3:32 PM ET NEW YORK — All Star guard D’Angelo Russell “definitely” hopes to return to the Brooklyn Nets next season but knows that, as a restricted free agent, much of what happens in the offseason will be beyond his control. “I definitely want to be here. But I also know it’s a business, too.
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11:05 AM ET TENSIONS BETWEEN REFEREES and NBA teams have intensified yet again and pushed the situation toward a boiling point during the most important time of the season. This is a cats-and-dogs matter. Frustration with officiating will continue as long as the game itself. But the escalation over the past month has been damaging
9:51 AM ET There’s no doubt that Damian Lillard‘s shot to end the Portland Trail Blazers‘ first-round series against the Oklahoma City Thunder was one of the most incredible postseason shots we’ve ever seen. But was it a good shot? After the game, Paul George, the man defending Lillard weighed in: “That’s a bad, bad
1:25 AM ET IT WAS ARGUABLY the worst game of Russell Westbrook‘s career. It was March 16, and the Oklahoma City Thunder had just lost by 22 to a Golden State Warriors team playing without Kevin Durant. Westbrook drudged through a 7-point performance — 2-of-16 shooting and 0-of-7 from 3 — which also featured his
4:25 AM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — It’s a shot that will be replayed for years to come, one of the all-time postseason moments as Damian Lillard closed the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games from almost 40 feet out to give himself an even 50 points and berth in the second round. The official play-by-play
3:39 AM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — Much like his Portland Trail Blazers did as a team, center Enes Kanter got the last word against his former Oklahoma City Thunder teammates and coaches after Portland’s series-ending 118-115 win Tuesday night. “CAN play Kanter,” he tweeted less than an hour after Damian Lillard‘s 37-foot 3-pointer gave the
3:27 AM ET DENVER — Jamal Murray glided undetected from the right side of the court to the left before making a leaping interception on a San Antonio Spurs long pass like a stealthy cornerback. Gary Harris later flew in from behind and swatted away a Patty Mills layup before landing in the stands, standing
8:17 AM ET Editor’s note: This story was originally published on April 23, 2019. PORTLAND, Ore. — It’s a shot that will be replayed for years to come, one of the all-time postseason moments as Damian Lillard closed out the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games from almost 40 feet to give himself an even
2:43 AM ET In the final seconds of Game 5 between the third-seed Portland Trail Blazers and sixth-seed Oklahoma City Thunder, the score was tied at 115. Damian Lillard went one-on-one with Paul George before letting the clock expire as he drained a 37-foot 3-pointer to give the Trail Blazers a 118-115 win. The win
11:59 PM ET ESPN News Services Rick Pitino’s Panathinaikos squad saw its improbable bid to reach the Euroleague Final Four cut a series short by Real Madrid in the quarterfinals of Europe’s premier club competition Tuesday. A game that Panathinaikos needed to stay alive in the series got away from them after defending champion Madrid