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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

Kalan Hooks, ESPNApr 21, 2024, 12:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions As the NBA postseason settles in and the stakes continue to rise, so will players’ on-court soles. Editor’s Picks With their season on the line, the Sacramento Kings faced the Golden State Warriors in the 9-seed versus 10-seed matchup of the Western Conference play-in

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterApr 20, 2024, 09:07 PM ET Close Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print, focusing on the NBA. He has covered the Lakers, the Celtics and previously worked for The Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times. Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — With the Target Center pulsating,

Tim Bontemps, ESPNApr 20, 2024, 11:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — All season, the New York Knicks have gone as far as Jalen Brunson could carry them. But when Brunson had an uncharacteristically off night against the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday at Madison Square Garden, his teammates were there to pick up

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterApr 21, 2024, 01:33 AM 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 — As much as the story of the Los Angeles Lakers‘ season

Tim Bontemps, ESPNApr 20, 2024, 10:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — After a second brief injury scare involving superstar center Joel Embiid in just over a week, Philadelphia 76ers coach Nick Nurse said after Saturday night’s 111-104 loss to the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in Game 1 of their

Apr 21, 2024, 01:09 AM ET Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. said his teammates have had his back in recent days amid the sentencing of his younger brother Coban Porter to six years in prison for a drunken driving crash that killed a woman in Colorado last year. The sentencing Friday came just two

Jerry Jiang Apr 20, 2024, 07:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic had an interesting outfit ahead of his first game in the 2024 NBA playoffs. The defending NBA champion arrived to Ball Arena with a black-and-gray striped scarf and gray pants, similar to the outfit of Felonius Gru — the

Kendra Andrews, ESPNApr 20, 2024, 06:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Cavaliers star guard Donovan Mitchell got just two or three hours of sleep the night before Saturday’s 97-83 Game 1 win over the Orlando Magic. He knew he needed his rest — especially with a 1 p.m. ET tipoff — but he

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterApr 20, 2024, 03:52 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is