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Covers the Oklahoma City Thunder for ESPN.com The Brooklyn Nets named Steve Nash their head coach in early September, but stars Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant see Nash in more of a collaborative role and not as the head of top-down leadership. “I don’t really see us having a head coach,” Irving said on Durant’s […]
The Miami Heat pledged to avoid the kind of performance that led to an 18-point loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. But Miami will have to do so while dealing with similar circumstances that contributed to the outcome. The Heat considered it doubtful that guard Goran Dragic (torn […]
They say fourth time is the charm, right? Well, they don’t, actually. But that’s what James Gallagher will be hoping for this weekend when he takes on Cal Elleanor. Arguably the most-cursed match-up in Bellator history will take place this weekend in the promotion’s third European series show in the space of week. Gallagher and […]
Award-winning columnist and author Recipient of Basketball Hall of Fame Curt Gowdy Media Award Joined ESPNBoston.com in 2010 THERE’S A PLAY in today’s NBA that can produce everything from a cut to the basket to a high-value 3-point shot. It’s a side out-of-bounds box set that features interchangeable positions and multiple options. And whenever the […]
For a league that has spoken about the importance of erasing racial inequality, the NBA has moved in the wrong direction with its number of head coaches. The league has four Black head coaches, a decrease from the 10 in place at the beginning of the 2018-19 season. The Clippers’ Doc Rivers, Indiana’s Nate McMillan and New […]
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 a graduate of Michigan State University. Follow him on Twitter » Ohm’s […]
Game 1 of the 2020 NBA Finals couldn’t have gone much worse for the Heat. Miami not only lost to Los Angeles in blowout fashion Wednesday night, but also saw multiple key players go down with injuries. Bam Adebayo (shoulder) and Goran Dragic (foot) each left Game 1 and didn’t return; Jimmy Butler struggled with […]
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — LeBron James finally got an easy Game 1 in the NBA Finals. A very easy one, at that. Anthony Davis scored 34 points in his finals debut, James had 25 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists and the Los Angeles Lakers rolled past the Miami Heat 116-98 on Wednesday night. […]
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver reiterated Wednesday that the league’s hope is to begin next season with teams in their home arenas and with fans in the seats, though cautioned that there are still numerous unknowns to work through before any plan can be finalized. Silver, in his annual state-of-the-league address […]