7:14 AM ET Tim Bontemps Brian Windhorst Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books CHICAGO — When the way the pingpong balls bounced is revealed to the world Tuesday night here at the Drake Hotel, the immediate focus will be on who gets
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9:25 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN CHICAGO — New Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas plans to interview candidates for the franchise’s head-coaching job this week, including Miami Heat assistant Juwan Howard and Portland Trail Blazers assistant David Vanterpool, league sources told ESPN. Interim coach Ryan Saunders will remain a prominent candidate in Minnesota’s
6:07 AM ET Ohm Youngmisuk Close ESPN Staff Writer Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a graduate
11:27 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Brett Brown will return as the Philadelphia 76ers coach for the 2019-20 season, managing partner Josh Harris told ESPN on Monday night. There had been some uncertainty about Brown returning for his seventh season, but Harris eliminated that doubt in a lengthy meeting with Brown and general manager Elton Brand
9:28 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — As Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry and Portland Trail Blazers guard Seth Curry get set to become the first pair of brothers to ever play against each other in the conference finals, Warriors coach Steve Kerr summed up how many in the league are feeling as they wait
8:31 PM ET Former Piston Rick Mahorn will return to Detroit on June 22 to lead the expansion Enemies in the Big3 opener. The Enemies, coached by the former Pistons’ Bad Boy, feature captain Gilbert Arenas, co-captains Lamar Odom and Perry Jones, Royce White, Craig Smith and Frank Robinson. The Enemies will face another expansion
2:46 PM ET Phoenix Suns forward Josh Jackson was arrested in Miami this weekend and faces a felony charge of escape and a misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest, according to online court records. Jackson has an arraignment hearing scheduled for June 10, according to the records. SlaterScoops.com reported that Jackson was arrested at the Rolling
1:48 PM ET Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant will have his strained right calf reevaluated on Thursday and will miss at least Tuesday’s Game 1 of the Western Conference finals against the Portland Trail Blazers, a source told ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne. It’s unlikely Durant will play in Thursday’s Game 2, according to the source.
10:18 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant will not play in at least Game 1 of the Western Conference finals against the Portland Trail Blazers because of a strained right calf. Warriors coach Steve Kerr noted that Durant’s absence will likely be longer as he continues to make his way
2:32 PM ET ESPN News Services Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid defended coach Brett Brown on Monday amid speculation that the coach’s job is at risk because of the team’s second-round exit from the playoffs. Embiid called the idea that Brown might be fired “bulls—,” saying, “He’s done a fantastic job. He’s been there