12:13 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MILWAUKEE — There aren’t many 7-foot centers who make enough 3-pointers to weigh the relative merits of their go-to celebrations. Brook Lopez of the Milwaukee Bucks is one such anomaly. He coveted Eric Bledsoe‘s three-finger salute but didn’t want to be a copycat, so he settled on blowing on the
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4:20 AM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — After a deflating 114-94 loss Tuesday to the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 2, the Oklahoma City Thunder are heading back home in an 0-2 series hole with Russell Westbrook taking responsibility for the team’s poor performance and vowing to play better in Game 3. “Starting with myself, I’ve
2:33 AM ET DENVER — The Denver Nuggets, the second seed in the Western Conference, were down by 16 to the San Antonio Spurs and about 18 minutes away from falling into a disastrous 0-2 hole. Denver coach Mike Malone called for timeout with 5:45 remaining in the third quarter with his team trailing 73-57
1:31 AM ET TORONTO — Just over a minute into Game 2 against the Orlando Magic, Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry sniffed out a mismatch against center Nikola Vucevic and went to work. Lowry, who had been held scoreless in Game 1, collected the dribble-handoff from teammate Marc Gasol and drove into the body of
5:41 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky guard Tyler Herro says he plans to remain in the NBA draft after initially leaving open the possibility of returning to school. The 6-foot-5 freshman announced his decision in a news release Tuesday. Last week, he said he would enter the draft and hire an NCAA-certified
3:39 PM ET Virginia star Kyle Guy announced in a statement Tuesday that he is declaring for the NBA draft and will sign with an agent. “I set a goal with my brothers when we committed to UVA. Three years later we accomplished that goal of winning a National Championship,” Guy said. “I also set
3:52 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Minnesota Timberwolves have been granted permission to meet with LA Clippers general manager Michael Winger in the franchise’s search for a president of basketball operations, league sources told ESPN. Minnesota owner Glen Taylor has targeted a handful of potential candidates to oversee the Timberwolves operations — with Winger among
Mike Malone said before Game 1 that one thing this team was missing was a closer. But he said Nikola Jokic stepped up into that role this season, hitting game-winning shots. With Denver down 97-96 in the final minute, Jokic turned the ball over on a drive. And with 13.3 seconds left, still down one,
Marc Gasol and Danny Green drain back-to-back 3-pointers for Toronto to stem a 30-9 Orlando run in the second quarter against a Raptors’ team that made only three field goals over a 10-minute span. Orlando 57, Toronto 49 at the half in a deliberate, half-court game. Kevin Arnovitz, ESPN Staff Writer3d ago
6:57 PM ET ESPN News Services Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins has a torn left quadriceps, is out for an indefinite period and will begin rehabilitation immediately, the team said Tuesday. An MRI on Tuesday morning confirmed the tear, according to the Warriors, who said it would provide updates on Cousins “as appropriate.” Cousins’