime agent Jeff Wechsler on Wednesday, clearing the way for him to ultimately work with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation prior to the start of free agency on
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7:32 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN OAKLAND, Calif. — The Toronto Raptors came about as close as a team can to winning an NBA title Monday night. Up by six points with three minutes to go, and then having multiple chances to tie or win the game in the final minute, the Raptors came within a
6:28 PM ET Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Taylor Jenkins feels confident that Memphis’ new front office will give him enough time to turn around the Grizzlies. Jenkins is the Grizzlies’ fourth head coach since Memphis reached the 2013 Western Conference finals. The 34-year-old coach said Wednesday at a news conference that he learned a
5:53 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant confirmed that he suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon during Monday’s victory over the Toronto Raptors in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. He made the announcement on his Instagram account Wednesday, adding that he underwent surgery. “What’s good everybody I wanted to update
6:08 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers are engaged in separate trade talks with the New Orleans Pelicans in pursuit of star forward Anthony Davis, league sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The Lakers and Celtics are negotiating competing trade packages to acquire Davis, whom David Griffin, New Orleans’ executive vice
12:55 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN In a landmark appointment for the NBA, the Cleveland Cavaliers are hiring University of California-Berkeley women’s coach Lindsay Gottlieb to be an assistant coach on John Beilein’s staff, league sources told ESPN. Gottlieb — a Final Four and seven-time NCAA tournament head coach for the Golden Bears — is the
9:05 AM ET Everyone who attended Game 5 of these strange NBA Finals, a series that has swung wildly from dull (Game 3) to incredibly intense (Game 5), is still shell-shocked to some degree. The game, and probably the series, will be remembered for Kevin Durant‘s ruptured Achilles — the decision to play him, the
9:05 AM ET Everyone who attended Game 5 of these strange NBA Finals, a series that has swung wildly from dull (Game 3) to incredibly intense (Game 5), is still shell-shocked to some degree. The game, and probably the series, will be remembered for Kevin Durant‘s ruptured Achilles — the decision to play him, the
9:00 AM ET The Toronto Raptors got so close to the championship on Monday, only for the Golden State Warriors to stave off elimination in a whirlwind final three minutes. A loss like that would rock most teams. Game 6 of the NBA Finals — the Warriors’ last game at Oakland’s Oracle Arena — on
Jun 10, 2019 Chris Herring ALL THE WAY back during Game 1 of these NBA Finals, before the Toronto Raptors had the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors dazed and on the ropes, one play illustrates the most underappreciated aspect of Kawhi Leonard‘s absurd 2019 postseason. The Warriors had scored a couple of baskets to