6:28 PM ET Associated Press TORONTO — The NBA correctly anticipated that television ratings would dip for Game 1 of the NBA Finals, for two very important reasons. There’s no LeBron James. And Canadian numbers don’t count. ESPN said Friday that the Game 1 of the Toronto-Golden State series drew a 10.1 overnight rating, the
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3:32 PM ET The NBA has fined the LA Clippers $50,000 for violating the league’s anti-tampering rule when Clippers coach Doc Rivers commented about the Toronto Raptors‘ Kawhi Leonard. While the league did not specify which comments, Rivers compared Leonard to Michael Jordan during an appearance on ESPN’s NBA Finals preview show on Tuesday. “[Leonard]
1:52 PM ET Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant will not play in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, coach Steve Kerr said Friday. “Kevin’s not going to play Sunday,” Kerr said at a news conference. Durant hasn’t played since he injured his right calf during the Western Conference semifinals. Kerr has said the next
7:49 PM ET TORONTO — Golden State Warriors star forward Kevin Durant will not play in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, but Andre Iguodala is expected to be available against the Toronto Raptors, coach Steve Kerr said Friday. Durant, who went through a light individual workout on the court Friday, will continue rehabbing a
6:56 PM ET TORONTO — The Golden State Warriors will be without star forward Kevin Durant for Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors on Sunday, but they will have Andre Iguodala, who told reporters Saturday that he will be good to go after tweaking his left calf in Game 1 on
8:24 AM ET TORONTO — Kevin Durant was long gone by the time the Golden State Warriors‘ locker room opened after Thursday night’s 118-109 loss to the Toronto Raptors in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. His locker looked well worn, however, because this is where he sat, and paced, as his teammates lost the
8:38 AM ET The Toronto Raptors did exactly what they needed to do in their Game 1 win to open the NBA Finals. They played smart, physical basketball on both ends of the court and outperformed the Golden State Warriors in virtually every key phase. What about Game 1 is significant moving forward, and what
3:15 AM ET TORONTO — When you are champions, you stick with what got you here. For the Golden State Warriors, the formula in these 2019 playoffs had been fairly transparent: identify the best player on the opposing team — see James Harden and Damian Lillard — and harangue him into a night of frustration
3:22 AM ET TORONTO — For the first time since tearing his left quad on April 15, Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins returned to action Thursday night in a 118-109 loss to the Toronto Raptors in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Cousins finished with two points, two assists and two steals in eight
1:35 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — When the Raptors convened in Vancouver for training camp back in September, Pascal Siakam wasn’t assured of being the team’s starting power forward. Fast forward eight months, and he was not only starting, but starring for Toronto in the franchise’s first-ever NBA Finals game. Siakam’s sensational all-around effort