5:48 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins is “unlikely” to return during the postseason after tearing his left quadriceps during Monday’s Game 2 loss to the LA Clippers. “He will not need surgery,” Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said after Wednesday’s practice. “DeMarcus, most likely, will not be back during
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4:56 PM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets guard Caris LeVert took exception to Philadelphia 76ers stars Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons laughing when Embiid apologized for elbowing Jarrett Allen in Game 2 of their playoff series. “We didn’t really like that. We thought that was kind of disrespectful, especially after the elbow he threw,”
4:28 PM ET ESPN News Services METAIRIE, La. — The Pelicans‘ newly hired top basketball executive said coach Alvin Gentry will be retained and that he won’t rule out the possibility of talking six-time All-Star Anthony Davis into rescinding his trade request and committing to New Orleans long-term. David Griffin, who was introduced Wednesday as
11:54 AM ET Nick Friedell Close ESPN Staff Writer Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. Ohm Youngmisuk Close ESPN Staff Writer Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the
12:13 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MILWAUKEE — There aren’t many 7-foot centers who make enough 3-pointers to weigh the relative merits of their go-to celebrations. Brook Lopez of the Milwaukee Bucks is one such anomaly. He coveted Eric Bledsoe‘s three-finger salute but didn’t want to be a copycat, so he settled on blowing on the
4:20 AM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — After a deflating 114-94 loss Tuesday to the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 2, the Oklahoma City Thunder are heading back home in an 0-2 series hole with Russell Westbrook taking responsibility for the team’s poor performance and vowing to play better in Game 3. “Starting with myself, I’ve
2:33 AM ET DENVER — The Denver Nuggets, the second seed in the Western Conference, were down by 16 to the San Antonio Spurs and about 18 minutes away from falling into a disastrous 0-2 hole. Denver coach Mike Malone called for timeout with 5:45 remaining in the third quarter with his team trailing 73-57
1:31 AM ET TORONTO — Just over a minute into Game 2 against the Orlando Magic, Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry sniffed out a mismatch against center Nikola Vucevic and went to work. Lowry, who had been held scoreless in Game 1, collected the dribble-handoff from teammate Marc Gasol and drove into the body of
5:41 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky guard Tyler Herro says he plans to remain in the NBA draft after initially leaving open the possibility of returning to school. The 6-foot-5 freshman announced his decision in a news release Tuesday. Last week, he said he would enter the draft and hire an NCAA-certified
3:39 PM ET Virginia star Kyle Guy announced in a statement Tuesday that he is declaring for the NBA draft and will sign with an agent. “I set a goal with my brothers when we committed to UVA. Three years later we accomplished that goal of winning a National Championship,” Guy said. “I also set