5:16 PM ET TORONTO — The Philadelphia 76ers won’t have one of their most prominent fans in the stands when they open up the second round of the playoffs on the road against the Toronto Raptors on Saturday, and Sixers limited partner Michael Rubin is not happy about it. Meek Mill, the popular Philadelphia-native rapper
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2:50 PM ET TORONTO — Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid says the tendinitis in his left knee is still bothersome, but he’s going to increase his workload in the second round against the Toronto Raptors regardless. “It’s still not there. It’s still trying to get better,” Embiid said at shootaround Saturday in advance of Game
8:46 AM ET Which two teams will win the Eastern Conference semifinals, and how many games will each series go? Our ESPN Forecast panel predicts Celtics-Bucks and 76ers-Raptors. Note: All predictions made before Game 1 of each series. Forecast predictions represent percentage of total votes. BPI and 538 predictions represent likelihood to win. (2) Raptors
4:14 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Stephen Curry emerged from the Golden State Warriors’ locker room an hour after his team finally closed out the gutty LA Clippers 129-110 in Game 6 of a Western Conference first-round series that took more out of the defending champions than anyone expected. Curry walked briskly past Warriors general
3:01 AM ET LOS ANGELES — After a hard-fought season during which the LA Clippers exceeded expectations and took the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors to six games in a gritty first-round series, coach Doc Rivers could only marvel at the heart his team displayed during the 2018-19 campaign. “I’ve never been more proud
12:45 AM ET Here we go again. After last season’s thrilling seven-game Western Conference finals, the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets are back for more in Round 2. A trip to the NBA Finals won’t be at stake, but don’t let that fool you — this sequel is a must-see. Here’s everything to know
1:01 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant scored 50 points in a dominating 129-110 series-clinching win over the LA Clippers on Friday night in Game 6 of their Western Conference first-round playoff. Durant’s performance put him in rarefied air within NBA history. With his 38 first-half points, Durant tied Phoenix
4:13 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant scored 50 points in a dominating 129-110 series-clinching win over the LA Clippers on Friday night in Game 6 of their Western Conference first-round playoff. “It was one of the great performances I’ve ever seen in my life,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said
12:29 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN After meeting with top coaching candidate Monty Williams on Friday night in Toronto, Phoenix Suns officials are flying to Portland to interview the Trail Blazers‘ two top assistant coaches on Saturday, league sources told ESPN. Suns GM James Jones and VP of basketball operations Jeff Bower will meet with Blazers
8:24 AM ET This series is about trust — how much you believe the Boston Celtics have finally come together, and how much weight you place on the Milwaukee Bucks‘ 86-game track record of championship-level dominance. In the macro sense, this is a Bucks cakewalk. Milwaukee won 11 more games, with a point differential double