12:13 AM ET Green Bay Packers lineman David Bakhtiari was back to his beer-chugging ways courtside at the Milwaukee Bucks‘ NBA playoff game on Thursday night — and this time he got a pair of local MVPs to join in. Neither Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers nor Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich could down a beer
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4:44 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The three finalists for the NBA MVP award — Giannis Antetokounmpo, James Harden and Paul George — led the balloting for the All-NBA teams, announced by the league Thursday afternoon. Milwaukee’s Antetokounmpo and Oklahoma City’s George were named to the two forward spots on the first team; Stephen Curry of
May 17, 2019 “DO YOU REMEMBER Timmy Timlin?” Steph Curry’s college coach asks. We’re sitting in a bar in Davidson, North Carolina, Bob McKillop and I, each of us working on an afternoon beer. “Of course,” I say. “He was a god.“ Timmy Timlin was the senior starting quarterback when I was a junior third-stringer
6:33 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors All-Star swingman Klay Thompson was not selected for an All-NBA team and thus will not be eligible to sign a five-year supermax contract this summer worth $221 million. Thompson, who will be eligible to sign a five-year max deal worth $191 million with the Warriors once
5:02 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant is unlikely to be ready for Game 1 of the NBA Finals as he continues to recover from a right calf injury, the team announced Thursday. Durant hasn’t played since injuring his calf in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals against the
2:09 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Phoenix Suns big man Richaun Holmes was arrested for misdemeanor possession of cannabis after a Miami-area traffic stop. Twenty-five-year-old Holmes was arrested Tuesday night along with former Brooklyn Nets forward James Webb III after authorities say the found a recently used marijuana joint inside their vehicle. Both men
12:32 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS are on the clock. While things seem great in Milwaukee at the moment, greatness is fragile. Yes, the Bucks posted the best record in the NBA this season, are set to play a pivotal Game 5 in the Eastern Conference finals tonight, and have a young team
9:36 PM ET The NBA has made a last-minute decision to cancel the NBA Global Camp, a showcase for draft-eligible prospects from outside the United States that was scheduled for May 30-June 2 in Monaco. “We have cancelled the NBA Global Camp 2019 due to logistical issues and other contributing factors that jeopardized our ability
8:49 PM ET ESPN News Services Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert and MVP finalists Giannis Antetokounmpo and Paul George were the leading vote-getters for the All-Defensive first team. Boston’s Marcus Smart and Milwaukee’s Eric Bledsoe rounded out the first team that was announced Wednesday. Gobert finished with 97 first-team points and 196 points
6:47 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN MILWAUKEE — Much has been made of Kawhi Leonard‘s occasional limp during Games 3 and 4 of the Eastern Conference finals. And yet, in a conference call with reporters Wednesday afternoon ahead of Game 5 at Fiserv Forum Thursday night, Raptors coach Nick Nurse maintained his star will be ready