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
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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
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
Tim Bontemps Tim MacMahon Close Tim MacMahon ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM May 7, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The other half of the NBA’s conference semifinal round will begin Tuesday night, when the Cleveland Cavaliers
Associated Press May 7, 2024, 12:55 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns powered Minnesota’s 106-80 blitz of the Denver Nuggets on Monday night that gave the Timberwolves a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals over the reigning but reeling NBA champions. Towns and Edwards both scored 27 points
Andrew Lopez, ESPNMay 6, 2024, 06:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Victor Wembanyama came into the NBA with massive expectations and he responded with one of the best rookie campaigns the league has ever seen. Wembanyama was named the NBA’s Rookie of the Year on Monday. Wembanyama joins the Spurs’ other two No. 1 picks
Open Extended Reactions Jason Kidd has signed a multiyear contract extension with the Dallas Mavericks, the team announced Monday. The deal comes just days after ESPN’s Dave McMenamin reported that Kidd’s name was mentioned as a potential candidate for the Los Angeles Lakers‘ head coach job, which came open after the team fired Darvin Ham.
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, 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
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
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.
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
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
Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterApr 28, 2024, 08:00 AM 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 JUST SECONDS INTO Daniel Gafford and P.J. Washington‘s debut as Dallas Mavericks on Feb. 10, roughly 48 hours after being moved at
Kendra Andrews, ESPNMay 3, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions AS HALFTIME APPROACHED in Wednesday’s Game 5 against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Moritz Wagner was fed up with the boos. They began in earnest within the first minute of the second quarter when the Orlando Magic center stepped up to the line after drawing a
Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 3, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions GAME 5 FELT over. As did another Philadelphia 76ers‘ season. A 15-foot jumper by New York Knicks guard Miles McBride had just put them up six points with 28.9 seconds remaining, and the sold out Madison Square Garden crowd rose to its feet in
Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 2, 2024, 11:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHILADELPHIA — The Villanova boys did it again. Jalen Brunson had 14 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter, and hit Josh Hart for his 12th assist, and what became the game-winning 3-pointer with 24 seconds remaining, as the New York Knicks escaped