11:28 PM ET After four years of LeBron James stalking Stephen Curry, and the Golden State Warriors flitting around an overmatched Cleveland Cavaliers defense, it is a relief to land upon an NBA Finals that feels like a mystery after two games. Few firm patterns have emerged. The two teams have almost the exact same
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8:00 AM ET LET’S FORGET FOR a minute that Drake is a brand ambassador for the Raptors who is paid to cheer and do whatever he can — outside of neck rubs on the sideline — to provoke opposing teams. Or that he and Draymond Green went to dinner just the night before the Golden
7:57 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard filed a lawsuit against Nike on Monday in the United States District Court of the Southern District of California in an attempt to reclaim control over a logo Leonard says he created. “In 2011, just after being drafted to the National Basketball Association, Kawhi Leonard
11:01 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Golden State Warriors forward Kevon Looney is likely to be lost for the rest of the NBA Finals with a right upper body fracture of the first costal cartilage. Looney “will be out indefinitely,” the Warriors confirmed Monday night, following an MRI in the San Francisco Bay Area after he
9:16 AM ET Following a weird Game 2 in Toronto, the NBA Finals are tied 1-1 going back to Oakland. Diving into the postgame stats, the biggest differences between the first two games were on the Toronto Raptors‘ side — most specifically their shooting numbers. Simply put, the Raptors’ failure to convert shots cost them
3:32 AM ET TORONTO — The 2019 NBA Finals have twisted into a series of developing dramas, nuanced tugs of war and a seemingly constant transition from heroes to goats — and goats to heroes. Pascal Siakam announced his presence on the NBA’s biggest stage, then not 72 hours later, the Golden State Warriors responded
2:18 AM ET TORONTO — Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins wasn’t supposed to even play in this year’s NBA Finals after suffering what many within the organization feared was a season-ending quad tear on April 15. Now, after scoring 11 points, grabbing 10 rebounds and dishing out six assists in 28 minutes during Sunday
1:57 AM ET TORONTO — The champions cranked into overdrive with such ferocity and cold-blooded efficiency, it was as if the Toronto Raptors were unsuspectingly mugged in a dark alley after midnight. Never mind that the Golden State Warriors implemented the theft of these NBA Finals under the bright lights of the Scotiabank Arena in
1:21 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — When Game 2 of the NBA Finals began at Scotiabank Arena between the Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors, Kevin Durant was watching in street clothes. By the time the game ended, Klay Thompson and Kevon Looney had joined him. And yet, despite the Warriors losing three of
5:14 AM ET TORONTO — Golden State Warriors swingman Klay Thompson left Sunday night’s 109-104 NBA Finals Game 2 win over the Toronto Raptors in the fourth quarter with left hamstring tightness. He will have an MRI on Monday in Oakland to determine the severity of the injury, the team said. Thompson was hurt with