3:00 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry‘s hair was quite a bit longer when the Golden State Warriors run of Finals appearances started back in 2015. His body was quite a bit spryer back then, too. But as the NBA world focuses intently on the Warriors’ future — with Kevin Durant approaching free agency

11:54 PM ET Marc Spears New Orleans Pelicans head coach Alvin Gentry apologized for cursing in the NBA draft lottery room Tuesday night. But it was for good reason. Gentry learned that the Pelicans won the right to draft Duke sensation Zion Williamson despite the team having just 6 percent odds to land the No.

3:26 PM ET With both the Portland Trail Blazers and Toronto Raptors each four wins away from a matchup in the NBA Finals, plans are being made to ensure Blazers starting center Enes Kanter can participate — safely — in all the games. Oregon Senator Ron Wyden is sending a letter to Canadian Prime Minister

7:14 AM ET Tim Bontemps Brian Windhorst Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books CHICAGO — When the way the pingpong balls bounced is revealed to the world Tuesday night here at the Drake Hotel, the immediate focus will be on who gets

11:27 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Brett Brown will return as the Philadelphia 76ers coach for the 2019-20 season, managing partner Josh Harris told ESPN on Monday night. There had been some uncertainty about Brown returning for his seventh season, but Harris eliminated that doubt in a lengthy meeting with Brown and general manager Elton Brand

2:46 PM ET Phoenix Suns forward Josh Jackson was arrested in Miami this weekend and faces a felony charge of escape and a misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest, according to online court records. Jackson has an arraignment hearing scheduled for June 10, according to the records. SlaterScoops.com reported that Jackson was arrested at the Rolling

2:06 AM ET TORONTO — Joel Embiid walked off the court in tears following the Philadelphia 76ers‘ 92-90 Game 7 loss to the Toronto Raptors on Sunday, as Philadelphia’s playoff run ended in the final seconds of the final game of the Eastern Conference semifinals. He’d played 45 minutes, more than he ever had before

10:39 PM ET DENVER — Dell Curry and Sonya Curry emerged from a restaurant inside the Pepsi Center and shouted with joy as they hugged Seth Curry. The Curry family celebrated the Portland Trail Blazers’ 100-96 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 7, setting up a Western Conference Finals that will be a Curry

9:54 AM ET WHEN JAMAL MURRAY is asked about playing the two-man game with Nikola Jokic, he replies, “The best part is we don’t really don’t know what is going to happen.” “And the beauty of that,” Paul Millsap adds, “is if we don’t know, then [the defense] can’t possibly know.” The pick-and-roll partners are

10:14 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN Frank Vogel has agreed to a three-year deal to become the next coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, league sources told ESPN. Vogel met with Lakers management Thursday and talks escalated quickly toward an offer Saturday to end the franchise’s tumultuous coaching process with his hiring, sources said. The Lakers