12:46 AM ET Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander highlighted his 32-point night with a go-ahead baseline jumper and four clutch free throws in the final 29 seconds, the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the New Orleans Pelicans 123-118 on Wednesday night to remain alive in the Western Conference play-in tournament. Josh Giddey had 31
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Feb 23, 2023; Sacramento, California, USA; Portland Trail Blazers guard Ryan Arcidiacono (51) dribbles the ball against Sacramento Kings guard Kevin Huerter (9) during the first quarter at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports The Portland Trail Blazers will, once again, spend the offseason trying to build a winner around Damian Lillard.
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3:43 PM ET Arkansas freshman Anthony Black, a projected top-10 pick, will enter the 2023 NBA draft and forgo his remaining college eligibility, he said on ESPN’s “NBA Today” on Wednesday. “Being one and done was always a goal of mine, but it wasn’t something I necessarily expected to happen,” Black told ESPN. “Coming in,
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10:13 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN The NBA sent a memo to its league office staff Tuesday instructing them to reduce expenses and limit hiring for the remainder of the fiscal year because of economic constraints, sources confirmed to ESPN. “Like other businesses in the US and globally, the league office is not immune to macroeconomic
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1:24 AM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — LeBron James had 30 points and 10 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers claimed the seventh spot in the Western Conference playoffs with a grueling 108-102 overtime victory over the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA’s play-in tournament Tuesday night. Dennis Schroder scored 21 points and iced
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5:57 PM ET DALLAS – General manager Nico Harrison expressed optimism that the Dallas Mavericks would accomplish their top offseason priority of re-signing Kyrie Irving following the All-Star guard’s exit interview with the franchise. “I think the things that he said along the way about how he feels here, how he feels appreciated, how he
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Photo by: Christian Petersen/Getty Images The Jalen Brunson signing is proving to be more of a bargain with each passing day, unlike some of the free-agent moves the Knicks made in the past. At 47-35, the New York Knicks just recorded their second-winningest season since the turn of the century. They also finished fifth in
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7:46 PM ET ESPN News Services Bradley Beal, speaking Monday at the Washington Wizards‘ end-of-season availability, addressed the postgame incident with a fan in Orlando, Florida, last month that landed him under police investigation. After a loss to the Orlando Magic, Beal and the Wizards were exiting the court and in the visitors’ tunnel headed
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NBA news on the last day of the regular season was highlighted by coaching changes and punches thrown. We’re covering it all, along with Play-In Tournament predictions. The NBA season wrapped on Thursday and our NBA Play-In Tournament matchups are officially set. Today we’re cruising through some predictions for each conference, checking in on the
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1:43 PM ET Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert has been hit with a one-game suspension, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, for his verbal and physical altercation with a teammate in Sunday’s win over the New Orleans Pelicans. Gobert will not travel to Los Angeles with the team and will not play against the Lakers on
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