Sources: Rockets to interview Hornacek, Silas 10:31 PM ET Calvin WatkinsESPN Staff Writer Close Calvin Watkins covers the Houston Rockets and the NBA for ESPN.com. He joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009. He's covered the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers as well as colleges, boxing and high school sports. print The Houston Rockets have scheduled interviews with former Phoenix … [Read more...]

Goran Dragic has really got to stop fouling dudes with his face At this point, I think we can safely say that Goran Dragic's face is an elbow magnet. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] Late in the second quarter of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series between the Miami Heat and Toronto Raptors, Dragic found himself tasked with trying to … [Read more...]

Mike Budenholzer: Hawks frustrated and focused after Cavs' 3-point barrage 8:18 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 … [Read more...]

The 5 most fun matchups left in the 2016 NBA playoffs (Video) After an opening round of the 2016 playoffs that was bloated with blowouts, we're on to the conference semifinals, drawing us ever closer to the marquee matchups that make the postseason the most wonderful time of the year. Here are the five matchups still on the board that would make Ball Don't Lie's Dan Devine oh so happy to … [Read more...]

Kyle Lowry's got no time for dap, Air Canada Centre security guard After a miserable Game 1 that led to him shooting at the Air Canada Centre for hours after the Toronto Raptors' loss in pursuit of whatever it is that he's lost, how locked in was All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry before Thursday's Game 2 against the Miami Heat? "Leave your man the security guard hanging" locked in: [Follow … [Read more...]

Nike rolls out 'Ky-rispy Kreme' truck, headed to Cleveland 4:24 PM ET Darren RovellESPN Senior Writer Close ESPN.com's sports business reporter since 2012; previously at ESPN from 2000-06 Appears on SportsCenter, ESPN Radio, ESPN.com and with ABC News Formerly worked as analyst at CNBC print When the folks at Nike decide to pursue an idea, there aren't many others in the … [Read more...]

With his Knicks still coach-less, Phil Jackson takes to the road It probably isn’t the nicest thing to mock the NBA’s oldest team personnel chief behind his back while he ambles his way through nearly the whole of the continental U.S. while driving his brother back to his house in Idaho. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] Then again, New York Knicks … [Read more...]

'Class' dismissed: Cavs owe no apology for hunting 3-point record You're not going to believe this, but it seems like the Atlanta Hawks did not particularly enjoy getting absolutely strafed by the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Sure, the Hawks' wonderful Twitter account was able to find the gallows humor in being on the receiving end of an … [Read more...]

Pacers won't renew contract of coach Vogel 1:04 PM ET Michael Wells print INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Pacers have parted ways with coach Frank Vogel, team president Larry Bird announced Thursday. "Decided it's time for a new voice around here," Bird said. "Sometimes my job really sucks. I had time to think about it and watch the team throughout the year. I had higher … [Read more...]

Phil Jackson on vacation; Knicks coaching search on hold? 2:29 PM ET print Knicks president Phil Jackson has tweeted photos from Sioux City, Iowa, and Nebraska in the last two days. You don't need me to tell you that Jackson is on vacation at the moment. The interesting thing here is this: league sources say that some involved in the Knicks' coaching search have been informed that Phil … [Read more...]