Warriors' Curry returns in Game 4 against Blazers 10:00 PM ET Ethan Sherwood StraussESPN Staff Writer Close Covers the Golden State Warriors for ESPN.com Contributes to ESPN's TrueHoop blog Hosts TrueHoop TV Live print PORTLAND, Ore. -- Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr on Monday night announced that star point guard Stephen Curry is active and will play in Game 4 versus … [Read more...]

Bismack Biyombo puts Amar'e Stoudemire on a poster 8:46 PM ET print With Jonas Valanciunas sidelined with a knee injury, Bismack Biyombo was inserted into the Toronto Raptors' starting lineup for Game 4. That worked out very well for him ... and very poorly for Amar'e Stoudemire. FEROCIOUS. #NBAVine https://t.co/Cfrdo1VpuH — NBA (@NBA) May 10, 2016 WOW. #RTZ … [Read more...]

Biyombo dunks on, over and through Amar'e in Raptors-Heat Game 4 When our Ben Rohrbach considered what Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal matchup between the Miami Heat and Toronto Raptors might wind up looking like in the absence of injured starting centers Hassan Whiteside and Jonas Valanciunas, he identified a number of interesting points: the possible utility of Heat reserve Josh … [Read more...]

Damian Lillard: The one you want to play with 1:28 PM ET Kevin ArnovitzESPN Staff Writer Close NBA writer for ESPN.com since 2008 Former contributor and editor at NPR print PORTLAND, Ore. -- Bamboo is tolerant to drought, but balancing water with restraint is tricky business, especially if you're a young NBA player. This was the message delivered to the Trail Blazers' roster last … [Read more...]

Rotoworld Podcasts: NBA DFS Podcast for May 9 Monday, May 09, 2016 Lots to talk about with so many injury storylines tonight. We go over all the hypotheticals for Stephen Curry's knee injury and what it means for the Raptors and Heat without their key big men. Tons of stuff with lineup talk, who stepped up on Saturday and lots more. Stay on our News Page for more updates! Mike Gallagher … [Read more...]

Curry upgraded to 'questionable' for Game 4 3:56 PM ET Ethan Sherwood StraussESPN Staff Writer Close Covers the Golden State Warriors for ESPN.com Contributes to ESPN's TrueHoop blog Hosts TrueHoop TV Live print PORTLAND, Ore. -- Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr on Monday upgraded the status of star point guard Stephen Curry to questionable for Game 4 versus the … [Read more...]

Spurs' R.C. Buford wins his second NBA Executive of the Year award For the second time in three seasons, San Antonio Spurs general manager R.C. Buford has been named the NBA's Executive of the Year. He won the award — which is voted on by fellow league executives rather than media members — after pulling off the single biggest move of the 2015 offseason: signing All-Star power forward … [Read more...]

Report: Stephen Curry to repeat as the NBA's Most Valuable Player It isn’t official yet, James Harden might still be in with a chance, but a report on Monday aligned with what we’ve assumed since the last few weeks of December: Stephen Curry will repeat as the NBA’s MVP. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] The league has yet to announce the award’s … [Read more...]

What Heat-Raptors Game 4 may look like sans Whiteside, Valanciunas Considering Jonas Valanciunas' dominance in Game 2 sent Hassan Whiteside to the bench for spells as Miami coach Erik Spoelstra scrambled for answers to Toronto's pick-and-roll riddle, it might seem logical that the Raptors center's absence in Game 4 will prove bigger than his Heat counterpart's vacancy. But if we've learned … [Read more...]

Sources: Warriors' Curry to repeat as MVP 12:22 PM ET Marc SteinESPN Senior Writer Close • Senior NBA writer for ESPN.com• Began covering the NBA in 1993-94• Also covered soccer, tennis and the Olympics print PORTLAND, Ore. -- Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry will be named NBA Most Valuable Player for a second straight season, according to league sources. If Stephen … [Read more...]