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Associated Press Feb 27, 2024, 08:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Detroit Pistons coach Monty Williams wasn’t exactly backing down a day after ripping the officials for missing a critical call near the end of a loss to the New York Knicks. Williams seemed to take little solace Tuesday in the crew chief

Kendra Andrews, ESPNFeb 27, 2024, 06:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has officially signed his two-year contract extension, the team announced Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not released, but ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported last week that it was for $53 million, which makes him the

Jerry Jiang Feb 27, 2024, 05:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions On Tuesday, Jordan Poole and Draymond Green will face off for the first time as opponents since Poole was traded in June 2023. The Golden State Warriors acquired veteran guard Chris Paul and redirected Poole to the Washington Wizards. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Although

Field Level Media Feb 27, 2024, 04:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns has been ruled out of Tuesday’s game against the visiting San Antonio Spurs due to personal reasons. Fellow center Rudy Gobert is listed as questionable for the contest with a left ankle sprain. Naz Reid, 24, could receive

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 27, 2024, 02:53 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

Tim Bontemps Kevin Pelton Close Kevin Pelton ESPN Senior Writer Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system Feb 27, 2024, 08:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions THE NBA IS in the middle of an offensive explosion. Scoring averages this season are the highest since

Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 26, 2024, 11:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — After the New York Knicks escaped with a 113-111 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Monday night — in large part because of an obvious missed call with 8.5 seconds left when Knicks guard Donte DiVincenzo plowed into Pistons forward Ausar

ESPN News Services Feb 26, 2024, 11:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Toronto Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic promised his players a tasty reward when they finally strung together a three-game winning streak. Now it’s time to pay up. With All-Star Scottie Barnes logging his fourth triple-double of the season and RJ Barrett scoring 24 points

Kendra Andrews, ESPNFeb 26, 2024, 02:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Golden State Warriors guard Chris Paul is slated to return to game action Tuesday when the Warriors face the Wizards in Washington. Paul has not played since Jan. 5 after fracturing his left hand. He had surgery to repair the fracture. The 19-year-veteran suffered

Open Extended Reactions Only a few months after Steve Ballmer purchased the LA Clippers in 2014, he and his staff began reconsidering everything about the franchise: where it should play, what its logo should look like, what colors it should use, even the name “Clippers” itself. They hired outside consultants to craft fan surveys asking

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 25, 2024, 10:11 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 PHOENIX — All LeBron James could do was laugh Sunday when asked about

Jamal Collier, ESPNFeb 25, 2024, 05:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — Doc Rivers wasn’t sure what kind of reception he would receive in his return to Philadelphia, eight months after the 76ers dismissed him as coach. “Do they give coaches big receptions?” Rivers said before his new team, the Milwaukee Bucks, beat Philadelphia

Andrew Lopez, ESPNFeb 25, 2024, 02:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler is among five players suspended without pay for their roles in Friday night’s on-court altercation with the New Orleans Pelicans. Butler and Pelicans forward Naji Marshall were suspended one game for “instigating and engaging in” an on-court altercation, the

ESPN News Services Feb 25, 2024, 01:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young will miss at least the next four weeks after suffering a ligament tear in his left pinkie. An MRI revealed a tear of the radial collateral ligament that will require surgery, the Hawks announced Sunday. Young’s surgery is

Fantasy Staff Feb 25, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Every team in the NBA has less than 30 games left on their regular-season schedule, but there is still enough time for much to change in the standings and in the awards races. Here are betting experts André Snellings, Eric Moody, Eric Karabell, Jim

Jamal Collier, ESPNFeb 25, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions AS DOC RIVERS sat on the sidelines at Ball Arena in Denver on Jan. 29, watching the Milwaukee Bucks up close for the first time as their new coach, he had an idea for a playcall. In the two days since he was formally

Tim Bontemps, ESPNFeb 25, 2024, 12:51 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — After the Boston Celtics claimed their season-best eighth straight victory Saturday night, defeating the New York Knicks 116-102 at Madison Square Garden, Boston now has an eight-game cushion over the second-place Cleveland Cavaliers atop the Eastern Conference. That is a bigger

Associated Press Feb 24, 2024, 08:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert was ruled out for Saturday’s home game against the Brooklyn Nets with a left ankle sprain. Gobert injured his ankle in the third quarter of Friday’s 112-107 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. Saturday marks just the second