Charles Barkley: 'We need to move the All-Star Game' if HB2 stays Charles Barkley didn’t exactly commit to boycotting TNT’s coverage of the 2017 NBA All-Star Weekend in Charlotte, but he came about as close as any prominent NBA voice has as the state of North Carolina continues to work with its controversial HB2 Bill. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] … [Read more...]

Danny Ferry returns to the NBA as an adviser with New Orleans Former Atlanta Hawks president Danny Ferry, a year removed from being let go by that franchise and two years removed from a scandal surrounding his free agent courtship of Luol Deng, has been hired as an adviser to New Orleans Pelicans general manager Dell Demps. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of … [Read more...]

Kevin Love will miss Game 3, stay in the NBA's concussion protocol Kevin Love participated in a portion of the Cleveland Cavaliers' shootaround on Wednesday morning, raising hopes that the star forward was progressing through the NBA's concussion protocol, which he entered Sunday after taking an elbow to the back of the head during Cleveland's loss to the Golden State Warriors in Game 2 of … [Read more...]

Pelicans hire Ferry 2 years after Hawks scandal 1:07 PM ET Marc J. Spears The New Orleans Pelicans have hired former Atlanta Hawks president of basketball operations Danny Ferry as special adviser, nearly two years after he took a leave of absence from the Hawks over insensitive racial remarks. Ferry will be a consultant to the Hawks in a similar fashion as Hall of Famer Jerry West is to the … [Read more...]

Cavs rule Love out with concussion for Game 3 1:37 PM ET Marc SteinESPN Senior Writer Close • Senior NBA writer for ESPN.com• Began covering the NBA in 1993-94• Also covered soccer, tennis and the Olympics CLEVELAND -- Despite his efforts to convince team officials that he's well enough to play, Cavaliers forward Kevin Love has been informed that he is not medically cleared to participate in … [Read more...]

Three Things to Watch: Golden State vs. Cleveland Game 3 Beating the Golden State Warriors four times in seven playoff attempts is tough as it is, no team has been able to do it since the early spring of 2014, a span that has included seven series’ in the time since. Beating them four times in five games is especially tough, as the Warriors have followed up all but one of their 14 (!) losses … [Read more...]

The Numbers Game: A Decade in Perspective Who were the best fantasy players of the past decade? Which year was Kevin Durant's most productive, from a fantasy standpoint? These questions and more are the focus of today's Numbers Game, which aggregates every player's fantasy values for every regular season from 2006-2016. Not included are players who averaged fewer than 20 minutes or appeared in … [Read more...]

Love won't be cleared for Game 3, sources say 12:57 PM ET Marc SteinESPN Senior Writer Close • Senior NBA writer for ESPN.com• Began covering the NBA in 1993-94• Also covered soccer, tennis and the Olympics CLEVELAND -- Despite his efforts to convince team officials that he's well enough to play, Cavaliers forward Kevin Love has been informed that he will not be medically cleared to … [Read more...]

Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal and the instinct to protect legacy If you combined the best of LeBron James and Stephen Curry, you'd have the perfect basketball player. But you can't, because this is real life, and doctors haven't figured out how to morph two uber-athletes with completely different — often dichotomic — and equally brilliant skill sets. Yet. So, we're left with the all-time … [Read more...]

Love takes part in shootaround before game 3 12:04 PM ET ESPN.com news services INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- Forward Kevin Love took part in a portion of the Cleveland Cavaliers' shootaround Wednesday morning, a positive step in his recovery from a concussion suffered in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Cavaliers forward Kevin Love took part in his team's morning shootaround Wednesday but remains … [Read more...]