11:50 PM ET Denver Nuggets star center Nikola Jokic is taking his talents to the world stage. The 24-year-old announced on Friday that he will be playing in the FIBA World Cup for his native Serbia. “I am very pleased with everything I did in the NBA this season, I had a great year in
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11:28 PM ET In a move that could disrupt some types of betting on the Finals, the NBA plans to cut off unauthorized sportsbooks from accessing the league’s official data feed starting next week. Sportradar, an authorized data distributor for the NBA, sent a letter Thursday notifying sportsbook operators that the league was forcing it
6:47 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant said he is “doing better every day” but acknowledged that he isn’t sure when he’ll be able to return as he continues to recover from a strained right calf. Speaking to reporters for the first time since suffering the injury on May 8,
8:21 AM ET It has been a popular parlor game among league executives all season: How good will the Golden State Warriors be if Kevin Durant leaves? You can’t draw a direct line from the 73-win Warriors — the last pre-Durant version — to the theoretical 2019-20 team. Harrison Barnes is gone. Andre Iguodala, dunking
2:53 AM ET MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Bucks had been shading Kawhi Leonard for days, taking away the largest, strongest and most decisive right hand in basketball. But with his Toronto Raptors trailing by a bucket inside of nine minutes remaining in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals that’s knotted at 2-2, Leonard got
4:44 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The three finalists for the NBA MVP award — Giannis Antetokounmpo, James Harden and Paul George — led the balloting for the All-NBA teams, announced by the league Thursday afternoon. Milwaukee’s Antetokounmpo and Oklahoma City’s George were named to the two forward spots on the first team; Stephen Curry of
12:32 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS are on the clock. While things seem great in Milwaukee at the moment, greatness is fragile. Yes, the Bucks posted the best record in the NBA this season, are set to play a pivotal Game 5 in the Eastern Conference finals tonight, and have a young team
9:36 PM ET The NBA has made a last-minute decision to cancel the NBA Global Camp, a showcase for draft-eligible prospects from outside the United States that was scheduled for May 30-June 2 in Monaco. “We have cancelled the NBA Global Camp 2019 due to logistical issues and other contributing factors that jeopardized our ability
6:47 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN MILWAUKEE — Much has been made of Kawhi Leonard‘s occasional limp during Games 3 and 4 of the Eastern Conference finals. And yet, in a conference call with reporters Wednesday afternoon ahead of Game 5 at Fiserv Forum Thursday night, Raptors coach Nick Nurse maintained his star will be ready
2:15 AM ET TORONTO — In the parlance of the Toronto Raptors, it’s called Drive-Kick-Swing. Though it’s a mainstay in the Raptors’ playlist of practice drills, Drive-Kick-Swing was on full display under the bright lights of Scotiabank Arena in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday night. In the third quarter, Kawhi Leonard