Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMay 9, 2023, 04:21 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 — Turning in a fourth-quarter offensive performance unmatched by a Lakers player since Kobe
NBA
May 9, 2023, 10:00 AM ET ESPN’s fantasy basketball and basketball betting tips cheat sheet is your pregame destination for basketball betting predictions and our best intel and data, featuring ESPN’s proprietary Basketball Power Index (BPI) to help you make smart fantasy and wagering decisions. NBA game odds for Tuesday are provided by Caesars Sportsbook.
Kendra Andrews, ESPNMay 9, 2023, 03:46 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr wouldn’t call Monday’s Game 4 against the Los Angeles Lakers a must-win. He said as long as they weren’t on the brink of elimination, nothing was absolute. But Golden State forward Kevon Looney acknowledged just how big a
Nick Friedell, ESPN Staff WriterMay 9, 2023, 12:21 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 — As the New York Knicks stand on
May 8, 2023, 09:58 PM ET Is it just us, or have these playoffs been more star-studded than normal? Aaron Rodgers becoming a Madison Square Garden fixture. Sauce Gardner not realizing he was sitting right next to Jessica Alba. Even Los Angeles Lakers superfan Jack Nicholson making his triumphant Crypto.com Arena return for the first
Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 8, 2023, 02:42 PM ET Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero, the NBA’s Rookie of the Year, and Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler and Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams — the other two finalists for the award — were all named to the NBA’s All-Rookie First Team on Monday afternoon, as the
French big man Alex Sarr, a projected top-20 NBA draft pick in 2024, told ESPN he has signed a deal with the Perth Wildcats of the Australian NBL for next season. Sarr, who stands just under 7-foot-1 in shoes, with a 7-4½ wingspan, is projected as the No. 17 pick in ESPN’s 2024 mock draft.
Adrian Wojnarowski, Senior NBA InsiderMay 8, 2023, 05:17 PM ET Close Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 The NBA isn’t suspending Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic for Game 5 against the Phoenix Suns, sources told ESPN on Monday. The league fined Jokic $25,000 for his slight push of Suns owner Mat Ishbia
Jamal Collier, ESPNMay 8, 2023, 06:12 PM ET Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla admitted Monday he should have called a timeout before the final possession of his team’s 116-115 overtime loss to the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 4, walking back what he originally said about the decision following the game. The Celtics inbounded the ball
May 8, 2023, 07:24 PM ET Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul will remain out for Tuesday’s Game 5 against the Nuggets in Denver due to a groin injury, the team announced on Monday night. Paul suffered the injury late in the third quarter in Game 2 last week and missed the rest of the game.