Kendra Andrews, ESPNMay 7, 2023, 01:20 AM ET LOS ANGELES — The Golden State Warriors lost Game 3 of their Western Conference series against the Los Angeles Lakers in a matter of minutes. After building an 11-point lead through the first quarter and a half, Golden State let it all go in the final five

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMay 7, 2023, 02:29 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. LOS ANGELES — The Lakers‘ 127-97 Game 3 win over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday

Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff WriterMay 6, 2023, 06:34 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Four-star guard Bronny James, son of NBA superstar LeBron James, announced his commitment to USC on Saturday. Bronny James made the announcement on Instagram. A 6-foot-3 guard from Cleveland who attended Sierra

Jamal Collier, ESPNMay 6, 2023, 01:28 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — As 76ers superstar Joel Embiid was being presented with his MVP award by NBA commissioner Adam Sliver in front of a sold-out Philadelphia crowd chanting “MVP,” Celtics star Jayson Tatum watched the ceremony from the locker room ahead of Friday night’s Game 3. It’s a

Brian Windhorst, ESPN Senior WriterMay 6, 2023, 01:57 AM ET Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Devin Booker is into nostalgia. He likes vintage cars, vintage fashion and, when one considers his festering rivalry with contemporary star Luka Doncic, even some vintage NBA bad blood.

Ryan HockensmithMay 5, 2023, 06:45 AM ET Close Ryan Hockensmith is a Penn State graduate who joined ESPN in 2001. He is a survivor of bacterial meningitis, which caused him to have multiple amputation surgeries on his feet. He is a proud advocate for those with disabilities and addiction issues. He covers everything from the

Kendra Andrews, ESPNMay 5, 2023, 03:16 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Ahead of Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal series against the Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr sat at the podium during his pregame news conference touting his confidence in his team. Coming off a Game 1 loss, Kerr said

Nick Friedell, ESPN Staff WriterMay 4, 2023, 02:54 PM 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. TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — New York Knicks All-Star forward Julius

Jamal Collier, ESPNMay 4, 2023, 05:59 PM ET The Milwaukee Bucks have fired coach Mike Budenholzer after the East’s top seed suffered a first-round playoff loss to the Miami Heat. “The decision to make this change was very difficult,” Bucks general manager Jon Horst said in a statement Thursday. “Bud helped lead our team for

Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterMay 3, 2023, 04:19 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. SAN FRANCISCO — In the final 90 seconds of Game 1 of the Los Angeles Lakers‘