4:11 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Hours after coach Taylor Jenkins’ pregame admission that the Grizzlies are “far from where we need to be from a maturity standpoint,” shooting guard Desmond Bane blamed a lack of game-plan discipline for the defensive failure that allowed the Los Angeles Lakers to force overtime in Memphis’ 117-111 Game
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1:47 AM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — LeBron James made the tying layup with 0.8 seconds left in regulation before scoring four of his 22 points in overtime, and the Los Angeles Lakers surged to a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series with a 117-111 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday
5:30 PM ET Ime Udoka has agreed to a deal to become the next Houston Rockets coach, sources told ESPN on Monday. The Rockets probed the circumstances around Udoka’s departure from the Boston Celtics with the team and league office, sources said. Udoka — who led the Celtics to the 2022 NBA Finals in his
7:25 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen capped off a stunning turnaround in his career by claiming the NBA’s Most Improved Player award on Monday night. Markkanen (64 first place votes, 430 total points) edged out Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (24 first place votes, 289 total points) and New York
5:32 PM ET The NBA on Monday suspended Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray for one game for “making inappropriate contact with and verbally abusing” an official. Murray appeared to make contact with referee Gediminas Petraitis as Murray was walking off the floor at the end of Atlanta’s 129-121 home loss Sunday to the Boston Celtics
3:30 PM ET Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox fractured the very tip of his left index finger in Game 4, but there’s still hope he will try and play Game 5 against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Fox would need to play with a protective covering on the finger.
8:31 PM ET PLAYA VISTA, Calif. — The LA Clippers will try to keep their season alive without Kawhi Leonard and Paul George in Game 5 against the Phoenix Suns. The Clippers ruled out both of their franchise stars on Monday ahead of Tuesday’s contest at Phoenix. The Suns lead the Clippers 3-1 and can
6:11 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kyle Anderson has been ruled out for Game 5 in Denver on Tuesday due to a left eye injury he suffered in Game 4, the team announced on Monday. Anderson suffered what the team called a left eye/facial contusion after teammate Anthony Edwards inadvertently hit Anderson in the face
8:00 AM ET DILLON BROOKS STEPPED onto the Crypto.com Arena court Saturday evening before any of the other Memphis Grizzlies starters for Game 3 against the Los Angeles Lakers. Brooks walked across the floor, straight down the half-court line and directly toward referee crew chief Marc Davis. Brooks looked Davis in the eye and extended
11:08 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — By the time Draymond Green made it to the Chase Center late Thursday night, he knew what needed to be done. Green had watched the Golden State Warriors’ season-saving win against the Sacramento Kings in Game 3 of their best-of-7 first-round series from home after serving a one-game suspension