7:48 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — The Boston Celtics know that, once again, they failed to take advantage of securing home court by dropping Game 4 of the NBA Finals Friday night. But, as the series shifts back here to Chase Center for Game 5 Monday night with the series now turning into
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2:45 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson reiterated his desire to be with the organization, speaking Saturday at a local YMCA where he held a youth and basketball camp registration. Speaking to reporters, Williamson was asked if opening the camp was a sign he wanted to stay in New Orleans. “I
8:00 AM ET The NBA playoffs are full of moments that can swing a series: a buzzer-beating 3-pointer, a late and-1 bucket or an alley-oop dunk in front of the home crowd. Or in some cases, it might be the blow of the referee’s whistle, as a late-game block/charge call or an overturned bucket could
8:00 AM ET BOSTON — Steve Kerr has made a lot of high-pressure, large-stakes decisions during his NBA career. Like that afternoon in 1995 when he got fed up with Michael Jordan in a Chicago Bulls practice and made the choice to throw a forearm and ended up with a black eye. The Golden State
3:16 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN BOSTON — Stephen Curry isn’t one to show tons of emotion throughout the course of a game. But in the Golden State Warriors‘ 107-97 win over the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, Curry wore his heart on his sleeve all night. Late in the first quarter,
2:19 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Jayson Tatum had a simple solution for the Boston Celtics to bounce back with a win in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday night — he just needs to play better. “I mean, I give [the Golden State Warriors] credit,” Tatum said after Boston’s 107-97 loss
3:30 AM ET BOSTON — Draymond Green said he wasn’t “thrilled” when Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr pulled him out Friday night with under eight minutes remaining in the fourth quarter of Game 4 in Boston. While Green did come up with two big plays on a crucial possession with just over a
11:50 PM ET The Golden State Warriors built a dynasty playing a beautiful brand of basketball predicated on movement, passing and creativity. Down 2-1 and desperate for a win on hostile ground in Boston’s TD Garden, the Warriors displayed precious little of that choreography, but managed to eke out a rugged 107-97 win to knot
6:27 PM ET Golden State Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson has agreed to a four-year deal to become the new head coach of the Charlotte Hornets, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Friday. Atkinson will replace James Borrego, who was fired in April after going 138-163 in his four seasons with the team. The Hornets had
5:10 PM ET The New Orleans Pelicans say Brandon Ingram had surgery on his right fifth finger Tuesday and is expected to be sidelined six to eight weeks. According to the team, the surgery was to address a flexion contracture. The Pelicans didn’t say what prompted the procedure, but Ingram did jam his right ring