12:39 AM ET MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Dillon Brooks exchanged words with LeBron James during the third quarter of the Memphis Grizzlies‘ series-tying 103-93 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Wednesday’s Game 2 and had plenty more to say about the NBA’s all-time leading scorer postgame. The confrontation occurred after the Grizzlies called a timeout
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2:06 AM ET Jamal CollierESPN MILWAUKEE — The morning before Game 2 of the Milwaukee Bucks‘ first-round series with the Miami Heat, when star Giannis Antetokounmpo was still questionable to play because of a lower back contusion, guard Jrue Holiday imparted a message to the team’s two-time MVP. “I know you’re going to want to
1:24 AM ET MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Facing a Grizzlies team missing its superstar in Ja Morant, with a chance to go up 2-0 in their first-round series, Anthony Davis piled up too many missed shots in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 103-93 loss on Wednesday. “Obviously, I can be better,” Davis said after failing to connect
3:20 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN DENVER — As Jamal Murray headed to the bench after recording his fifth 40-point game in the playoffs, he soaked in the admiration of the sold-out Ball Arena crowd. His other four 40-point playoff games came during the bubble in Orlando in the 2020 playoffs. This one was different. With
7:22 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown made it two awards in as many days for the Kings franchise as he cruised to a unanimous selection as the NBA’s Coach of the Year, which was announced on TNT Wednesday night. “These honors don’t come around often, so you’re very appreciative of them,”
7:30 PM ET Brianna Williams The Bay Area NBA playoffs showdown between the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings will be without a star figure for Game 3: Draymond Green. Green is serving a one-game suspension for stepping on the chest of Kings forward Domantas Sabonis in the fourth quarter of Game 2. Editor’s Picks
6:39 PM ET MEMPHIS — Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant was ruled out of Wednesday’s Game 2 against the Los Angeles Lakers due to right hand soreness. The Grizzlies announced an hour before tip-off that Morant, who has bruising in the soft tissue of the hand, would not play. Grizzlies coach Taylor Jenkins said during
11:46 AM ET The NBA executive vice president and head of basketball operations, Joe Dumars, said Draymond Green‘s “excessive and over-the-top actions” and his history as a “repeat offender” were instrumental in the league’s decision to suspend him for Game 3 of the Golden State Warriors‘ Western Conference first-round series against the Sacramento Kings. “Here’s
1:46 PM ET The Milwaukee Bucks have upgraded Giannis Antetokounmpo to questionable for Wednesday night’s Game 2 against the Miami Heat. Antetokounmpo did not practice Tuesday and had been listed as doubtful because of the lower back injury he suffered in Game 1 on Sunday. But coach Mike Budenholzer said the Bucks were optimistic about
11:37 AM ET UCLA freshman Adem Bona will enter the 2023 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Wednesday. Bona, the No. 45 overall prospect in the ESPN 100, will maintain his NCAA eligibility while he tests the NBA draft waters. A 6-foot-10 center from Nigeria, Bona was named Pac-12 freshman of the year and to