5:05 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors knew they needed to win a game on the road to advance further into the postseason. So as they returned to Golden 1 Center, Stephen Curry said, “Might as well make it Game 5.” With the seconds ticking down Wednesday night, Curry received
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9:28 PM ET Tim MacMahonESPN Staff Writer Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print MEMPHIS — Ja Morant added a couple of high-flying clips to his extensive highlight reel in the first
7:19 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The NBA and National Basketball Players Association announced Wednesday night they have ratified the recently agreed-upon new collective bargaining agreement, one that will ensure labor peace through the remainder of this decade. The new deal will go into effect July 1 and remain in place until at least the summer
4:38 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN The New Orleans Pelicans announced Wednesday that guard CJ McCollum underwent successful surgery Tuesday to repair the torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right thumb, an injury that plagued McCollum for the final few months of the season. McCollum also played the final two weeks of the season with a
9:34 PM ET CLEVELAND — The New York Knicks are headed to the Eastern Conference semifinals for the first time in 10 years after beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 106-95 on Wednesday night in Game 5 of their first-round series. As was the case throughout the series, Knicks guard Jalen Brunson led the way for a
7:33 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards was cited for third-degree assault on Tuesday night after he allegedly swung a folding chair that struck two female employees following the team’s series-ending loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 at Ball Arena, the Denver Police Department said. The incident occurred as Edwards headed toward
4:15 PM ET Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta trumpeted the hiring of Ime Udoka as the first step in “phase two” of the franchise’s rebuilding process, in which immediately returning to the playoffs after a three-year absence is the plan. He also attributed conversations with NBA officials and Udoka for feeling at ease with hiring
8:00 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN New York Knicks fans spent the summer dreaming Donovan Mitchell would lead their team to playoff victories inside Madison Square Garden. Mitchell was on the court for a pair of Knicks playoff victories at the Garden over the weekend — just not in the uniform anyone around the NBA expected.
10:58 AM ET ESPN News Services LA Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard has been diagnosed with a torn meniscus in his right knee, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. The Clippers and Leonard will decide on the course of treatment for the injury within the next two weeks, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Leonard did not
10:47 AM ET The Portland Trail Blazers will begin operating a G League franchise in the 2023-2024 season — leaving only the Phoenix Suns without a minor-league affiliate team, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The Blazers are fast-tracking a team that’ll play its home games at the University of Portland and conduct practices at the