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ESPN insiders Jun 6, 2024, 11:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions One month after firing Darvin Ham, the Lakers are zeroing in on their next head coach. Sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that Los Angeles is preparing a massive, long-term contract offer to pry two-time NCAA champion Dan Hurley away from the University of Connecticut.

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterJun 6, 2024, 09:39 AM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions The Dallas Mavericks would be the second-biggest preseason long shot to win the NBA title in 35 years — and the betting public believes they’ll do it. Approximately 80% of the

Jun 6, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NBA Finals are finally here, as the top-seeded Boston Celtics take on the No. 5 seeded Dallas Mavericks. This is the first time these two teams have met in the Finals. The Celtics swept the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals, while the

Open Extended Reactions With the 2024 NBA draft quickly approaching, the players who are projected at the top of the draft are French prospects whom many fans in the United States have likely never seen play live; nor do the fans likely know much about the players’ backgrounds that got them to the precipice of

Anthony Gharib, ESPNJun 5, 2024, 10:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla met with a special guest Wednesday before the 2024 NBA Finals — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. Editor’s Picks Mazzulla, a noted soccer fan, visited Guardiola at Manchester City’s football academy in February. He told The Athletic a

Associated Press Jun 5, 2024, 07:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — A defense lawyer declined to comment Wednesday on the case against a New York man charged in a sports betting scandal that resulted in former NBA player Jontay Porter being banned from the league. The attorney, Michael Soshnick, also wouldn’t say

Tim Bontemps, ESPNJun 5, 2024, 04:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Ahead of appearing in his second NBA Finals on Thursday, Celtics star Jayson Tatum was asked if there’s a different level of pressure playing for a franchise that is attempting to claim an NBA-record 18th championship banner this month. He didn’t hesitate

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterJun 5, 2024, 03:12 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 — Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis, who was once expected to be the long-term co-star alongside Luka Doncic in Dallas, was

Field Level Media Jun 5, 2024, 01:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former college basketball standout and seven-year NBA veteran Chase Budinger will head to Paris next month to compete for the United States’ beach volleyball team in the 2024 Summer Olympics. Budinger and partner Miles Evans qualified Wednesday for the U.S. men’s team. They

Open Extended Reactions Projected top-10 NBA draft pick Nikola Topic has a partially torn ACL, his agent, Misko Raznatovic, confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. Topic is currently at the NBA draft combine in Treviso, Italy, where he went through the NBA’s medical examination, which included imaging. Topic suffered a left knee injury in January shortly

Andrew Lopez, ESPNJun 5, 2024, 11:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions It’s mountain time for the Utah Jazz. Just two seasons after unveiling a new color scheme of bright yellow and black, the team is leaning back into the beloved purple, white and sky blue mountain scheme the Jazz became known for over the years.

Anthony Gharib, ESPNJun 5, 2024, 09:12 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Luka Doncic will make his NBA Finals debut on Thursday night (8:30 ET, ABC), when the Dallas Mavericks face the Boston Celtics. Editor’s Picks The Mavericks guard leads the postseason in points (489), rebounds (164) and assists (150). That makes him the first player

J.J. Post, ESPNJun 5, 2024, 09:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions From intense Game 7s to dominant sweeps, almost every 2024 NBA postseason series has included a memorable moment. Editor’s Picks One constant throughout all the games? The trash talk quality is strong. Luka Doncic‘s passionate outburst after his game-winning 3 in Game 2 of

Associated Press Jun 4, 2024, 05:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Nearly two decades after starting his NBA career as a video coordinator, Brian Keefe is now a head coach. Of course, he actually began coaching the Washington Wizards a few months ago, but now the interim tag is gone and he can

Aaron Katersky Jun 4, 2024, 05:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions A Brooklyn man was charged Tuesday in connection with an alleged illegal sports betting scheme involving Jontay Porter, the former Toronto Raptors player who was banned from the NBA after he bet on his own team to lose. After allegedly amassing large gambling debts

Associated Press Jun 4, 2024, 04:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Marc Davis and James Capers were among the 12 game officials chosen to work the NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks. The NBA announced the selection on Tuesday, two days before Game 1 in

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterJun 4, 2024, 02:31 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 With Kyrie Irving set to play in his first NBA Finals since 2017

Tim Bontemps, ESPNJun 4, 2024, 03:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis said Tuesday that “the plan” is for him to be available in Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks Thursday night, but was still wary of how his leg will respond. “That is the