7:32 AM ET Klay Thompson knows exactly what to search for to inspire himself, Draymond Green succinctly sums up his Game 3 performance and more from our Quotes of the Week. “I’ll probably just YouTube Game 6 Klay.” — Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson, on how he plans to get out of his
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8:25 PM ET New Orleans Pelicans vice president of basketball operations David Griffin called Zion Williamson a max player and said it is an “easy decision” to offer him a big money extension. Williamson is eligible to sign a five-year, $181 million max rookie extension this summer. But after missing all of the 2021-22 season
4:19 PM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN BOSTON — Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry is expected to play in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday. Curry’s status was up in the air after he suffered an injury late in the fourth quarter of Game 3 when Boston Celtics forward Al Horford rolled on Curry’s
3:19 PM ET LeBron James, whose net worth was recently valuated north of $1 billion by Forbes, has made it known for years that he plans to own an NBA team when he is finished playing. Now that vision has a location. “I want a team in Vegas,” James said in a clip from the
3:55 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — When Robert Williams feels good, the Celtics look good. And in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, both he and the Celtics looked great. But as Williams continues to deal with soreness in his left knee that has bothered him off and on for more than two months,
1:25 PM ET France’s Rayan Rupert — one of the most promising young wing players in the world — is signing a deal to join the New Zealand Breakers of the Australian national basketball league next season, sources told ESPN. Rupert, who is 6-foot-7 with a 7-3 wingspan, is projected to be the 21st pick
8:00 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — The moment Billy Donovan learned what kind of competitor Al Horford is remains as clear in his memory as if it happened this week — and not 20 years ago. “I’ll never forget it,” says Donovan, Horford’s coach at the University of Florida who is now in charge
7:00 AM ET BOSTON — Klay Thompson has run the gamut of the NBA experience in his 11 years in the league. He’s seen the tremendous highs of winning three championships in four years and the lows of having to sit out more than two seasons due to injury. As the five-time All-Star assessed the
3:02 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN BOSTON — There was a lot for the Golden State Warriors to digest following their 116-100 loss to the Celtics on Wednesday night in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. But on the top of their minds after falling behind 2-1 in the series was the status of their superstar,
3:47 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Once again, the Celtics found themselves being pummeled by the Golden State Warriors in a third quarter. And as Stephen Curry‘s 3-pointer fell through the basket with 3 minutes, 45 seconds to go in the third quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night, capping