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ESPN Insiders Apr 17, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After the Western Conference took center stage on Tuesday night, it’s the Eastern Conference’s turn in the 2024 NBA play-in tournament. A year after emerging from the play-in to reach the NBA Finals, Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat are back, with Joel Embiid

Andrew Lopez, ESPNApr 17, 2024, 12:40 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — Toward the end of one of the best games of his young career, Zion Williamson grabbed a towel and flung it down at the New Orleans Pelicans‘ bench. With 3:13 left and the Pelicans attempting a furious comeback, Williamson’s night was

Kendra Andrews, ESPNApr 17, 2024, 03:36 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson headed to the bench with 2:13 remaining in their play-in game against the Sacramento Kings, his head hung low. He made a round of hugs with team trainers and teammates before he took his

ESPN News Services Apr 17, 2024, 12:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Keegan Murray scored 32 points, De’Aaron Fox added 24 and the Sacramento Kings stayed alive in the play-in tournament, eliminating the Golden State Warriors with a 118-94 victory on Tuesday night. Sacramento advanced to play at New Orleans on Friday

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterApr 17, 2024, 02:15 AM 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 NEW ORLEANS — The Los Angeles Lakers‘ prize for beating the New Orleans

Open Extended Reactions Now that the 2023-24 NBA regular season is over, we’re turning our attention to how each team should approach the offseason, including the draft and free agency. It starts with the 10 teams that have been jockeying for lottery position and the best chance of making the No. 1 pick in the

Apr 17, 2024, 12:54 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2023-24 NBA regular season is complete and the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs is almost here. Expect plenty of drama after a memorable regular season. The Boston Celtics clinched the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference in March and have homecourt advantage

Anthony Gharib, ESPNApr 16, 2024, 10:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions With the Sacramento Kings taking on the Golden State Warriors in the NBA play-in tournament Tuesday, De’Aaron Fox chose a right time to show off his hops. Early in the first quarter, after Harrison Barnes‘ layup bounced off the rim, Fox skied toward the

ESPN News Services Apr 16, 2024, 10:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — LeBron James posted 23 points, 9 assists and 9 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers secured a playoff berth with a 110-106 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans in the Western Conference play-in tournament on Tuesday night. Zion Williamson had

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterApr 16, 2024, 07:00 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

Chris Herring, ESPN Senior WriterApr 16, 2024, 07:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions By almost any definition, New York Knicks guard Donte DiVincenzo was among the NBA’s most improved players this season. His shooting efficiency metrics reached career-best levels, as did his scoring, which jumped from 9.4 points per game a season ago to 15.5

Apr 16, 2024, 06:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LA Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard will get the 12th and final roster spot on Team USA for the 2024 Olympics, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Tuesday. USA Basketball managing director Grant Hill met with most of the 12 invitees on the 2024 Olympic team over

Open Extended Reactions The G League Ignite’s Ron Holland, ranked No. 13 among NBA prospects by ESPN, will enter the 2024 draft, he told ESPN on Tuesday. Holland, a 6-foot-7 wing out of Duncanville, Texas, averaged 19.5 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 2.3 steals for the Ignite this season after decommitting from Texas last

Tim Bontemps, ESPNApr 16, 2024, 03:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier is out for Wednesday’s play-in tournament game for the No. 7 seed against the 76ers in Philadelphia, the team announced Tuesday. Rozier hasn’t played since Miami’s loss to the Indiana Pacers on April 7 because of a neck injury.

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNApr 16, 2024, 02:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Amid a renaissance season, Houston Rockets general manager Rafael Stone signed a multiyear contract extension earlier this year, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta rewarded Stone and his assistant GM Eli Witus with extensions for a series of organizational successes, including

Kendra Andrews, ESPNApr 16, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS guard Chris Paul called it the best defensive play he had seen in his 19-year career. With 1:30 left in the fourth quarter against the Dallas Mavericks on April 2 and the Warriors holding a 98-92 lead, Mavericks guard Luka Doncic

Apr 16, 2024, 12:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Six-time All-Star forward Blake Griffin announced his retirement from the NBA on Tuesday. Griffin was selected first overall by the LA Clippers out of Oklahoma in the 2009 draft. His time in Los Angeles got off to a rough start, as he broke the patella in

Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPNApr 16, 2024, 10:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Milwaukee Bucks are preparing to be without two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo for the start of their opening round Eastern Conference playoff series against the Indiana Pacers, but are hopeful treatment on his left calf strain will allow him to return sometime later in