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1:00 PM ET John GasawayESPN Insider Close ESPN Insider college basketball contributor First began covering college hoops in 2004 Has written for Basketball Prospectus and the Wall Street Journal The news that Michigan‘s John Beilein is the new head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers came as a shock to many observers. Nevertheless, there’s ample precedent

2:36 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN John Beilein is leaving Michigan after 12 seasons to become the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ coach. Sources told ESPN that he will receive a five-year deal. Beilein reached a deal with the Cavaliers on Sunday and informed Michigan’s administration of his decision to leave for the NBA on Monday morning, sources said.

1:40 AM ET The 2019 NBA draft comes with the debut of new odds throughout the lottery (Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN) — giving more teams a reasonable chance of winning the No. 1 overall pick and a chance to select consensus top prospect Zion Williamson. There are huge stakes throughout the lottery. Landing

2:06 AM ET TORONTO — Joel Embiid walked off the court in tears following the Philadelphia 76ers‘ 92-90 Game 7 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Sunday, as Philadelphia’s playoff run ended in the final seconds of the final game of the Eastern Conference semifinals. He’d played 45 minutes, more than he ever had before

12:35 AM ET The last time the Toronto Raptors played a Game 7, it was a 27-point blowout over the Miami Heat in 2016 that sent the Raptors to their first conference finals berth in franchise history. After a disheartening loss in Game 6 against the Philadelphia 76ers, the two teams engaged in a seesaw

3:02 AM ET TORONTO — Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard made the first Game 7 buzzer-beater in NBA history after his fadeaway jumper bounced four times on the rim before falling through the net as time expired in Toronto’s 92-90 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. “It was great,” Leonard said. “That’s something I never experienced before

10:39 PM ET DENVER — Dell Curry and Sonya Curry emerged from a restaurant inside the Pepsi Center and shouted with joy as they hugged Seth Curry. The Curry family celebrated the Portland Trail Blazers’ 100-96 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 7, setting up a Western Conference Finals that will be a Curry

9:50 PM ET DENVER — After the Denver Nuggets‘ best season in a decade came to an end, Nikola Jokic took the blame for the Game 7 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. Despite having 29 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks, Jokic pointed the finger at himself for the 100-96 loss at home for

9:59 PM ET With more drama than any scripted TV show could provide, Kawhi Leonard ended the Eastern Conference semifinals in stunning fashion. His series-winning buzzer-beater — coming just seconds after he missed a free throw that would’ve given his team a three-point lead — hit several parts of the rim before falling through the

10:39 PM ET DENVER — CJ McCollum stood on the Denver Nuggets logo at midcourt and stared directly at a deflated Pepsi Center crowd trying to process how Game 7 had slipped out of its team’s hands. In a back-and-forth Game 7 that mirrored this highly competitive second-round series, McCollum buried midrange jumpers from near