8:30 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — The NBA said the Toronto Raptors‘ Marc Gasol should have been given two free throws with 49 seconds left of Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Toronto, a game that the Raptors lost to the Golden State Warriors by one point on Monday. Gasol was fouled
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7:31 PM ET Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — Thunder All-Star Paul George had a procedure to repair a small labrum tear in his left shoulder. A Thunder spokesman made the announcement on Tuesday. George had surgery to repair a partially torn tendon in his right shoulder about a month ago. It was announced at that
8:05 PM ET Warriors star forward Kevin Durant flew to New York City on Tuesday and was set to undergo an MRI on his injured Achilles, sources told ESPN. League sources previously told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne and Adrian Wojnarowski that the team believes the MRI will confirm an Achilles tear that Durant suffered in Golden
3:38 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Memphis Grizzlies have named Milwaukee Bucks assistant Taylor Jenkins as the franchise’s new head coach, the team announced Tuesday. The Grizzlies will formally introduce Jenkins as head coach on Wednesday. Jenkins has rapidly built a reputation as an outstanding young teacher and tactician, and he’ll take over a Grizzlies
9:13 AM ET The Golden State Warriors are one win away from forcing a Game 7 in the NBA Finals, but they’ll need to plan on doing it without All-Star forward Kevin Durant, who went down with an Achilles injury on Monday. What does Durant’s injury mean for the rest of the series against the
2:10 AM ET TORONTO — Bill Russell was in the hallway. The trophy was polished. The stage was ready to roll out. The cameramen had plastic over their gear. The champagne was on ice. The team doctors’ faces were ashen. The general manager was sobbing. The heroes, the guys who hit the big shots and
2:38 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — When Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse called timeout with 3 minutes, 5 seconds remaining and his team leading 103-97, it felt like the beginning of a championship celebration north of the border. Toronto had just gotten 10 straight points from Kawhi Leonard to explode into the lead after
2:52 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Dwyane Wade of the Heat has been selected as this season’s winner of the Magic Johnson Award, presented by the Pro Basketball Writers Association. Wade, who just completed his final season before retirement, was chosen as “the player who best combines excellence on the basketball court with cooperation
10:48 AM ET TORONTO — Drake is here early, more than an hour before Game 5 of the NBA Finals, watching Kevin Durant warm up. As he stands in front of his courtside seat at Scotiabank Arena, the game is already inside him, and he’s letting it out in pieces, mostly through his hands. He
10:20 PM ET After missing the past nine games with a strained right calf, Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant returned to action, starting Game 5 of the NBA Finals. However, Durant’s return was cut short when he reinjured his calf early in the second quarter. The Warriors led Toronto 39-34 with 9 minutes, 46