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Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterApr 27, 2024, 10:40 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Open Extended Reactions Not counting the not-so-secret tunnels inside of Crypto.com Arena, there were — at most — 100 feet between the cozy interview room in which Denver Nuggets center Nikola

Anthony Gharib, ESPNApr 27, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions There’s no love lost between the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers as their first-round series continues Saturday night with Game 4 (8:30 EST on ABC). Editor’s Picks 1 Related It’s been an entirely one-sided matchup in recent years — the Nuggets are riding

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterApr 27, 2024, 03:16 AM 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 PHOENIX — The boos trickled down in

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterApr 27, 2024, 01:43 AM 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 MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterApr 27, 2024, 01:35 AM 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 — A couple of heated confrontations during the fourth quarter of the Dallas Mavericks‘ 101-90 Game 3 win over the LA

Apr 27, 2024, 12:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CAIRO – Thierry Darlan’s Bangui beat Khaman Maluach’s City Oilers 91-76 in the Basketball Africa League Nile Conference on Friday, to put the team from the Central African Republic team on the brink of qualification for the playoffs in Rwanda. Egypt’s Al Ahly defeated Libya’s Al

Jamal Collier, ESPNApr 27, 2024, 12:09 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Injuries are beginning to pile up for the Milwaukee Bucks, presenting them with a new hurdle as they try to rally from a 2-1 deficit in their first-round series against the Indiana Pacers. Milwaukee has already been playing without two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, sidelined with

Associated Press Apr 26, 2024, 09:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Tyrese Haliburton completed a three-point play with 1.6 seconds left, capping his first postseason triple-double in his first home playoff game to give the Indiana Pacers a 121-118 overtime victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night. Indiana leads the best-of-seven series

Open Extended Reactions Luka Doncic made sure to pull up in style to Game 3 of the Dallas Mavericks first-round series against the LA Clippers. Editor’s Picks One of the most exciting matchups of the NBA playoffs, the Clippers took Game 1 before the Mavericks knotted matters at one apiece with a win in Game

Associated Press Apr 26, 2024, 07:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Caitlin Clark crashed the NBA’s playoff party Friday night and drew a standing ovation from her new home fans. Twice. She’s hoping to do it all over again in September in the same place. The WNBA’s No. 1 overall draft pick and

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterApr 26, 2024, 06:25 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 EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — If the Los Angeles Lakers‘ season ends with a

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNApr 26, 2024, 05:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Juwan Howard has agreed to a deal to become an assistant coach with the Brooklyn Nets, sources told ESPN on Friday. Howard — fired by Michigan in March after five seasons as coach — joins new Nets coach Jordi Fernandez’s staff. Howard spent six

Apr 26, 2024, 12:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Milwaukee Bucks have ruled two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo out of Friday night’s Game 3 of the series against the Indiana Pacers with a left calf strain. The Bucks already played the first two games of this series without Antetokounmpo. The Bucks and Pacers are tied

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterApr 26, 2024, 08:00 AM 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 KEVIN DURANT HEARD the pop in his

Apr 26, 2024, 05:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CAIRO — Thierry Darlan’s G League Ignite stint was not what he’d have hoped for, dealing with an injured ankle for much of it, but his form with Bangui SC at the Basketball Africa League has made his decision to enter the NBA Draft this year

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterApr 26, 2024, 03:20 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 LOS ANGELES — Having just logged the 285th playoff game of his career

Kendra Andrews, ESPNApr 25, 2024, 11:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — When the Orlando Magic missed their first eight field goal attempts in Game 3 in their first-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday, they kept the mindset they’ve had all series long: just keep shooting. It’s not what they wanted

Tim Bontemps, ESPNApr 26, 2024, 01:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — The New York Knicks took exception to the flagrant foul Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid committed on Knicks center Mitchell Robinson in the first quarter of Philadelphia’s 125-114 Game 3 victory, calling it “dirty” and saying Robinson was fortunate to avoid serious