7:18 AM ET Less than a week ago, the Toronto Raptors looked indomitable. After polishing off the Orlando Magic with four consecutive wins, the Raptors handled the Philadelphia 76ers in the opener of their conference semifinals by playing the kind of ferocious team defense that often signals championship potential. With a 45-point performance in Game
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3:02 AM ET HOUSTON — One of the enigmas that demonstrates the historic greatness of the Golden State Warriors is when their star players have a slump. It is both concerning for the Warriors and frightening for opponents. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson have not been themselves in the high-stakes Western Conference semifinal series with
2:24 AM ET HOUSTON — PJ Tucker sat on the Rockets’ bench and seethed as he watched Kevin Durant‘s scoring flurry to give the Golden State Warriors the lead early in the fourth quarter Saturday night. “I was pissed because I knew that’s when KD goes on his runs, at the beginning of the fourth,”
3:12 AM ET HOUSTON — Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry couldn’t help but crack a smile in the aftermath of a 126-121 Game 3 overtime loss to the Houston Rockets that he would like to forget. The former MVP was frustrated with the way he played — shooting just 7-of-23 from the field Saturday
12:01 AM ET LeBron James was stunned and in disbelief when he first learned of Magic Johnson’s sudden resignation. In his first public comments about Johnson shocking the Los Angeles Lakers organization when he stepped down as president of basketball operations moments before the Lakers’ season finale April 9, James said he was given no
7:29 PM ET The New York Knicks are back in the championship mix heading into a summer that could shake up the NBA. The SuperBook at Westgate Las Vegas on Sunday opened the Knicks at 16-1 to win the 2020 NBA championship. New York is behind only the Milwaukee Bucks (9-2), Boston Celtics (7-1) and
10:42 PM ET The New York Knicks are back in the championship mix heading into a summer that could shake up the NBA. The SuperBook at Westgate Las Vegas on Saturday opened the Knicks at 16-1 to win the 2020 NBA championship. New York is behind only the Milwaukee Bucks (9-2), Boston Celtics (7-1) and
5:42 PM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — At some point during Friday’s marathon Game 3, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic threw an elbow into Enes Kanter‘s injured left shoulder, to which Kanter took exception on social media after the game. Take a freaking look at this please @OfficialNBARefs @NBAOfficial pic.twitter.com/pBtR51ycLi — Enes Kanter (@Enes_Kanter) May 4,
5:19 PM ET CAMDEN, N.J. — Ben Simmons vows to move on to Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals series against the Toronto Raptors without dwelling on the $20,000 that his Game 3 run in with Kyle Lowry cost him. But not everybody on the Philadelphia 76ers is taking the same approach. “It looked
2:41 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam suffered a right calf contusion and has been listed as doubtful for Game 4 of the Raptors’ conference semifinals series against the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday. Siakam said on Saturday that he hurt the calf in the Raptors’ 116-95 loss at Philadelphia in Game 3