The event that compelled the Bucks to act occurred in Kenosha, Wisconsin — just 31 miles from the team’s home — where, on Sunday, Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, was shot by police. The incident follows the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and more Black Americans by law enforcement. NBA players joined the

6:05 PM ET The Milwaukee Bucks have boycotted Game 5 on Wednesday against the Orlando Magic to protest the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The NBA announced shortly after, that all of Wednesday’s playoff games — including Game 5 between the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder and Game 5 between the

1:41 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com It’s National Dog Day. Seven college football teams have dog-related nicknames and more have dog mascots. However, no major league teams in America have dogs for nicknames. There are Timberwolves and Coyotes but, since we’re dog-lovers, we know those are different members of the Canis genus. The closest you get

2:19 AM ET After busting out of the worst playoff shooting slump of his career with 35 points against the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 on Tuesday, Paul George plopped down into the interview chair and exhaled. It might as well have been a sigh of relief. In a candid and vulnerable postgame interview session,

6:45 AM ET Tim MacMahon Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM Kevin Pelton Close ESPN Senior Writer Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system We hear you,

10:56 PM ET Heat All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler has been dealing with a left shoulder strain over the past few days, but he does not expect the injury to limit him as Miami moves forward in the NBA playoffs. Butler’s acknowledgement came after Monday’s 99-87 Game 4 win over the Indiana Pacers in which the

5:37 AM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – With just less than five minutes remaining in the first quarter of Game 4 on Monday, Los Angeles Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope laid the ball in as he absorbed contact from Portland Trail Blazers star Dame Lillard. The referee whistled a foul, awarding Caldwell-Pope a trip to

6:34 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic was on the ground. He had just driven to the basket against the Milwaukee Bucks but didn’t get the foul call. His coach, Rick Carlisle, stepped in to defend him, as coaches do. “Four f—ing times!” he repeatedly yelled at

3:58 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Following a matinee win over the Washington Wizards on Aug. 5, the Philadelphia 76ers gathered at Narcoossee’s, a seafood restaurant on the grounds of the Grand Floridian inside the NBA’s bubble at the Walt Disney World Resort. Cinderella Castle shined bright in the background, but

9:24 PM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Los Angeles Lakers spent time on Sunday, Kobe Bryant’s birthday, doing something the franchise’s late star surely would have approved of: getting in extra work on the practice floor. After shooting just 28-for-43 (65.1%) from the foul line on Saturday in their Game 3 win over