4:03 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — After a contentious series against the Trail Blazers that ended in another first round elimination and what some perceive as a dent in his reputation, Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook shrugged off criticism on Thursday. “If you want to determine my career and what I’ve done over two,
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4:14 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Phoenix Suns officials will travel to Toronto to meet with the franchise’s top coaching candidate, Philadelphia 76ers assistant Monty Williams, on Friday, league sources told ESPN. Williams has a second interview with the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday in Philadelphia that includes members of the Buss family, sources said. 2
9:45 AM ET With the first round nearly over, let’s cruise through some winners and losers — with a focus on teams we haven’t written about yet, or aren’t writing about ahead of Round 2. The only important question for the Thunder after their third straight post-Kevin Durant flameout is whether this season signals the
3:33 PM ET NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets exceeded expectations this season, increasing their win total by 14 games and making the postseason for the first time in four years. It seems logical that their success in 2018-19 would help attract free agents this summer. Nets general manager Sean Marks believes that will be
12:33 PM ET The Sacramento Kings and National Basketball Association announced Thursday they have started a joint investigation into the allegations made in a civil suit against coach Luke Walton that he sexually assaulted a woman in 2014. “The Kings and the NBA take these allegations very seriously and will collaborate to conduct a complete
3:26 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant acknowledged one of the hard truths about his team’s up-and-down season in the wake of a surprising 129-121 Game 5 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night — the group doesn’t show a consistent killer instinct when it needs one, and
3:10 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — In recent days, some Golden State Warriors players admitted they were keeping an eye on their potential second-round opponent, the Houston Rockets. “We see our opponent, they’re up 3-0,” Warriors guard Klay Thompson said of the Rockets after his team’s Game 4 win Sunday. “So we don’t wanna give
2:23 AM ET HOUSTON — Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell entered the offseason much earlier than he hoped and with a massive dose of motivation. With the exception of his fourth-quarter heroics in the Jazz’s Game 4 win, it was a mostly miserable first round for Mitchell as the Houston Rockets eliminated Utah in five
8:05 AM ET HOUSTON — The faces of the Rockets franchise preferred to wait until the Golden State Warriors punched their ticket out of the first round to discuss the looming rematch with the dynasty that eliminated Houston last season. James Harden declined to answer a question about the Warriors in the wake of the
10:13 PM ET The NBA informed teams Tuesday that 233 players have filed as early-entry candidates for the 2019 NBA draft, including 175 from the college ranks and a record 58 internationals. The deadline for underclassmen and international players to submit paperwork to the league office making themselves eligible for the draft was Sunday night.