3:40 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The idea that Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons will spend the offseason improving his shooting stroke has become an annual discussion in Philadelphia. That certainly will be the case again this offseason, after Simmons melted down at the foul line — and disappeared from Philadelphia’s offense — as the 76ers
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1:32 PM ET ESPN News Services Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo has committed to join the 12-man Team USA roster for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, his agent, Alex Saratsis, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell, however, has declined an invitation to join Team USA for the Olympics, sources told Wojnarowski. Instead,
1:02 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens said Monday that every move he makes in his new role — including trading Kemba Walker and a first-round draft pick to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Al Horford — will be made with one goal in mind: maximizing the talents of
7:00 AM ET The NBA offseason has begun. While the playoffs are still in full swing, 26 teams are already looking ahead to next season and making moves in free agency and trades. Prior to last offseason, the 2021 NBA free-agent class was seen as potentially historic. Players like LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Paul George,
7:00 AM ET The NBA’s conference semifinals had a bit of everything. We were treated to two thrilling Game 7s, with the Milwaukee Bucks outlasting the Brooklyn Nets in overtime and the Atlanta Hawks stunning the top-seeded Philadelphia 76ers at home to advance. We got another historic comeback from the LA Clippers, who were down
2:03 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — After the 76ers bowed out of the playoffs on Sunday following a postseason in which he was historically inept from the free throw line and struggled to score in the second round, Ben Simmons shouldered the blame. “I ain’t shoot well from the line this series,” Simmons said following the
1:46 AM ET For most of Game 7, Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young‘s patented “shiver” gesture — the one he unleashes to let onlookers know he has transformed into Ice Trae — had a different connotation. Ice Trae had been ice cold all night, missing 19 of his first 21 shots attempts from the field.
6:54 PM ET Brianna Williams Joel Embiid has been known for his fair share of trolling throughout the years. However, after the Philadelphia 76ers were bounced out of the playoffs in a 103-96 loss, the Atlanta Hawks social media page decided to do some trolling of their own Sunday. For the last eight years “Trust
10:56 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN For only the second time in 50 years, the Atlanta Hawks are heading to the conference finals. The fifth-seeded Hawks knocked off the top-seeded Philadelphia 76ers in Philadelphia 103-96 in Game 7 to advance. In a back-and-forth affair, the Hawks ultimately came out on top. The game featured 20 lead
9:48 PM ET PHOENIX — After Devin Booker went off for a 40-point triple-double against them in Game 1, Paul George said the Phoenix Suns present a different challenge for the LA Clippers. After overcoming Luka Doncic and Donovan Mitchell in the first two rounds, the Clippers now have to figure out a way to
8:41 PM ET As he walked into the tunnel moments after posting his first career triple-double, with big man Deandre Ayton walking alongside, Devin Booker grabbed his phone to make a FaceTime call. “You seen them 11 assists, right?” Ayton said into the phone. “You seen him throw out 11 dimes, right?” On the other
12:37 PM ET Dyson Daniels, the No. 18 prospect in the ESPN 2022 mock draft, has signed with the NBA’s G League Ignite program, he told ESPN Sunday. “I feel that this is the best pathway for me to get to my ultimate goal; the NBA,” Daniels said. “It has every resource I need in
6:44 PM ET NBA Insiders The Bubble Suns are so last year. Say hello to the Playoff Suns. After falling behind 2-1 to the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round, the Phoenix Suns have now won eight consecutive playoff games, the longest streak in their franchise history and the longest for any team since
4:54 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN On the day the Phoenix Suns played their first Western Conference finals game in more than a decade, Suns general manager James Jones was honored as the league’s Executive of the Year. In a tight vote, which is conducted by the league’s executives themselves, Jones got nine first place votes
12:38 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was fined $35,000 for “escalating the on-court altercation” between himself and Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Friday night, the NBA announced Sunday. Also, Hawks reserve center Bruno Fernando was suspended without pay for Sunday’s Game
11:02 AM ET Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie plans to decline the $12.3 million player option on his 2021-2022 contract and become an unrestricted free agent before Monday’s deadline, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Dinwiddie missed most of this season because of an ACL injury to his right knee, appearing in just three games. He
7:21 AM ET If you had the Phoenix Suns and the LA Clippers meeting up in the Western Conference finals, you just might be a soothsayer. The No. 4 seed Clippers made franchise history on Friday night by beating the No. 1 seed Utah Jazz in six games, thus earning their first trip beyond Round
7:16 AM ET The NBA’s Western Conference finals showdown between the Phoenix Suns and LA Clippers will begin without two of the league’s biggest stars. Suns guard Chris Paul, who remains in the league’s health and safety protocols, has been ruled out of Game 1 (3:30 p.m. ET on ABC) and Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard