7:08 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic officially won a second straight NBA Most Valuable Player trophy Wednesday to become the second consecutive international player to win two in a row. The 27-year-old from Sombor, Serbia, averaged 27.1 points, 13.8 rebounds and 7.9 assists to take home MVP honors. Milwaukee’s
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1:51 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Kyrie Irving might have to show the Brooklyn Nets he’s more than a great basketball player if he wants a future with the team. General manager Sean Marks made clear Wednesday that Irving will have to prove a commitment to being available to his team, a commitment
5:37 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN BOSTON — The Celtics will be without forward Robert Williams III for the second consecutive game on Wednesday night as he’ll sit with left knee soreness. Boston coach Ime Udoka said Williams was still experiencing soreness on Wednesday and the team decided to hold him out of Game 5 against
6:41 PM ET Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Lorenzen Wright’s ex-wife should not be granted early release from a 30-year prison sentence she received after pleading guilty to plotting the retired NBA player’s 2010 slaying, a Tennessee Board of Parole member said Wednesday. Barrett Rich recommended the board deny parole for Sherra Wright during a
8:00 AM ET All odds are provided by Caesars Sportsbook. What you need to know for today’s playoff games Jayson The Creator? Jayson Tatum is turning into a superstar before our eyes and it’s more than just his elite ability to score the basketball. Tatum has become a playmaker for Boston’s role players, tallying 32
12:59 AM ET ESPN News Services Bob Lanier, the left-handed big man who muscled up beside the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as one of the NBA’s top players of the 1970s, died Tuesday. He was 73. The NBA said in a statement that the legendary center died after a short illness. The Hall of Famer
12:59 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN MIAMI — Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid congratulated Nikola Jokic on winning the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for a second straight season, adding Tuesday night that there was “no right or wrong” answer among several deserving candidates. But Embiid also said that, going forward, he’ll steer his focus toward
1:14 AM ET PHOENIX — Dallas Mavericks forward Marquese Chriss followed Suns center Bismack Biyombo off the court and through the tunnel after the pair were ejected late in Phoenix’s 110-80 Game 5 win on Tuesday night, causing security personnel to sprint after Chriss and retrieve him before a confrontation could occur. With the Suns
10:01 PM ET Jeanie Buss isn’t happy that the Los Angeles Lakers aren’t in the playoffs, and the team’s CEO and president said that she has gotten input from some familiar faces — including Phil Jackson, Magic Johnson and, yes, LeBron James — as to how the team can get back there. “If we are
1:09 AM ET When the definitive history of the Process-Era Philadelphia 76ers is written someday, there will be many moments and decisions to revisit. Without the benefit of hindsight yet, it’s impossible to know which were the most consequential. But it’s impossible to watch what Jimmy Butler did to the Sixers Tuesday night in the