1:06 PM ET Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams was fined $15,000 by the NBA league office for his comments criticizing officials after his team’s Game 4 loss on Sunday. Williams was upset about a 42-15 free throw disparity in favor of the New Orleans Pelicans, who won 118-103 to even the series at 2-2. “You
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10:45 AM ET Less than a week after retiring as head coach at Villanova, Jay Wright is leaving the door open to someday coaching in the NBA. Appearing Tuesday on ESPN’s Keyshawn, JWill & Max, Wright said that he’s not looking to coach right now, but said “I’d be lying” if he said he hadn’t
8:00 AM ET NBA Insiders The first round of the playoffs is barely a week old and has already packed in plenty of intrigue. The Boston Celtics became the first team to advance to the second round when they completed a sweep of the Brooklyn Nets on Monday. If the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks win
2:10 AM ET Mike D’Antoni was watching the Brooklyn Nets‘ season-ending loss to the Boston Celtics Monday night from his living room in Austin, Texas, a world away from the drama his protégé, Nets coach Steve Nash, had just lived through. A year ago, D’Antoni had been on the Nets bench alongside Nash as the
9:53 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Jayson Tatum scored 29 points, Jaylen Brown had 22 and the Boston Celtics completed a four-game sweep of the Brooklyn Nets, becoming the first team to reach the second round of the playoffs with a 116-112 victory Monday night. Marcus Smart added 20 points and 11 assists
1:49 AM ET NEW YORK — In the wake of their season-ending sweep by the Boston Celtics, the Brooklyn Nets formally acknowledged on Monday night what was apparent throughout their season: All the issues they dealt with off the floor had a big impact on how they played on it. “I think it was just
12:17 AM ET Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell limped off the court late in the Mavericks’ 102-77 Game 5 win Monday night in Dallas, with the team later saying he suffered a left hamstring injury and will be evaluated Tuesday in Salt Lake City. Mitchell was rubbing the side of his upper left leg as
1:41 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA – After the Raptors took down the 76ers 103-88 in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference first-round series Monday night — moving Toronto within two wins of becoming the first team to erase a 3-0 deficit in NBA history — Philadelphia superstar Joel Embiid remained confident his team has
2:33 AM ET DALLAS — Luka Doncic downplayed the fracas that started with Utah Jazz backup center Hassan Whiteside‘s hard foul on him as “nothing” but typical playoff tension, but the Dallas Mavericks‘ superstar appreciated his teammates’ rushing to protect him. The incident occurred on Doncic’s dunk attempt with 5:33 remaining in the Mavs’ 102-77
5:56 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — Chicago Bulls guard Alex Caruso is in the NBA’s concussion protocol and is questionable for Game 5 of the first-round playoff series at Milwaukee, coach Billy Donovan said Monday. The Bucks lead 3-1 and will try to wrap up the series at home on Wednesday. Milwaukee won the