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Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJun 4, 2024, 02:31 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 With Kyrie Irving set to play in his first NBA Finals since 2017

Tim Bontemps, ESPNJun 4, 2024, 03:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis said Tuesday that “the plan” is for him to be available in Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks Thursday night, but was still wary of how his leg will respond. “That is the

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJun 4, 2024, 12:36 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 THE DALLAS MAVERICKS‘ disappointing 2022-23 season had slogged to its final two games. It was April 7, 2023, and the Mavs had

Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NBA Finals get underway Thursday with the Boston Celtics hosting the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of what’s expected to be a close, hard-fought series. Which bets stand out in the Finals? Here are the series and prop bets our experts Andre Snellings, Eric Moody, Tyler Fulghum, Steve Alexander and

Jun 4, 2024, 09:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Dallas Mavericks have signed general manager Nico Harrison to a multiyear contract extension. The Mavericks announced the deal Tuesday, two days before they play the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Terms of the extension were not disclosed. Mavericks owner Patrick Dumont

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJun 3, 2024, 04:37 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 DALLAS — As Kyrie Irving prepared for his third playoff series against the Celtics since departing Boston, this time in the NBA

Associated Press Jun 3, 2024, 01:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — A new network is launching to carry games from three Chicago pro teams, the Blackhawks, Bulls and White Sox. The Chicago Sports Network (CHSN) announced Monday that it will launch in October across multiple platforms. The network said it will air more

Jun 3, 2024, 12:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The new miniseries “Clipped” (debuting Tuesday, streaming on Hulu) is the story of power and scandal in Los Angeles. When an audio recording of a racist rant by former Clippers owner Donald Sterling was leaked online in 2014, it changed the NBA forever. “Clipped” is based

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJun 3, 2024, 11:47 AM ET Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame center Alonzo Mourning underwent surgery to remove his prostate after a diagnosis of Stage 3 prostate cancer, Mourning told ESPN. Additional testing revealed that the cancer did not spread beyond his prostate capsule, and his mid-March procedure has left him cancer free.

Kalan Hooks, ESPNJun 3, 2024, 10:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In the world of sports, one team’s loss is another team’s troll. NBA Twitter is one of the most active communities on the social media platform. Not only do fans post on X about their favorite teams while they are in action, but some

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJun 3, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions AS TEAMS GATHERED ahead of training camp in September, a surprising piece of information came down the NBA rumor mill: The Milwaukee Bucks weren’t just in

Dan Hajducky, ESPNJun 2, 2024, 04:46 PM ET Close Hajducky is an associate editor for ESPN. He has an MFA in creative writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut State universities. Open Extended Reactions A 2003-04 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection autographed Michael Jordan Logoman card —

Tim Bontemps, ESPNJun 1, 2024, 02:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — After coming up short in his first trip to the NBA Finals two years ago, Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum said Saturday that he views this return to the league’s championship round as a second chance at achieving his ultimate goal as

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNJun 1, 2024, 12:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Sacramento Kings coach Mike Brown has agreed on a contract extension that’ll take him through the 2026-2027 season with an annual raise to $8.5 million a season, his agent Warren LeGarie told ESPN on Friday night. Brown — the 2022-2023 NBA Coach of the

Anthony Gharib, ESPNMay 31, 2024, 05:12 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Brooklyn Nets guard Dennis Schroder chose a unique route for his offseason training — playing professional soccer. Schroder, born in Braunschweig, Germany, appeared in a match for FC Germania Bleckenstedt, a club in Germany’s sixth division, Landesliga Braunschweig, on Wednesday. Brooklyn Nets guard Dennis

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMay 31, 2024, 04:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Cleveland Cavaliers have been granted permission to interview two more head-coaching candidates in the franchise’s ongoing search, including New York Knicks associate head coach Johnnie Bryant and Miami Heat top assistant Chris Quinn, sources told ESPN on Friday. Bryant has spent four years

ESPN News Services May 31, 2024, 05:55 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Troy Weaver is out as general manager of the Detroit Pistons amid a retooled front office led by Trajan Langdon, according to multiple reports Friday. Detroit has had the NBA’s worst record the past two seasons and won just 23% of its games

May 31, 2024, 05:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The New Orleans Pelicans are planning to defer the Los Angeles Lakers’ first-round pick until 2025, clearing the way for the Lakers to select 17th overall in the 2024 NBA draft, sources told ESPN on Friday. The Pelicans — who have until 11:59 PM ET on