1:23 PM ET Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Lindsay Gottlieb has agreed to a six-year contract to become the women’s head coach at USC, sources told ESPN. Gottlieb leaves the NBA after an aggressive USC pursuit to bring her back to the Pac-12 Conference, including a massive upgrade in program salary and resources with hopes of restoring
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12:43 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Veteran referee Tony Brown, who worked his first NBA Finals last season, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and will miss the rest of the season. The NBA announced Monday that Brown has been undergoing treatment since his diagnosis last month. Brown, 54, has officiated 1,109 regular-season
10:50 AM ET Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal will miss at least two games because of a left hamstring strain, the team announced Monday. Beal, who suffered the injury Saturday against the Pacers, had already been ruled out for Monday’s road game against the Hawks. The NBA’s second-leading scorer now will also miss Wednesday’s game
10:43 AM ET Marc J. Spears Rapper J. Cole is expected to play for the Rwanda Patriots BBC in the inaugural season of the Basketball Africa League, sources told The Undefeated. J. Cole, 36, arrived in Rwanda two days ago and is in the midst of quarantining in order to play in the 12-team league.
9:00 AM ET David Purdum Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Doug Kezirian Close ESPN ESPN Sports Betting Analyst Host of Daily Wager Behind The Bets podcast host Oddsmakers are barely budging with the unexpected variable that the Los Angeles Lakers are likely headed toward the play-in
6:29 AM ET LOS ANGELES — After scoring a season-high 42 points to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a convincing 123-110 win over the Phoenix Suns, Anthony Davis said he’s enjoying the spot his team currently finds itself in — slotted for the play-in tournament with just four games left to play. “It’s been
7:00 AM ET The NBA play-in tournament races — more importantly, the races to stay out of the play-in — sure make the regular season’s final week compelling. The Miami Heat took a huge step in securing their top-6 seed — and avoiding a spot among Nos. 7 to 10 — by defeating the seventh-seeded
1:00 AM ET With the addition of play-in games to the 2021 NBA playoffs, the scramble for seeding is wilder — and more important — than ever, with almost every game down the stretch having significant postseason implications. Play-in matchups following Sunday’s games Play-in games to be held May 18-21 • How the play-in tournament
8:51 PM ET Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic was ejected early in the third quarter of Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Cavaliers after being called for a Flagrant 2 foul. After a lengthy replay review, the officials ruled that Doncic made “an aggressive strike to the groin area” of Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton, justifying the
8:22 PM ET Already ramping his way back up to postseason form coming off a foot injury, LA Clippers star Kawhi Leonard is playing through a left-hand issue as well. Leonard shot 9-of-26 and finished with 29 points in a 106-100 loss to the New York Knicks at Staples Center on Sunday. Afterward, Leonard admitted
5:32 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — After watching the Celtics fall behind by more than 20 points for the third time in the past five games in Sunday’s 130-124 loss to the Miami Heat, Celtics coach Brad Stevens said it’s on him to figure out how to get his team off to better starts.
5:07 PM ET Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal is out for Monday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks with a left hamstring strain, the team announced Sunday. Beal injured the hamstring late in Saturday’s 133-132 win over the Indiana Pacers. He checked out of the game with 21 seconds left in regulation and missed all of
12:42 AM ET With the addition of play-in games to the 2021 NBA playoffs, the scramble for seeding is wilder — and more important — than ever, with almost every game down the stretch having significant postseason implications. Here’s a breakdown of all the key games from Saturday and what the results mean for the
1:02 PM ET The NBA fined New Orleans Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin $50,000 on Sunday “for public criticism of the officiating and comments detrimental to the NBA.” On Friday, Griffin said Zion Williamson‘s fractured left ring finger, which will keep him out indefinitely, was “avoidable” if the NBA did a
7:36 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN ON OPENING NIGHT in Indianapolis, New York Knicks guard RJ Barrett stood wide open in the left corner before taking a crosscourt pass and gathering for the shot. Despite Indiana Pacers guard Aaron Holiday closing hard, Barrett rose and fired a high-arching shot that hit all net and gave the
1:59 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry‘s incredible run shows no signs of stopping any time soon. The Golden State Warriors superstar scored 49 points in Saturday’s 136-97 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, putting together yet another brilliant performance in a season that’s been full of them. Curry, who is now averaging a
2:21 AM ET The Brooklyn Nets ended their longest losing streak of the season, defeating the Denver Nuggets 125-119 in a come-from-behind win on Saturday night in Ball Arena. The Nets trailed by as many as 21 points in Denver — making it their second-largest comeback of the season. Going into the game against the
12:42 AM ET With the addition of play-in games to the 2021 NBA playoffs, the scramble for seeding is wilder — and more important — than ever, with almost every game down the stretch having significant postseason implications. Here’s a breakdown of all the key games from Saturday and what the results mean for the