6:33 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is questionable for Sunday’s game against the Miami Heat with a right ankle sprain. The reigning MVP rolled the ankle during the first half of Game 3 but continued to push through it despite grimacing on some plays throughout the contest. 1 Related Antetokounmpo refused

11:05 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — After the Boston Celtics shot the Toronto Raptors back into their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Saturday, Celtics star Kemba Walker placed the blame on his shoulders. “I got to be more aggressive,” Walker said after finishing with 15 points on 4-for-9 shooting with eight

2:19 AM ET To those who have done battle with the Houston Rockets the past few seasons as they morphed into the purest form of positionless, small-ball basketball the NBA has ever seen, Friday’s 112-97 dismantling of the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinals series does not come as a

6:46 AM ET NBA Insiders The NBA playoffs move in cycles. Sometimes you’re up, sometimes you’re down. And sometimes it’s tough to tell what’s real and what’s not. On Friday night, the Houston Rockets walloped the Los Angeles Lakers, and might have exposed a bigger issue for LeBron James‘ team. And the Miami Heat continued

5:02 PM ET After Lou Williams surprised Montrezl Harrell by presenting him with this season’s NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award at Friday’s practice, the LA Clippers power forward went back to his hotel room and wanted to share this moment with his grandmother. “She told me that this year was going to be

6:48 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Memphis Grizzlies guard Ja Morant was a runaway winner of the NBA’s Rookie of the Year award Wednesday, collecting 99 out of a possible 100 first-place votes to cruise to an easy victory. Morant, who was the second overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft

12:00 PM ET NBA Insiders Two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash is the new head coach of the Brooklyn Nets, taking on the task of championship pursuit with superstars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. Nash has signed a four-year deal with the Nets, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Nash, 46, played 18 seasons in the NBA,

9:49 AM ET Hall of Fame guard Steve Nash has signed a four-year contract to become the next coach of the Brooklyn Nets, sources told ESPN. The Nets announced the hiring Thursday morning. In recent weeks, Nets owner Joe Tsai and general manager Sean Marks have been aggressive in recruiting Nash to make the leap

2:40 PM ET Steve Nash will be the new head coach of the Brooklyn Nets. The news of the Hall of Fame point guard’s four-year deal was a surprise to many around the basketball world. Nash, 46, comes with no coaching experience but brings a strong relationship with Nets superstar Kevin Durant, which was formed

6:26 AM ET IT IS IMPOSSIBLE to know what Paul George was thinking the moment the ball left his hand, but it would be understandable if he was holding his breath. Considering his very public shooting slump to that point in the LA Clippers‘ opening-round series against the Dallas Mavericks, George’s first shot — a