3:05 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — When the Golden State Warriors laid a crushing 18-0 run on the Toronto Raptors in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, their leader Stephen Curry declared it was one of those moments when “our DNA shows up.” It’s a daunting thing, that championship DNA. If you’re not careful, you
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4:34 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN OAKLAND, Calif. — On the eve of Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Kyle Lowry declared he was going to do two things: Be more aggressive, and stay out of foul trouble. He followed through on his promise Wednesday night, and as a result, the Toronto Raptors have a 2-1
1:35 AM ET ESPN News Services OAKLAND, Calif. — A fan was ejected from Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night for shoving Kyle Lowry after the Toronto Raptors star crashed into a row of courtside seats while trying to save a ball from going out of bounds. Lowry scored 23 points and
12:02 AM ET Kenyon Martin Jr., son of former NBA veteran Kenyon Martin, is skipping college to pursue professional opportunities, sources confirmed to ESPN. 247Sports first reported the news. Martin committed to Vanderbilt in early May and signed a National Letter of Intent on May 15. He was expected to arrive on campus this week,
12:45 AM ET Kenyon Martin Jr., son of former NBA forward Kenyon Martin, is skipping college to pursue professional basketball opportunities, sources confirmed to ESPN. 247Sports first reported the news. Martin committed to Vanderbilt in early May and signed a national letter of intent on May 15. He was expected to arrive on campus this
11:53 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry scored 47 points in a 123-109 loss to the Toronto Raptors in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night. It was the most points he has ever scored in any playoff game in his career, besting the 44 points he scored
8:14 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry scored 47 points in a 123-109 loss to the Toronto Raptors in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night. It was the most he has scored in any postseason game in his career, besting the 44 he put up in the
6:34 AM ET What does Kawhi want? This is the essential question that has occupied the Toronto Raptors since their bold trade for Kawhi Leonard last July. Leonard is one of the NBA’s most inscrutable superstars, a man of few words and little subtext. He’s not uncommunicative, but he is quite literal. When he was
8:44 PM ET Associated Press CLEVELAND — Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert’s recovery from a recent stroke will “take time.” That was the update provided by Quicken Loans CEO Jay Farner in a statement Wednesday night on the 57-year-old Gilbert, who remains hospitalized after falling ill and suffering a stroke on May 26. “Dan’s recovery is
9:29 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, in L.A. for a downtown speaking engagement, couldn’t stifle a grin when asked about the current state of the Los Angeles Lakers. “The more screwed up they are, the happier I am,” Cuban told ESPN. “But I feel that way about every other franchise