2:35 AM ET TORONTO — Golden State Warriors star forward Kevin Durant suffered a right Achilles tendon injury in a 106-105 win over the Toronto Raptors in Game 5 of The Finals on Monday night. Warriors general manager Bob Myers said that Durant will have an MRI on Tuesday to determine the severity of the
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5:49 PM ET With Kevin Durant reportedly planning to play, the Golden State Warriors have gone from underdogs to favorites at some sportsbooks in the hours leading up to tipoff of Game 5 of the NBA Finals. The Toronto Raptors, who hold a 3-1 lead in the series, opened as high as 3.5-point favorites in
5:19 PM ET Former Duke star and top NBA draft prospect RJ Barrett has made it clear he wants to play for the New York Knicks. “I won’t be meeting with any other teams,” Barrett told reporters after working out with the Knicks on Monday. “This is the place I want to be, so I
5:47 PM ET TORONTO — Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant plans to play in Monday’s Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors, a league source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Durant took part in morning shootaround and then went to receive treatment for the injured calf that has kept him out since
3:04 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN David Griffin, New Orleans’ executive vice president of basketball operations, has started to provide potential suitors with the framework of the package he is seeking in a trade for All-NBA forward Anthony Davis, including multiteam scenarios that would expand the Pelicans‘ pool of assets in a deal, league sources told
1:30 PM ET Marc J. Spears SAN ANTONIO — Former Spurs guard Tony Parker, a four-time NBA champion, told ESPN’s The Undefeated that he is retiring after 18 seasons. “I’m going to retire. … I decided that I’m not going to play basketball anymore,” Parker told The Undefeated. Parker, 37, retires with 1,254 regular-season games
2:06 PM ET James Harden of the Houston Rockets, Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans, free-agent-to-be Kemba Walker and Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers headline Team USA’s provisional roster that was released Monday for this summer’s FIBA World Cup in China. San Antonio Spurs great Gregg Popovich will make his debut as
6:45 AM ET The two-time defending champs are in trouble. The upstart challengers from Canada have them on the ropes with a chance to land a historic haymaker on Monday night. The Toronto Raptors have built a 3-1 series lead in the NBA Finals thanks in large part to their ability to control the Golden
6:00 AM ET The New Orleans Pelicans are hiring former UConn and WNBA star Swin Cash to a senior front office position, league sources told ESPN. The team will name Cash vice president of basketball operations and team development, sources say. She will scout, help guide player development on and off the floor, and assume
5:52 PM ET The New Orleans Pelicans are hiring former UConn and WNBA star Swin Cash for a senior front-office position, the team announced Monday. The team named Cash vice president of basketball operations and team development, an official release said. She will scout, help guide player development on and off the floor and assume