Jalen Brunson scores 38 points, Knicks beat Heat 112-103 in Game 5 to cut deficit to a game — Jalen Brunson had 38 points, nine rebounds and seven assists while playing all 48 minutes in a season-extending performance, and the New York Knicks beat the Miami Heat 112-103 on Wednesday night in Game 5 of

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN Staff WriterMay 9, 2023, 09:27 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

Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 9, 2023, 02:53 PM ET Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr., who was named the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year last month, headlined the NBA’s All-Defensive First Team, which the league unveiled Tuesday afternoon. Jackson was joined on the first team by the two other finalists for the top defensive honor

Nick Friedell, ESPN Staff WriterMay 9, 2023, 12:21 AM ET Close Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. MIAMI — As the New York Knicks stand on

Kendra Andrews, ESPNMay 9, 2023, 03:46 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr wouldn’t call Monday’s Game 4 against the Los Angeles Lakers a must-win. He said as long as the Warriors weren’t on the brink of elimination, nothing was absolute. But Golden State forward Kevon Looney acknowledged just how big

May 8, 2023, 09:58 PM ET Is it just us or have these playoffs been more star-studded than normal? Aaron Rodgers becoming a Madison Square Garden fixture. Sauce Gardner not realizing he was sitting right next to Jessica Alba. Even Los Angeles Lakers superfan Jack Nicholson making his triumphant Crypto.com Arena return for the first

Tim Bontemps, ESPNMay 8, 2023, 02:42 PM ET Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero, the NBA’s Rookie of the Year, and Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler and Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams — the other two finalists for the award — were all named to the NBA’s All-Rookie First Team on Monday afternoon, as the

Associated Press May 8, 2023, 09:52 AM ET STORRS, Conn. — Twenty-seven years after hitting his last jump shot in the building, Ray Allen walked back into Gampel Pavilion on Sunday wearing a cap and gown. The 47-year-old basketball Hall of Famer sat in the stands with other graduating students, under a banner commemorating the

Tim MacMahon, ESPN Staff WriterMay 8, 2023, 02:19 AM ET Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM PHOENIX — Phoenix Suns superstar Devin Booker doesn’t want to be bothered with digging too deep into the analysis of his historic hot streak. Booker

ESPN News Services May 7, 2023, 04:54 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — James Harden leaned in toward John Hao, a paralyzed Michigan State shooting survivor who developed a long-distance FaceTime bond with the Philadelphia 76ers star, and gave his new friend a hug. “You look good,” Harden told Hao. The 20-year-old Hao and his parents smiled