5:26 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN Toronto Raptors forward Serge Ibaka played in Wednesday night’s crucial Game 6 against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Ibaka was listed on the injury report with a sprained left ankle and was in a walking boot while he addressed the media on Tuesday. Coach Nick Nurse said

9:46 AM ET Houston Rockets forward Robert Covington passed a concussion protocol test and does not have a broken nose, a source told ESPN. Covington left Tuesday’s Game 3 loss after a collision with Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis. Covington is expected to be available for Game 4 on Thursday, the source said Wednesday.

2:37 AM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — No other player in NBA history has more playoff victories to their name than LeBron James does after the Los Angeles Lakers‘ 112-102 Game 3 win over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday. The win put L.A. up 2-1 on Houston in their Western Conference semifinals series and

1:15 PM ET Dave McMenamin Close ESPN Staff Writer 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. Tim MacMahon Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks

2:20 AM ET Jamal Murray saw an opening, drove and lifted off, cocking his arm back for a monster dunk — only to run into Kawhi Leonard‘s massive left hand. More specifically, Murray and the ball were rejected by Leonard’s left middle finger with less than two minutes left in a six-point game. For much

2:23 AM ET Kawhi Leonard’s middle finger already had a storied history before it was the lone instrument used to block a power dunk attempt by Jamal Murray on Monday night. That finger is engraved on the underside of Leonard’s Toronto Raptors’ championship ring, a piece of symbolism that needs no interpretation. And there’s the

6:56 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — For many reasons — primarily the loss of NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard in free agency — the Toronto Raptors entered the 2019-20 season as the least-heralded league champion since the 2011 Dallas Mavericks. Bookmakers in Las Vegas set the line for Raptors wins at

1:43 AM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals was Los Angeles Lakers guard Rajon Rondo‘s first game action in 178 days and it showed — he logged a plus/minus of minus-10 in 25 minutes in the loss. Sunday’s 117-109 win over the Houston Rockets to tie the series

8:47 PM ET Miami Heat All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler acknowledged what anyone watching his team’s 118-115 Game 4 overtime loss to the Milwaukee Bucks could see in the moment. The Heat let their foot off the gas when reigning league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo reinjured his right ankle early in the second quarter of Sunday’s game.

Sep 5, 2020 LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Following a six-day layoff after the Los Angeles Lakers made quick work of their first-round opponent, LeBron James said the Houston Rockets‘ speed caught his team flat-footed in Friday’s 112-97 Game 1 loss to open up the Western Conference semifinals. “I think it’s the speed,” James said.