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Field Level Media Jun 9, 2024, 02:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Rudy Tomjanovich is the winner of the 2024 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by the National Basketball Coaches Association. The organization announced the selection Sunday of Tomjanovich, one of just nine coaches in NBA history to win consecutive league titles and a

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJun 9, 2024, 02:27 PM 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 BOSTON — Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic was downgraded to questionable on the injury report for Sunday’s Game 2 of the NBA

Jun 8, 2024, 08:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Hall of Fame forward Chet Walker, a seven-time NBA All-Star known as “The Jet” for his speed, has died at the age of 84, the NBA announced. A member of the Chicago Bulls Ring of Honor, Walker was taken by the Syracuse Nationals in the 1962

Tim Bontemps, ESPNJun 8, 2024, 04:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd attempted to throw a stick of dynamite into the middle of the Celtics locker room by declaring – twice – that Jaylen Brown is Boston’s best player Saturday afternoon. But when Brown and Jayson Tatum were separately

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJun 8, 2024, 02:48 PM 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 BOSTON – The Dallas Mavericks have proven to be a dangerous team when they’re facing an 0-1 deficit in a playoff series.

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterJun 7, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Forty years ago, the Boston Celtics lost Game 1 of the 1984 Finals to the Los Angeles Lakers at the old Boston Garden, roughly

Associated Press Jun 7, 2024, 08:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jontay Porter, the former Toronto Raptors forward who was given a lifetime ban by the NBA because of a sports betting scandal, was “in over his head” with a gambling addiction, his lawyer said Friday. Jeff Jensen, a government investigations attorney in St. Louis,

Tim Bontemps, ESPNJun 7, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — As Jayson Tatum sat on the podium early Friday morning, a little more than an hour after the Boston Celtics‘ defense had suffocated the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, he was asked about Boston’s ability to throw several

Brianna Williams, ESPNJun 7, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions For the better part of the past decade, one team has remained a constant in the NBA Finals. No, not the Golden State Warriors. It’s the Washington Wizards. Editor’s Picks Pointed out by esquiresports on TikTok, Washington — a team which hasn’t won a

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJun 7, 2024, 01:32 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 BOSTON — On the Dallas Mavericks‘ fourth possession, superstar guard Luka Doncic tossed a look-ahead pass to P.J. Washington that led to

NBA Insiders Jun 7, 2024, 01:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NBA Finals tipped off with a dominant Game 1 win by the Boston Celtics over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday. The series couldn’t have started any better for the Celtics, who used a 23-5 run over the final six minutes of the

Associated Press Jun 6, 2024, 11:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Kristaps Porzingis didn’t want to make predictions about how his body would respond heading into the NBA Finals after he spent more than a month on the sideline with a calf injury. Just fine, it turned out. Jaylen Brown scored 22 points,

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJun 6, 2024, 10:34 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 BOSTON — With the league already having secured a new collective bargaining agreement

Anthony Gharib, ESPNJun 6, 2024, 07:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NBA Finals have arrived with Game 1 between the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks tipping off on Thursday (8:30 p.m. ET on ABC) at TD Garden. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The Celtics are looking for their 18th NBA championship, while the Mavericks

Associated Press Jun 6, 2024, 07:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire media magnate and former New York City mayor, has agreed to partner with Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez for their in-dispute attempt to purchase the Minnesota Timberwolves, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person

The Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics set the tone with their pregame arrivals as they prepared to tip off the 2024 NBA Finals. The Mavericks are back in the Finals for the first time since 2011. Dallas defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference finals 4-1 as guards Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic continued

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterJun 6, 2024, 03:30 PM 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 Former NBA guard Delonte West was arrested

Associated Press Jun 6, 2024, 02:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Two more men were charged Thursday in the sports betting scandal that prompted the NBA to ban former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter for life. Timothy McCormack and Mahmud Mollah now join two other men — Long Phi Pham and a