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7:05 PM ET Joel Embiid came back from a knee injury to play, but the Philadelphia 76ers couldn’t come back from a 26-point deficit against the visiting Atlanta Hawks, losing Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series 128-124 on Sunday. Playing for the first time in six days since suffering a meniscus tear in
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4:56 PM ET NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets star guard James Harden is out for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday with what the team is calling “right hamstring tightness.” The Nets currently lead the series 1-0 despite losing Harden less than one minute into the series opener
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12:10 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Jason Kidd has withdrawn his name from consideration for the Portland Trail Blazers head-coaching vacancy, he told ESPN on Sunday morning. “Portland’s a first-class organization and will have great candidates for its head coaching job, but I’ve decided not to be one of them,” Kidd told ESPN.
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12:36 PM ET ESPN News Services Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid started in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday. Embiid had been considered a game-time decision after suffering a small lateral meniscus tear in his right knee. He was injured when he fell during a Game 4 loss
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8:17 PM ET NEW YORK — James Harden played just 43 seconds of Game 1 between the Brooklyn Nets and Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday before injuring his right hamstring. He was ruled out for the rest of the game and left Barclays Center to have imaging on the hamstring, a team spokesperson said. Harden missed
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12:40 PM ET As the Orlando Magic move into a full rebuilding process, coach Steve Clifford and the franchise have together agreed to a parting, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Clifford, who led the Magic to the playoffs in successive seasons before this year, had several meetings with management over recent weeks that ultimately drove
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2:49 AM ET Kawhi Leonard treated Friday night like a Game 7 and it showed, from wanting to guard Luka Doncic to matching his playoff career-high with 45 points. With the LA Clippers‘ season and title hopes on the line, Leonard delivered arguably his finest all-around performance as a Clipper to help L.A. beat the
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