8:59 AM ET Marc J. Spears Amadou Gallo Fall will be named the president of the NBA’s new Basketball Africa League Tuesday, Fall told ESPN’s The Undefeated. Fall is currently the NBA vice president and managing director for Africa. The Senegal native will begin his role as Basketball Africa League (BAL) president immediately while aiding
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9:51 PM ET Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert is “awake, responsive and resting comfortably” after suffering a stroke Sunday, according to a Jay Farner, the CEO of Quicken Loans, the company Gilbert founded and chairs. Farner said Gilbert, 57, felt ill on Sunday and a friend took him to a Detroit-area hospital, where he suffered
7:54 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — Eight months after NBA teams opened training camp ahead of the 2018-19 season, we know which two will be competing for the Larry O’Brien Trophy. With the Toronto Raptors coming back from an 0-2 series deficit to take down the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night, Toronto will face
10:23 PM ET ESPN news services Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert was hospitalized Sunday after experiencing stroke-like symptoms, according to a statement released by Quicken Loans, the company Gilbert founded and chairs. The company’s statement did not indicate where Gilbert was hospitalized, but The Detroit News reported the 57-year-old was admitted to Beaumont Hospital, Royal
3:13 AM ET TORONTO — There’s very little about Kawhi Leonard that screams “mindfulness guru,” but as the Toronto Raptors gathered on the bench during a timeout in the midst of the team’s big 26-3 run in the second half, he told his teammates, “Enjoy the moment, stay here, stay together, we’re good,” according to
2:50 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — After the confetti fell on the Raptors, fresh off of their 100-94 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals Saturday night that sent Toronto to the NBA Finals for the first time in history, president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri was asked
2:05 AM ET Malika AndrewsESPN TORONTO — Giannis Antetokounmpo vowed that with his team’s backs against the wall, the Milwaukee Bucks wouldn’t fold. The Bucks had just suffered a disappointing Game 5 loss to the Toronto Raptors and for the first time in the 2019 post season, were facing elimination. Antetokounmpo said then that he
11:54 PM ET With or without Kevin Durant, the Golden State Warriors are the favorites in the NBA Finals for a fifth consecutive year. Caesars Sportsbook installed the two-time defending champion Warriors as -320 favorites to beat the Toronto Raptors in the Finals. Game 1 of the best-of-seven series is Thursday in Toronto. Golden State
8:20 AM ET The Toronto Raptors are one win away from advancing to their first NBA Finals in franchise history. What do Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks need to do to force a Game 7 and potentially advance to the next round? What’s the key for Toronto in Saturday’s Game 6? Does Kawhi Leonard