10:41 PM ET Echoing sentiments he has had throughout the season, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid called for more shots after his team’s 109-101 Game 1 loss to the Boston Celtics Monday. Embiid scored 12 points on 5-of-5 shooting in the first quarter after getting a number of early opportunities in the post. But the
8:55 PM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — As consequential as the Lakers‘ upcoming playoff series against the Trail Blazers might seem, the stakes can’t compare to the literal life-or-death circumstances L.A.’s LeBron James and Portland’s Carmelo Anthony were in during a Bahamas vacation. James, Anthony, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul — affectionately known as
11:03 PM ET Dallas Mavericks center/power forward Kristaps Porzingis was ejected from an NBA game for the first time during his playoff debut Monday night, prompting a pair of the league’s legends to rip the referees for a quick whistle. Porzingis was automatically ejected after being called for his second technical foul with 9:10 remaining
9:35 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Boston Celtics lost forward Gordon Hayward to a right ankle sprain in the fourth quarter of their 109-101 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. “Sprained ankle,” Celtics coach Brad Stevens said afterward. “Don’t know the severity, but he’s clearly in pain, and it looked like
2:00 AM ET Luka Doncic made history in his first playoff game with 42 points, nine assists and seven rebounds to set the NBA record for most points in a postseason debut. But the Dallas Mavericks’ budding star could only sum up his Game 1 performance against the LA Clippers with one word. “Terrible,” Doncic
1:15 AM ET When Juan Soto homered in the top of the ninth inning on Monday night to give the Nationals a 6-3 lead over the Braves, he admired his blast and enjoyed a slow trot around the bases — the seventh time in his 12 Major League Baseball games he has made such a
1:33 AM BST ESPN staff Richie Mo’unga and Beauden Barrett will get the chance to face off at fly-half for the first time this season after the star All Blacks duo were named in the South Island and North Island squads respectively. The two 28-man squads were unveiled on Tuesday afternoon [NZT], giving both teams
9:27 PM ET The Arizona Coyotes‘ 7-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche in Game 4 of their quarterfinal series was the most lopsided defeat of the Western Conference postseason tournament. Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet had another phrase for it. “It was just a total debacle,” he said moments after the Avalanche took a 3-1 series
8:29 PM ET Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins could have chosen any playoff game to watch along with an ESPN reporter on the first day of the NBA postseason, but he selected the Denver Nuggets–Utah Jazz because of his relationship with Donovan Mitchell. “We went through pre-draft camp together,” Collins explains. “We’re pretty good friends
9:54 PM ET Internazionale‘s Lautaro Martinez said his side are ready for “great things” after his two goals helped the Italians book a spot in a first European final in a decade after a 5-0 thrashing of Shakhtar Donetsk in their Europa League semifinal. Martinez got the ball rolling in the first half with a