Jordan on HB2: Hornets 'opposed to discrimination in any form' One week after NBA Commissioner Adam Silver clarified the league's willingness to move the 2017 All-Star Game out of Charlotte if North Carolina legislators do not overturn a controversial new state law that reverses a Charlotte ordinance that had expanded rights and protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, … [Read more...]

Pacers collapse in 4th, spoil huge night by Paul George in loss to Raptors 12:21 AM ET Nick FriedellESPN Staff Writer Close Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. print TORONTO -- Paul George sat in … [Read more...]

Basketball Daily Dose: Dose & Pod: DeMar DeRisin' What a game from the Raptors. It looked like they were going to be on their way to extinction in the first half, but they went on a 23-2 run in the second half to help pull off the comeback. Of course, they were about 0.05 seconds away from going to overtime because Solomon Hill’s 3-point attempt was just late. After a horrendous start to his … [Read more...]

Drake takes, deletes Instagram shot at Paul George after Game 5 Sometimes, after a big win, you can get a little too charged up. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] During Tuesday's pivotal Game 5 between the Toronto Raptors and Indiana Pacers at Air Canada Centre, hip-hop megastar and Raptors team ambassador Drake got involved in the action from his … [Read more...]

Drake to Paul George: 'I knew you were scared' 10:30 PM ET print After the Toronto Raptors erased a 17-point deficit to beat the Indiana Pacers and complete the biggest comeback in franchise postseason history, Drake was in a celebratory mood. The team's "global ambassador" was courtside to see the Game 5 win, then took a shot at Pacers star Paul George after the game in a … [Read more...]

Jason Terry confident, Dwight Howard focused as Rockets face elimination 9:01 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 OAKLAND, Calif. -- While the defending … [Read more...]

Solomon Hill's game-tying 3 comes late, gives Raps huge Game 5 win Once again, the Toronto Raptors seemed to have no answers for Paul George. Once again, Dwane Casey's club looked tight and tentative, facing a double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter and looking to be in real danger of heading back to Bankers Life Fieldhouse needing a win over a confident and comfortable Indiana Pacers … [Read more...]

The Warriors won Coach of the Year, but Steve Kerr gets the trophy Back in December, the NBA reaffirmed that wins accumulated by interim coaches are to be credited with to a team's "head coach of record," ruling that victories achieved by the Golden State Warriors would be tacked onto the tally of head coach Steve Kerr rather than interim coach Luke Walton, who had led the Dubs to an … [Read more...]

Tyronn Lue on LeBron's no-calls: 'He's the Shaq of guards and forwards' The quick read regarding LeBron James’ offensive brilliance is that he’s a pass first guy that just happens to have a Karl Malone-sized physique. That it’s just fine not to send him to the line a Dwyane Wade or Kevin Durant-level of times per game, because James is looking to score first and dive toward the rim second. … [Read more...]

Raptors GM writes 'leave work early' note for fans ahead of Game 5 Game 5 of the first-round series between the Toronto Raptors and Indiana Pacers is a really important game because Indy tied the best-of-seven up at two games apiece on Saturday, and because NBA teams that win Game 5 have gone on to win the series 85 percent of the time (and nearly 89 percent of the time in the opening round … [Read more...]