Andrew Lopez, ESPNMay 12, 2023, 10:35 PM ET MIAMI — In the locker room following a Game 4 win, Miami Heat veteran forward Kevin Love told reporters that when the game is close, the Heat know who to go to — Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo. On Friday night in Game 6, it was those
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Kendra Andrews, ESPNMay 13, 2023, 03:51 AM ET LOS ANGELES — As Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr scanned the locker room following Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals, the look of fatigue and disappointment was smeared all over his team’s face. It was done — the Warriors’ quest to defend their title had
Nick Friedell, ESPN Staff WriterMay 13, 2023, 12:55 AM ET Close 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. MIAMI — New York Knicks swingman RJ Barrett sat
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMay 13, 2023, 12:28 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. LOS ANGELES — Dennis Schroder‘s night started — and ended — earlier than usual in Game
Kendra Andrews, ESPNMay 12, 2023, 03:28 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Golden State Warriors are hopeful that forward Andrew Wiggins will be available for Game 6 despite suffering a left costal cartilage fracture. Wiggins will go through his pregame routine to see how his injury at the rib cage feels before a final decision
Dan Hajducky, ESPNMay 12, 2023, 02:44 PM ET Close Hajducky is an associate editor for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. A 1957 Topps Bill Russell rookie card sold for $660,000 at auction Thursday, setting a
Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterMay 12, 2023, 09:40 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM The boos echoed while new Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia trudged from his courtside seat through the tunnel and toward a private room in the
Andrew Lopez, ESPNMay 12, 2023, 08:00 AM ET JIMMY BUTLER STARTED smirking before the question was even done being asked. He shook his head as he answered with a smile on his face. After dropping a franchise playoff record 56 points to lead the 8-seed Miami Heat to a Game 4 win over the Milwaukee
Kendra Andrews, ESPNMay 12, 2023, 08:00 AM ET STEVE KERR SAT in his Vancouver hotel room pining over one of his players during the Golden State Warriors‘ preseason trip to Canada in 2016. He called assistant Chris DeMarco to his room, and the two sat and discussed their then-second-year center, Kevon Looney. “I don’t know
Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 12, 2023, 12:27 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — After watching the Boston Celtics close Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals with a 14-3 run to walk out of Wells Fargo Center with a 95-86 victory to push this titanic matchup with the Philadelphia 76ers to a Game 7 on Sunday, the NBA’s