10:30 PM ET Associated Press Former New York Knicks star Charles Oakley says team owner James Dolan is a “bully” for threatening to ban fans from Madison Square Garden. Oakley, a longtime NBA enforcer and rebounding machine, said Dolan was wrong to mouth off at a fan who told him to sell the team during
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11:55 PM ET ESPN News Services Toronto Raptors center Serge Ibaka and Cleveland Cavaliers forward Marquese Chriss were ejected from Monday night’s game after getting into a physical altercation. Ibaka went to the floor after the two were battling for position under Cleveland’s basket as the Raptors attempted a full-court pass that sailed out of
5:31 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Warriors coach Steve Kerr used humor to downplay a soundbite of him discussing Golden State forward Draymond Green that went viral after Sunday night’s loss to the Phoenix Suns. Late in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game, cameras caught Kerr appearing to say, “I’m so f—ing tired of Draymond’s
4:44 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Andre Ingram, the Los Angeles Lakers‘ feel-good story of late last season, will get a second tour of duty in the NBA. Lakers head coach Luke Walton confirmed that Ingram — who plays for the franchise’s G League affiliate, the South Bay Lakers — will join the team
3:18 PM ET Associated Press BROOKLINE, Mass. — Former Boston Celtics guard Jabari Bird is awaiting sentencing after making a plea in a case accusing him of assaulting his ex-girlfriend. The 24-year-old Bird was released on bail after the hearing Monday pending sentencing May 28. He pleaded to sufficient facts. The plea is not an
9:31 AM ET In late June 2016, just days after winning one of the most thrilling and historically significant NBA Finals in history, David Griffin, then the Cleveland Cavaliers‘ GM, gathered his staff and gave them a directive: Explore ways to get Kevin Durant. Everyone knew even getting a meeting was a long shot. They
7:46 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors All-Star swingman Klay Thompson called Sunday night’s 115-111 defeat to the Phoenix Suns the “worst of the season” and then asked for more energy from the Oracle Arena fans down the stretch. “It wasn’t pretty,” Thompson said after the Warriors combined to shoot 10-for-43 from beyond
12:37 AM ET SAN ANTONIO — The batty occurrences at the AT&T Center continued Sunday with play delayed for the third time this season when a bat swooped onto the court during the third quarter of the San Antonio Spurs’ 121-114 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. The scene reminded some Bucks players in the postgame
12:19 AM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Devin Booker scored 13 consecutive Phoenix points during a decisive fourth-quarter stretch and finished with 37, and the Suns snapped the NBA’s longest active losing streak to one opponent at 18 games by beating the Golden State Warriors 115-111 on Sunday night. The Suns beat Golden State
12:59 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant left Sunday’s 115-111 loss to the Phoenix Suns in the fourth quarter after turning his right ankle and did not return. Despite some initial concern inside Oracle Arena, Warriors coach Steve Kerr did not sound concerned about the injury after the game. “I