3:09 AM ET Down 30-11 just minutes into Game 3 before the biggest and most hostile crowd they’ve faced all season, the LA Clippers responded with a performance that might have saved their season. After head coach Ty Lue said they would show what they’re made of in a must-win game, the Clippers overcame another
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1:16 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Every one of the 4,789 fans who entered TD Garden on Friday night came ready to boo Kyrie Irving until their voices were hoarse. But after Boston came away with a stunning 122-115 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series, those same
12:11 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN At the end of a Game 2 loss to the New York Knicks on Wednesday, Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young — the newly-minted subject of Knicks’ fans aggression — walked off the court looking back toward the fans. He told the crowd that the Hawks would “see you in the
11:10 PM ET Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder publicly apologized to Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant and his family on Friday, calling for a lifetime ban for the three fans who directed vulgar, racist language at Morant’s family during Game 2 of the Jazz’s Western Conference quarterfinal series against the Grizzlies. The Jazz banned the
9:12 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Boston Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown weighed in on the discussion of racism in Boston before Game 3 of the team’s first-round series against the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night, saying the issue transcends basketball. Brown, addressing the media for the first time since undergoing season-ending wrist surgery earlier
7:41 PM ET LOS ANGELES — A day after Los Angeles Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope‘s bruised left quad forced him out of Game 3 of L.A.’s first-round playoff series with the Phoenix Suns, the injury showed slight improvement and an MRI administered on Friday revealed no tear and no structural damage in the left knee,
5:27 PM ET Washington Wizards guard Russell Westbrook did not practice Friday and is being listed as questionable for Game 3 of their series against the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday. Westbrook rolled his ankle with 10 minutes in the fourth quarter of the Wizards’ 120-95 Game 2 loss in Philadelphia on Wednesday night and did
4:45 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Michael Jordan and Nike’s Jordan Brand are giving $1 million to Morehouse College to boost journalism and sports-related studies. The gift announced Friday will help enrich its journalism and sports program that was originally launched with a donation from director and actor Spike Lee. The school, in a
5:09 PM ET ESPN News Services CLEVELAND — As the Cavaliers’ slow, stuttering rebuild continues around a “core four” of young players, the team still views Kevin Love as an important piece. One worth keeping around. At least, for now. On Friday, general manager Koby Altman spoke to the media for the first time since
1:02 PM ET Milwaukee Bucks starting guard Donte DiVincenzo will miss the rest of the playoffs with a tendon injury in his left foot, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. DiVincenzo left Thursday’s 113-84 win over the Miami Heat in the second quarter due to the injury. The 24-year-old had started 66 games for the Bucks
12:24 PM ET Projected lottery pick Isaiah Jackson has elected to hire an agent, forgo his remaining eligibility at Kentucky and keep his name in the 2021 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Friday. “I feel like I’m ready,” Jackson told ESPN. “All the feedback from teams has been good. People are saying lottery, which
11:14 AM ET Associated Press The New York Knicks will sell tickets only to fully vaccinated fans if they reach the second round of the playoffs. The Knicks announced Friday that Game 5 of their first-round series against Atlanta has already sold out, with more than 16,000 fans expected on Wednesday. More than 90% of
6:06 AM ET Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks wasn’t on social media Tuesday night when his starting power forward Blake Griffin started trending after two thunderous dunks over Boston Celtics center Robert Williams III. But he wasn’t surprised that the former Slam Dunk champion could still do that. The GM of the Brooklyn Nets,
7:00 AM ET NBA Insiders The 2021 NBA playoffs are less than one week old, but we’ve already seen some epic superstar performances, upsets brewing and plenty of fans back in the stands. Can Luka Doncic and the Mavericks send the LA Clippers home early? Are the New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks headed for
3:47 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Playing in their first home playoff game in eight years, the Los Angeles Lakers looked like a true championship contender for the first time in a while. L.A., the No. 7 seed, won 109-95 on Thursday night to take a 2-1 lead in its first-round matchup against the No.
2:48 AM ET A little more than a month ago, Austin Rivers was at home, out of the NBA and waiting on his phone to ring for another chance. On Thursday night, Rivers was at the forefront of a pivotal NBA playoff game, scoring 16 of his 21 points in a supercharged fourth quarter to
2:45 AM ET LOS ANGELES — By now, Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams knows what’s going on with his star point guard Chris Paul by the look on his face. There’s a look Paul gets when he’s locked in — something between completely-in-control and about-to-jump-into-any-fray — and then there’s the look he had on
12:39 AM ET Seven months after advancing to the 2020 NBA finals, the Miami Heat are one loss away from elimination in this year’s playoffs after a resounding 113-84 defeat to the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night in Miami. For the second consecutive game, the Bucks led from the opening minutes until the final buzzer,