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Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMay 9, 2024, 08:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Boston Celtics lead assistant coach Charles Lee has agreed on a four-year contract to become the head coach of the Charlotte Hornets, sources told ESPN on Thursday morning. Lee, 39, had risen to become one of the league’s most accomplished assistant coaches and now

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterMay 9, 2024, 07:26 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions The Indiana Pacers have submitted 78 plays to the NBA that they felt went against them incorrectly during Games 1 and 2 against the New York

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterMay 9, 2024, 01:53 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The Indiana Pacers made an organizational decision to not make officiating an issue either publicly or privately earlier this week when several vital

Associated Press May 8, 2024, 10:48 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson returned from a right foot injury to score 24 of his 29 points in the second half, leading the New York Knicks to a 130-121 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night for a 2-0 lead in the

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterMay 8, 2024, 07:34 PM ET Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is

ESPN News Services May 8, 2024, 06:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray, acknowledging that he and his team lost their composure in a Game 2 blowout loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night, said he takes “full responsibility” for his actions. Murray on Tuesday was fined $100,000 for tossing

Associated Press May 8, 2024, 06:03 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis police announced Wednesday they’ve opened an investigation into an “NBA player and citizen” altercation that happened at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on the night Milwaukee Bucks guard Patrick Beverley threw a ball at a fan in the final minutes of a season-ending loss to the Indiana

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMay 8, 2024, 04:57 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 MINNEAPOLIS — Rudy Gobert admitted it could have been delirium setting in as

Andre Snellings, ESPNMay 8, 2024, 01:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Just one game on the NBA playoff schedule tonight: Indiana Pacers at New York Knicks, Game 2. Game 1 was a slugfest, and the Pacers were in control for the majority of it. The fast pace, the high score and, most importantly, the bench

Doug Greenberg May 8, 2024, 09:33 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Wayne Shelton walked into Paycom Center on Tuesday for his first ever NBA playoff game. It was Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals between the Dallas Mavericks and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Shelton, a single father of one and owner of a real

Baxter Holmes, ESPN Senior WriterMay 8, 2024, 08:00 AM 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 THE CROWD ROARED as confetti fluttered down

Associated Press May 8, 2024, 12:25 AM ET Open Extended Reactions OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 29 points, nine rebounds and nine assists to help the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks 117-95 on Tuesday night in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series. Chet Holmgren added 19 points, seven rebounds

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterMay 7, 2024, 06:34 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson sustained a stress injury to his left ankle and will be reevaluated in 6 to 8 weeks, the team announced

Associated Press May 7, 2024, 09:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — Jaylen Brown scored 32 points, Derrick White made seven 3-pointers and added 25, and the Boston Celtics powered past the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-95 on Tuesday night in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series. Jayson Tatum finished with 18 points and 11

Chris Herring, ESPN Senior WriterMay 7, 2024, 07:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner was correctly called for an illegal screen in the closing seconds of the New York Knicks‘ controversial 121-117 victory in Game 1, according to the NBA’s Last Two Minute Report released Tuesday evening. With

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterMay 7, 2024, 06:33 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 Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert owns a piece of an NBA record after winning the league’s Defensive Player of the Year award

May 7, 2024, 07:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Nuggets guard Jamal Murray was fined $100,000 but avoided a suspension after tossing a towel and then a heating pad in the direction of an official during Denver’s 106-80 Game 2 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday. The NBA announced the fine on Tuesday in

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterMay 7, 2024, 04:29 PM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Indiana Pacers All-Star Tyrese Haliburton is promising a bounce-back performance in Wednesday’s Game 2 after an uncharacteristic low-impact performance to start the second-round