On Dwyane Wade, national anthems and paying Canada some respect Plenty of people, particularly Toronto Raptors fans, took offense to footage that found its way to social media of Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade casually going about his pregame shooting routine while a young girl sang Canada's national anthem "O Canada" at midcourt of American Airlines Arena prior to Game 3. Hey @DwyaneWade a … [Read more...]

Infographic: Stephen Curry dubbed NBA MVP 9:48 AM ET Jessie Kavana, ESPN Stats & Information print The Golden State Warriors put together arguably the most impressive season in NBA history this year, breaking a number of records en route to a record 73 wins. Not only did they break records as a team, but the Warriors’ ringleader Stephen Curry had one of the more remarkable … [Read more...]

LeBron James sends Hawks and Al Horford into a pivotal offseason 11:42 PM ET Ohm YoungmisukESPN Staff Writer Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a graduate of Michigan State University.Follow … [Read more...]

Durant's scoring explosion brings Thunder even with Spurs at 2-2 There was a not insignificant possibility that Sunday's Western Conference Finals Game 4 between the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder would be Kevin Durant's last home game at Chesapeake Energy Arena. With the Spurs up 2-1 following a Game 3 win on Friday that seemed to confirm their crunch-time superiority, a second … [Read more...]

Basketball Daily Dose: Dose: You the Real MVP First things first, I’d like to wish my mom and all the moms out there a Happy Mother’s Day! There was some epic playoff action on Sunday including the Cavs sweeping the Hawks and Kevin Durant dropping 41 points in a win over the Spurs, but we also received some tough injury news for the Heat and Raptors involving Hassan Whiteside (knee) and Jonas … [Read more...]

Vote: Which team will win the NBA title? 11:22 PM ET print The Cleveland Cavaliers are through to the conference finals, where they'll face either the Toronto Raptors or Miami Heat (Toronto is up 2-1). The Golden State Warriors lead the Portland Trail Blazers 2-1, but Stephen Curry's health is still up in the air. The winner there will face either the San Antonio Spurs or Oklahoma City … [Read more...]

Kevin Love's eight threes push Cleveland into the Eastern finals It took about 22 months, in the wake of LeBron James’ return to Cleveland, but you can start to see that the plan is coming together. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] James, Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving once again formed a remarkably formidable triptych on Sunday afternoon, as the … [Read more...]

Kerr: Curry progressing but 'doubtful' for Game 4 5:52 PM ET Kevin ArnovitzESPN Staff Writer Close NBA writer for ESPN.com since 2008 Former contributor and editor at NPR print PORTLAND, Ore. -- Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr on Sunday characterized the status of point guard Stephen Curry as doubtful for Game 4 versus the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night. "I … [Read more...]

Raptors' Valanciunas (ankle sprain) out for series 4:12 PM ET print MIAMI -- Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas will miss the remainder of Toronto's second-round playoff series against the Heat with a sprained right ankle, the team announced Sunday. "It's a big loss for us obviously since he was having a great series and a great playoffs," Toronto general manager Masai Ujiri said. … [Read more...]

Wade criticized for shooting during 'O Canada' 4:47 PM ET Michael WallaceESPN Staff Writer Close ESPN.com NBA reporter Blogs regularly on the Miami Heat 14 years covering the ACC, SEC, NFL and NBA print MIAMI -- Dwyane Wade insisted Sunday he meant no harm and blamed a time-clock management issue for shooting at the basket during the singing of the Canadian national anthem … [Read more...]