6:00 PM ET James BestESPN The first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs continues Monday night with two games on tap between division rivals. The Philadelphia 76ers will take on the Brooklyn Nets after dismantling the Nets in Game 1 on Saturday afternoon. The Golden State Warriors and the Sacramento Kings will cap off the
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3:31 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN MILWAUKEE — Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo received an MRI on his injured back that came back clean, coach Mike Budenholzer said Monday afternoon, an optimistic update one day after a lower back contusion forced the two-time MVP to exit Sunday’s game before the end of the first half. Antetokounmpo played
4:15 PM ET Dink Pate, a five-star recruit in the 2024 high school class, has signed with the NBA’s G League Ignite program, he told ESPN. “The whole idea of why I started playing basketball was to be a pro,” said Pate, who just turned 17 in March. “G League Ignite brings me one step
8:00 AM ET The 2022-23 NBA playoffs are here, and after the heavyweight teams showed why they’re the higher seeds Saturday, the lower seeds struck back Sunday. In the Eastern Conference, the Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics opened their postseason slates with dominant home wins against the Brooklyn Nets and Atlanta Hawks, respectively, and could
3:23 AM ET PHOENIX — After Russell Westbrook blocked Devin Booker‘s drive to the basket with 10 seconds remaining, the LA Clippers point guard unleashed a scream and a scowl. On a night when Westbrook labored with his shot and went 3-for-19 from the field, he made up for all the misfires by doing a
3:04 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN DENVER — Jamal Murray had to sit and watch on the sidelines for the Denver Nuggets‘ last two postseason appearances. So when he finally got back on the court for a Denver playoff game Sunday night, emotions were running a little high. “I haven’t felt that much excitement in a
8:00 AM ET Marc J. Spears SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Minutes after scoring a game-high 38 points following the first Sacramento Kings‘ playoff victory in nearly 17 years, guard De’Aaron Fox walks to the scorers’ table and greets owner Vivek Ranadive. The 18,253 fans at the Golden 1 Center know what’s coming next as a countdown
6:57 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN MILWAUKEE — Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo was ruled out for the remainder of Game 1 against the Miami Heat with a lower back contusion, the team announced. After picking up his second foul on a charge taken by Heat forward Kevin Love with 1:46 remaining in the first quarter, Antetokounmpo
5:33 PM ET MEMPHIS — Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant shouted in agony as he ran off the court holding his right hand midway through the fourth quarter of Sunday’s Game 1 against the Los Angeles Lakers and did not return. Memphis trailed by four when Morant exited and went on to lose 128-112, with the
7:24 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN MILWAUKEE — Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro broke his right hand while diving for a loose ball during the second quarter of Sunday’s Game 1 against the Milwaukee Bucks. Herro crashed to the floor after he was unsuccessful in trying to chase down a loose ball during the final minute