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Open Extended Reactions After running a well-executed offensive set, a cutter receives the ball as he jets down the middle of the lane, where he meets a defender at the rim. “Oohs” and “aahs” ensue, or silence fills the arena. The sound of the rim-rattling or the whistle from a referee signaling an and-1 only

Associated Press May 11, 2024, 12:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions MINNEAPOLIS — The Denver Nuggets were simply too determined, too experienced, too proud and too talented to let their flop in the first two games define this series against the surging Minnesota Timberwolves. This is what defending NBA champions do — quiet a raucous

ESPN News Services May 10, 2024, 10:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — – Andrew Nembhard made a 31-foot, tiebreaking 3-pointer with 16 seconds left, Tyrese Haliburton scored 35 points and the Indiana Pacers rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the banged-up and short-handed New York Knicks 111-106 on Friday night in Game

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterMay 10, 2024, 06:07 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 DALLAS — Mavericks star Luka Doncic is listed as questionable for Saturday afternoon’s Game 3 against the Oklahoma City Thunder because of

Associated Press May 10, 2024, 06:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Former New York Knicks forward Charles Oakley says no thanks, he won’t step foot in Madison Square Garden. Not during these NBA playoffs, and certainly not as long as he has an ongoing lawsuit against Madison Square Garden and team owner James Dolan over

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMay 10, 2024, 05:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mike Budenholzer is closing in on a deal to become the Phoenix Suns‘ next coach and a formal agreement is expected to be in place soon, sources told ESPN on Friday. The Suns and Budenholzer expect that he’ll be accompanying the team to the

May 10, 2024, 11:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle has been fined $35,000 for criticizing the officiating during his team’s playoff series against the New York Knicks, NBA executive vice president and head of basketball operations Joe Dumars announced Friday. Carlisle was wildly critical of the referees after the Pacers

Chris Herring, ESPN Senior WriterMay 10, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In the two decades that passed between coach Jeff Van Gundy’s resignation in 2001 and the end of the 2020-2021 NBA season, no franchise spent more money, lost more games or won fewer playoff series than the lowly New York Knicks. But

Associated Press May 10, 2024, 12:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions OKLAHOMA CITY — Luka Doncic bounced back with 29 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists to help the Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-110 on Thursday night and even the Western Conference semifinals at one win apiece. The Thunder held Doncic to

Associated Press May 9, 2024, 09:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Donovan Mitchell scored 29 points, Evan Mobley had 21 points and 10 rebounds and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the top-seeded Boston Celtics 118-94 on Thursday night to tie their second-round playoff series at one game apiece. Two nights after losing by 25,

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMay 9, 2024, 07:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mike Budenholzer has emerged as the Phoenix Suns‘ target to become the franchise’s next coach, and discussions are expected to move rapidly toward a deal, sources told ESPN on Thursday. The Suns fired coach Frank Vogel on Thursday afternoon after one season as a

Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 9, 2024, 06:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Count two star-studded NBA franchises among those looking for a new coach this offseason. On May 3, the Los Angeles Lakers fired Darvin Ham after LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Co. suffered a first-round defeat against the defending champion Denver Nuggets. On Thursday, the

Chris Herring, ESPN Senior WriterMay 9, 2024, 06:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby will miss Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals with a strained left hamstring, the team announced Thursday. He sustained the injury late in the third quarter of their Game 2 victory over the Indiana Pacers,

May 9, 2024, 04:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Phoenix Suns fired head coach Frank Vogel on Thursday, 11 days after the team was swept out of the postseason’s first round by the Minnesota Timberwolves, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Former Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer is expected to a prominent candidate to replace Vogel,

ESPN News Services May 9, 2024, 02:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA has suspended Bucks guard Patrick Beverley for four games without pay for throwing a basketball multiple times at fans and “an inappropriate interaction” with an ESPN producer after Game 6 of Milwaukee’s series against the Indiana Pacers last week. Indianapolis police

Alex Prewitt Close Alex Prewitt is a freelance journalist based in Brooklyn. He previously worked for Sports Illustrated and the Washington Post. May 9, 2024, 01:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Former NBA forward Glen “Big Baby” Davis was sentenced by a federal judge Thursday to 40 months in prison, plus three

May 9, 2024, 01:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Watch out, Overwatch players — Luka Doncic is coming for your crowns. The Dallas Mavericks guard revealed he had reached a top 500 ranking on the tank role in the Overwatch 2 video game. In the game, tanks are designed to take space so their teammates

ESPN News Services May 9, 2024, 12:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns was honored Thursday as the NBA’s Social Justice Champion and the recipient of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Trophy for the 2023-24 season. Towns was selected for his work to uphold voting rights, including his effort to help pass a