Frank Vogel is out, and the Indiana Pacers are gone till November What came out of nowhere earlier in the week, by Thursday morning, had become expected by the time Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird approached the podium in Indianapolis. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] Pacers coach Frank Vogel, the team’s head coach since the 2010-11 season, is … [Read more...]

Good news, everyone: You can now eat James Harden's beard Gummy beards are a thing. (h/t @collectingcandy) #jameshardenedition pic.twitter.com/xikNNOklTq— Nick Begley (@nickbegley) May 4, 2016  If you've ever looked at Houston Rockets star James Harden's prolific beard and wondered to yourself, "Gee, I wish I could eat that," you're in luck! You can now eat Harden's beard in all its glory as … [Read more...]

Paul Millsap: 'Anything is possible, and the impossible happened' 1:49 AM 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...]

Basketball Daily Dose: Dose: Cavs' Trifecta Perfecta Cavaliers destroy Hawks behind 25 3-pointers in Game 2 J.R. Smith and the Cavaliers racked up an NBA-record 25 3-pointers in Wednesday’s 123-98 blowout win over the Hawks to take a 2-0 lead in their series. Smith hit seven triples and the Cavaliers looked more like the Warriors than an Eastern powerhouse last night. The Cavs hit 25-of-45 … [Read more...]

'Stop talking s***': Oakley rips Barkley after Cavs-Hawks Game 2 Well, Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Atlanta Hawks wasn't exactly competitive, but NBA fans eager for something a bit spicier than 3-point dominance and social media self-deprecation got some bonus beef broiling on Wednesday evening — and this particular cut was aged to … [Read more...]

The Cavs couldn't stop making 3s in historic blowout of the Hawks The Cleveland Cavaliers have been the Eastern Conference's clear favorite throughout the 2015-16 season (and the preceding offseason), but several minor controversies and rough stretches appeared to put that status into doubt, if only for short periods of time. After six wins in their first six playoff games, though, whatever … [Read more...]

Hawks' Twitter account unravels in Cavs' record-setting 3-point barrage Despite losing in record-setting fashion to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Atlanta Hawks had one thing to be amused by on Wednesday: their Twitter account. The more 3s Cleveland sank, the sadder (and funnier) the tweets got. Starting things off, the Hawks' social media manager had a feeling they'd be in for some sort of … [Read more...]

Hawks give themselves 'Crying Jordan' treatment after Cavs' epic first half 9:27 PM ET print The Atlanta Hawks gave up an NBA record 18 3-pointers in the first half of Game 2 against the Cleveland Cavaliers, becoming the first team in nearly 30 years to trail by at least 36 points at halftime of a playoff game. The team's official Twitter account dealt with the 3-point … [Read more...]

Cavs set NBA record with 25 3-pointers vs. Hawks 10:58 PM ET ESPN.com news services print CLEVELAND -- J.R. Smith made seven 3-pointers and the Cleveland Cavaliers drained an NBA-record 25 3s in a 123-98 runaway win over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night in Game 2 of their second-round series. The Cavs made 18 3-pointers in the first half and added seven more after halftime to … [Read more...]

Scott: Lakers led him to believe he would return 9:11 PM ET print Former Los Angeles Lakers head coach Byron Scott said he was "surprised" and "shocked" that he was fired from his position last week, adding that he believed management would give him at least one more season to try to turn around the rebuilding team. Discussing Lakers' brass Wednesday on ESPN's The Jump with Rachel … [Read more...]