We miss Jalen so immensely. He’s the heart and soul of what we do defensively. He applies constant ball pressure. He’s flying around the court making stuff so much easier on the rest of us because we’re able to use his defense to create offense. Whether it’s his steals, chasing guys down, blocking shots or … Read more
The Minnesota Timberwolves are back in the Western Conference finals. And the Indiana Pacers are back in the Eastern Conference finals. Last year’s conference finals losers were the first two teams to advance to the final four of the NBA playoffs this year. The Wolves eliminated the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday, their fourth straight … Read more
With Darius Garland injured, Jerome scored 21 points on 20 shots in Game 1, then went 1-for-14 in Game 2 and was the defender who lost track of Tyrese Haliburton on the Pacers’ game winner. Jerome got off to another slow start in Game 3, shooting 1-for-8, and at that point coach Kenny Atkinson had seen enough. Jerome played … Read more
Stephen Curry doesn’t have that many chances left to win a fifth championship. The Golden State Warriors know that. It informed every decision they made during the 2024-25 season. When ESPN’s Shams Charania reported at the trade deadline that the Warriors were “legitimately calling about every All-Star player,” they did so because they understood how precious the … Read more
Warriors guard Stephen Curry’s wife, Ayesha, has a successful restaurant in downtown San Francisco called International Smoke. The late Nate Thurmond, a former Warriors center/forward, once had a BBQ restaurant called Big Nate’s in San Francisco and there is now one at Chase Center. Former Warriors head coach P.J. Carlesimo had a restaurant 25 years … Read more
May 15, 2025, 12:25 AM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Julius Randle scored 29 points on 13-for-18 shooting to send the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Western Conference finals for the second straight year with a 121-110 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 on Wednesday night. Anthony Edwards had 22 points and 12 assists for … Read more
Inevitably, Curry ($59,606,817) and Butler ($54,126,450; estimated) dominate the Warriors’ payroll. It will cost the Warriors more than $2 million a week just for their two veteran stars, leaving little in the way of spending power for the other 16 spots. And much of what they do have left will go to Draymond Green, who … Read more
Some of Tatum’s loved ones wouldn’t normally be inside the Celtics locker room after a game, but an exception was made to comfort him after he suffered what the team called a lower-body injury late in a 121-113 Game 4 loss to the New York Knicks. His mother, stepfather Marcus “Jake” Barnes and trainer Drew … Read more
May 14, 2025, 10:01 PM ET BOSTON — Derrick White had 34 points, including seven 3-pointers, to lead the Boston Celtics to a 127-102 Game 5 win over the New York Knicks on Wednesday night that kept them alive in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Celtics connected on 22 3-pointers — tied for the most … Read more
Gary Washburn: Without Jayson Tatum, #Celtics roll to a 127-102 win over #Knicks and are money for those who bet the BOS (-4.5) line. Derrick White 34, Jaylen Brown 26, Payton Pritchard 17, Jrue Holiday 14, Al Horford 12, Luke Kornet 10, 9 reb, 7 blk; Karl-Anthony Towns 24, Jalen Brunson 22, Mikal Bridges 19, … Read more
Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto Story: Reporting on Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Mavericks, Spurs, 76ers, Hornets, Jazz, Wizards, Pelicans, Nets, Raptors, Rockets, Blazers, Bulls, Hawks, and more following the NBA Draft Lottery at the NBA Draft Combine on @hoopshype. hoopshype.com/lists/2025-nba… – 10:20 AM
