Cuban: Westbrook an All-Star, 'not a superstar' 7:55 PM ET Tim MacMahonESPN Staff Writer Close Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM print OKLAHOMA CITY - Perennial All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook does not meet Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban's standard for a superstar. … [Read more...]

Can the Warriors survive two weeks without Stephen Curry? The first major story of the 2016 NBA Playoffs arrived Monday with the news that Golden State Warriors guard and presumptive back-to-back MVP Stephen Curry will miss at least two weeks with MCL sprain of his right knee, as first reported by The Vertical. The overwhelming championship favorites and 73-game winners will now be without … [Read more...]

Draymond offers sharp reply to odd question about Houston flood After helping lead the Golden State Warriors to a decisive Game 4 win over the Houston Rockets following the loss of reigning MVP Stephen Curry to a sprained right knee, forward Draymond Green faced an awkward question from a reporter attempting to conflate the Warriors' success against the Rockets with the dangerous flooding … [Read more...]

Win or lose, NBA playoffs can amount to misery 2:00 PM ET J.A. AdandeESPN Senior Writer Close ESPN.com senior writer since 2007 Around The Horn panelist Formerly at Los Angeles Times print Over the weekend, Clippers coach Doc Rivers distilled the NBA playoffs down to two words, a logical little oxymoron that only makes sense after you think about it: "enjoyable misery." What better … [Read more...]

Reggie Jackson: Refs should face fines, suspension for blown calls When point guard Reggie Jackson's attempt at a game-winning 3-pointer came up just short on Sunday night, so did the Detroit Pistons' chances of extending their first-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers: [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] After Kyrie Irving capped his strong … [Read more...]

Lakers' Scott out after franchise-worst season 11:17 AM ET ESPN.com news services print LOS ANGELES -- Byron Scott will not return to coach the Los Angeles Lakers next season, the team announced late Sunday. Scott coached the Lakers for the two worst seasons in the 16-time NBA champion franchise's history. The Lakers are making another break from the Kobe Bryant era by firing … [Read more...]

Ground-bound Bobcats took flight to become playoff Hornets 11:37 AM ET Justin VerrierESPN Staff Writer Close Justin Verrier is an NBA writer and editor at ESPN.com. print CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Rich Cho is the measured sort. A former attorney and Boeing engineer, Cho paved his way in the NBA through a mastery of legalese fine print and CBA minutia. So while his head coach, Steve … [Read more...]

Isaiah Thomas' sons stole the show at his post-game media session After helping lead the Boston Celtics to a huge 104-95 overtime win in Game 4 of their first-round series with the Atlanta Hawks, Boston's Isaiah Thomas headed to the podium for a post-game press conference to discuss how the Celtics knotted their best-of-seven first-round series up at two games apiece. The Celtics All-Star … [Read more...]

The Grizzlies' refusal to quit brought their head coach to tears The San Antonio Spurs eliminated the Memphis Grizzlies from the 2016 NBA playoffs on Sunday. The Spurs won a franchise-record 67 games this season, boasted the stingiest defense in the NBA, and entered the postseason completely healthy. The Grizzlies came into the playoffs without stars Marc Gasol and Mike Conley, with half … [Read more...]

Young Pistons fall short, but their future is bright 8:40 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 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- The Detroit Pistons' season … [Read more...]