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ESPN News Services May 5, 2024, 04:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell scored 39 points, Caris LeVert added 15 and the Cleveland Cavaliers avoided a potentially franchise-shifting loss by rallying for a 106-94 win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday in Game 7 to advance in the Eastern Conference playoffs. The

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMay 5, 2024, 03:32 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 DENVER — On the way to their NBA championship last season, the Denver

ESPN News Services May 5, 2024, 12:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Orlando Magic starting guard Gary Harris is available to play in Sunday’s decisive Game 7 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the host Cleveland Cavaliers, coach Jamahl Mosley said. Harris sat out Orlando’s victory in Game 6 on Friday due to a

ESPN News Services May 4, 2024, 10:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Anthony Edwards scored a playoff career-high 43 points, Naz Reid had 14 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets 106-99 in Game 1 of the second-round series Saturday night.

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMay 4, 2024, 04:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After missing the past two-plus seasons with a knee injury, Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball has exercised the $21.4 million option on his contract for the 2024-25 season, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Ball has undergone three surgeries on his left knee, the most

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2024, 06:48 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 DENVER — Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch handed his crutches to a team

May 4, 2024, 05:56 PM ET Former Michigan standout and Los Angeles Lakers draft pick Darius Morris has died at 33, his family announced Saturday. No cause of death was given. TMZ reported Morris’ body was found in the Los Angeles area on Thursday. He was a Los Angeles native. “With great sadness we announce

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2024, 03:58 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 reserve power forward/center Maxi Kleber will be sidelined indefinitely after suffering a third-degree dislocation of the AC joint of

Ramona Shelburne, ESPN Senior WriterMay 4, 2024, 12:00 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Open Extended Reactions More than a decade after he was fired five games into the second year of his Los Angeles Lakers coaching career, Mike Brown admitted he regretted taking the

Field Level Media May 4, 2024, 12:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA fined Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell $25,000 on Saturday for verbally abusing a game official. His actions occurred on the court after the Lakers’ season-ending Game 5 loss at Denver on Monday night, the league said. Russell finished the 108-106

May 4, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA playoffs have reached the conference semifinals. Mostly. As the top-seeded Boston Celtics await the winner of Sunday’s Game 7 between the Orlando Magic and Cleveland Cavaliers (1 p.m. ET on ABC), three second-round series are set. In the Western Conference, the Denver Nuggets will

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2024, 03:15 AM 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

Associated Press May 4, 2024, 12:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DALLAS — Luka Doncic had 28 points and 13 assists, Kyrie Irving scored 28 of his 30 points in a second-half surge and the Dallas Mavericks advanced to the second round of the playoffs with a 114-101 victory over the LA Clippers on Friday

Associated Press May 3, 2024, 10:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — Paolo Banchero scored 10 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter, helping the Orlando Magic overcome Donovan Mitchell‘s 50 points and hold off the Cleveland Cavaliers 103-96 on Friday night to force a decisive Game 7 in their first-round NBA

Open Extended Reactions The NBA announced it has sent invites to 78 players — including projected lottery picks Zaccharie Risacher, Alex Sarr and Donovan Clingan, as well as USC’s Bronny James — to the 2024 NBA draft combine, which will be held May 12 to 19 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. For the first time

Kendra Andrews, ESPNMay 3, 2024, 06:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — Cleveland Cavaliers big Jarret Allen and Orlando Magic guard Gary Harris have both been ruled out of Friday’s Game 6. Allen, who is dealing with a right rib contusion, also missed Game 5 because of the injury. He was elbowed in

David Purdum, ESPN Staff WriterMay 3, 2024, 02:25 PM ET Close Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Open Extended Reactions In the aftermath of the Jontay Porter betting scandal, the NBA and its partner sportsbooks are discussing changes to betting menus to combat similar occurrences in the future, sources familiar with

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNMay 3, 2024, 04:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The LA Clippers are planning to pursue a contract extension with coach Tyronn Lue that’ll allow him to avoid entering the final year of his deal in 2025-2026, sources told ESPN on Friday. Lue is expected to be a target in the Los Angeles