7:00 AM ET The 2021 NBA postseason officially tips off Tuesday with the play-in tournament followed by the first round of the playoffs on Saturday. After a thrilling end of the regular season with seeds finally decided on the last day, the Charlotte Hornets and the Indiana Pacers will start things on Tuesday in the
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12:20 PM ET Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams has been voted as the National Basketball Coaches Association’s Coach of the Year, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The league’s 30 head coaches vote on the award, which was named in honor of late NBCA executive director, Michael Goldberg. Williams resurrected the Suns’ floundering franchise, leading Phoenix
12:27 PM ET Indiana Pacers guard Caris LeVert has entered the league’s health and safety protocol and is out for Tuesday night’s play-in game against the Charlotte Hornets. LeVert, who is out for the next 10 to 14 days, is averaging 24.8 points, 7.4 assists and 4.9 rebounds over the past 10 games. This is
4:21 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Upon further review, Indiana’s Myles Turner is the NBA’s blocked-shot champion for this season. The NBA said Tuesday that Turner will be recognized as the winner in that category, even though he did not play in the required 70% of games that are typically needed for someone
5:23 PM ET Associate head coach David Vanterpool and assistant coach Bryan Gates won’t be returning to new coach Chris Finch’s staff with the Minnesota Timberwolves next season, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Tuesday. Finch was hired midseason to replace Ryan Saunders, who had hired Vanterpool and Gates. Vanterpool had received support from several
2:34 PM ET Associated Press The next big decision that Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry makes won’t be the one that decides his NBA future. His Olympic future will be settled first. Lowry — who will be one of the top free agents on the market this summer — said Tuesday that he is considering
3:51 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Bucks reserve forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo will miss the start of the playoffs after suffering an avulsion fracture to his right patella tendon in his team’s regular-season finale. Bucks officials said Tuesday that he will be out for at least two weeks and would be evaluated again at that
11:44 PM ET The Sacramento Kings will bring head coach Luke Walton back for a third season, sources confirmed to ESPN. The Kings extended their record-tying 15-year playoff drought after a second consecutive 31-41 season under Walton, who has two years left on his deal. Sacramento is in the midst of a multiyear rebuilding process
3:27 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN New Orleans Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball has heard his name swirl in trade rumors almost from the time he entered the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers four years ago. But now, for the first time, Ball could have a say in his next destination as he approaches restricted free
1:10 PM ET Bradley Beal said his strained left hamstring won’t be 100 percent and that he will have to manage it when the Washington Wizards play the Boston Celtics in the play-in tournament on Tuesday. Beal said his hamstring did not worsen after scoring 25 points and grabbing six rebounds in 35 minutes during