4:17 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — For the last year, James Harden, Chris Paul and the Houston Rockets organization have sat around lamenting “what if.” What if Paul didn’t pull his hamstring in last year’s conference finals against the Golden State Warriors? What if the Rockets had continued to control the series? What if they
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4:08 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — James Harden, the reigning MVP and back-to-back NBA scoring champion, shifted into a complementary role during arguably the most important minutes of the season for the Houston Rockets. The Rockets trailed the Golden State Warriors by one point when Harden checked back into Wednesday’s Game 5 with 7 minutes,
1:55 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant suffered a right calf strain in the third quarter of Game 5 against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night and was ruled out of the Warriors’ 104-99 victory. There was no immediate word on the severity of the strain. Durant will have an
12:47 AM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MILWAUKEE — Before important games, a Bucks front-office staffer often shoots a text message to a few of Milwaukee’s players. “Don’t play with your food,” he will write. “Put that child to sleep early tonight.” The messages are meant to be friendly reminders to players that he believes they possess
12:07 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN MILWAUKEE — In the wake of the Boston Celtics seeing their disappointing season end with a 116-91 obliteration at the hands of the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 5 of this Eastern Conference semifinal, Boston coach Brad Stevens pointed to one man as the reason for his team’s failures: himself. “I’ll
7:49 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Dave McMenamin Close ESPN Staff Writer Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Negotiations between the Los Angeles Lakers and Tyronn Lue have ended without an agreement to make
10:27 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN At first, it seemed like things were going to be just fine. When the Boston Celtics convened for media day back in September, they were the heavy favorites to represent the Eastern Conference in this season’s NBA Finals, and arguably no team in the league had a brighter road ahead.
12:56 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MILWAUKEE — Malcolm Brogdon is expected to play in Game 5 between the Celtics and Bucks, coach Mike Budenholzer announced at shootaround Wednesday morning. Brogdon, who has been sidelined since March 15 with a plantar fascia tear, will come off the bench for Milwaukee and be on a minutes restriction.
9:22 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MILWAUKEE — Malcolm Brogdon, who had been sidelined for almost two months with a plantar fascia tear, saw his first action since March 15 on Wednesday in Game 5 between the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks. Brogdon came off the bench at the start of the second quarter, replacing Pat
11:48 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — It’s the question that has lingered over the Golden State Warriors all season, the one that clouds their future as they play for a third consecutive NBA title. Where will Kevin Durant be playing next season? The two-time reigning Finals MVP who joined the Warriors following their defeat in