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ESPN News Services Apr 22, 2024, 10:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Jordi Fernandez was hired Monday as coach of the Brooklyn Nets, who are looking to bounce back after missing the playoffs for the first time in six years. “I am truly grateful to lead the Nets as head coach,” Fernandez

NBA Insiders Apr 22, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA playoffs tipped off this weekend, as the Denver Nuggets look to become the NBA’s first repeat champions since the 2017 and 2018 Golden State Warriors. They picked up right where they left off in the Western Conference a season ago, winning their

Andrew Lopez, ESPNApr 22, 2024, 02:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions OKLAHOMA CITY — Entering the playoffs, the Oklahoma City Thunder were the youngest team in NBA history to secure a No. 1 seed since seeding began in 1984. After missing the playoffs the past three seasons and working on a rebuild, the Thunder’s reward

Jamal Collier, ESPNApr 21, 2024, 11:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — With the clock winding down toward the end of the first quarter, Bucks point guard Damian Lillard put an exclamation point on his Game 1 masterpiece. With a crossover, he created space and stepped back into a 28-foot 3-pointer, a vintage move

Chris Herring, ESPN Senior WriterApr 21, 2024, 06:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Celtics star Jayson Tatum was a catalyst in more ways than one in Boston’s convincing 114-94 victory over the Miami Heat on Sunday afternoon in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. He played smart, unselfish basketball against Miami’s double-teams,

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterApr 21, 2024, 08:50 PM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — After the worst offensive first half in the franchise’s playoff history, coach Jason Kidd’s primary concern wasn’t the Dallas

Tim Bontemps, ESPNApr 21, 2024, 07:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA unveiled the three finalists for each of its seven major individual awards for the 2023-24 regular season Sunday night, a list that was headlined by two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic being named a finalist for the award for a fourth straight season

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterApr 21, 2024, 04:31 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions DENVER — It remains unclear whether Los Angeles Lakers forwards Christian Wood and

Jamal Collier, ESPNApr 21, 2024, 05:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MILWAUKEE — Two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo will not play in Game 1 of the Bucks‘ first-round playoff series against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night, coach Doc Rivers said about two hours before tipoff. Antetokounmpo has not played since April 9, sitting out Milwaukee’s

Tim Bontemps, ESPNApr 21, 2024, 03:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — When Philadelphia 76ers forward Nicolas Batum was asked Sunday what stood out about rewatching his team’s Game 1 loss to the New York Knicks, his answer was immediate and short. “Rebound,” Batum said. While there were many reasons the 76ers could