2:52 AM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Rockets firmly believe they were the NBA’s best team last season, robbed of a championship by the basketball gods when Chris Paul strained his hamstring when they were one win away from dethroning the Golden State Warriors. But nobody in the Houston locker room is worried about what-ifs
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12:52 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Back in September, when the Boston Celtics convened for training camp, they had grand visions for where the 2018-19 NBA season could take them. With LeBron James on the West Coast, and with Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward once again healthy, the Eastern Conference felt like it was
11:34 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN A full century after the original introduction of the Converse All-Star, the brand is reemerging in the performance basketball space with a fully modernized update to its longtime classic sneaker. The All-Star Pro BB marks a new direction and new approach, as Converse leaned on its parent company, Nike Inc.,
9:28 PM ET Denver Nuggets coach Mike Malone said he will stick with starting Will Barton despite the forward’s struggles in Denver’s first-round series against San Antonio. Barton shot 1-for-10 and missed all six of his 3-point attempts in the Nuggets’ 114-105 Game 2 victory in Denver. As the series, tied 1-1, moves to San
8:42 PM ET The Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Grizzlies have hired Rich Cho vice president of basketball strategy and Glen Grunwald as a senior adviser within the franchise’s basketball operations department. Cho is a former Charlotte Hornets and Portland Trail Blazers general manager. Grunwald was general manager of the New York Knicks
6:15 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — As Kevin Durant gets set for Game 3 against the Los Angeles Clippers, the Golden State Warriors superstar is confident that Clippers guard Patrick Beverley isn’t going to cause him to get out of rhythm. “I’m not gonna get in the way of the game because I wanna have
5:48 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins is “unlikely” to return during the postseason after tearing his left quadriceps during Monday’s Game 2 loss to the LA Clippers. “He will not need surgery,” Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said after Wednesday’s practice. “DeMarcus, most likely, will not be back during
4:56 PM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets guard Caris LeVert took exception to Philadelphia 76ers stars Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons laughing when Embiid apologized for elbowing Jarrett Allen in Game 2 of their playoff series. “We didn’t really like that. We thought that was kind of disrespectful, especially after the elbow he threw,”
4:28 PM ET ESPN News Services METAIRIE, La. — The Pelicans‘ newly hired top basketball executive said coach Alvin Gentry will be retained and that he won’t rule out the possibility of talking six-time All-Star Anthony Davis into rescinding his trade request and committing to New Orleans long-term. David Griffin, who was introduced Wednesday as
11:54 AM ET Nick Friedell Close ESPN Staff Writer Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. Ohm Youngmisuk Close ESPN Staff Writer Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the