11:08 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — By the time Draymond Green made it to the Chase Center late Thursday night, he knew what needed to be done. Green had watched the Golden State Warriors’ season-saving win against the Sacramento Kings in Game 3 of their best-of-7 first-round series from home after serving a one-game suspension

8:55 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Chris Paul took a seat next to Kevin Durant after the Phoenix Suns grabbed a commanding 3-1 series lead over the LA Clippers on Saturday afternoon with a 112-100 win at Crypto.com Arena and took stock of his new place in the NBA landscape. “I’ve never played with this

12:05 AM ET What’s behind the sudden surge in flagrant 2 fouls during the first week of the NBA playoffs? Officiating decisions have taken center stage, starting with Draymond Green‘s ejection on Monday for a flagrant 2 foul after stomping on Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis resulting in a one-game suspension for Green. The decision

1:17 AM ET NEW YORK — The New York Knicks didn’t just beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals Friday night, they made a statement on how they hope the rest of the series plays out. The Knicks won 99-79, holding the Cavs to the fewest points by any team

7:26 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant was a full participant in practice Friday and will be listed as questionable for Game 3 of the team’s first-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers. Morant missed Game 2 of the series on Wednesday with a sore right hand, which he suffered in

2:36 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN MINNEAPOLIS — After the Denver Nuggets defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 3 of their first-round series on Friday night, their focus shifted to doing something that has never been accomplished in franchise history: a playoff sweep. The Nuggets’ 120-111 win gave them a 3-0 series lead, putting them in

6:01 PM ET Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro underwent surgery to repair his right hand on Friday. The Heat said Herro will be sidelined a minimum of six weeks. Herro underwent a 90-minute procedure to fix the third and fourth metacarpal on his right hand. Editor’s Picks Herro sustained the injury in the second quarter

8:00 AM ET IT’S MARCH 31 and the revitalized New York Knicks are in Cleveland to face the equally upstart Cavaliers. The stakes are high. New York, at 44-33, sits four games behind the Cavs in fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings. But tonight’s showdown offers more than just another checkmark at the end

4:03 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Devin Booker has been a good scorer since he came into the league in 2016. But he has taken it to another level since Kevin Durant joined the Phoenix Suns in February. Booker scored a game-high 45 points on a blistering 18-for-29 shooting (62%) in the Suns’ 129-124 victory

9:56 AM ET French wing Bilal Coulibaly, a projected first-round pick, told ESPN he has submitted paperwork to the NBA office to make himself eligible for the 2023 draft. “The NBA has always been a dream of mine, and now it’s a goal,” Coulibaly said. “It’s the natural next step in my evolution.” Coulibaly, the