Doris Burke is tired of Gregg Popovich's short answers San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich is now widely recognized as one of the best coaches in NBA history, but he's perhaps best known in a cultural context for his very short answers to reporters in mid-game interviews and post-game press conferences. It's part of Popovich's personality, and a large number of fans eat it up. At … [Read more...]

Assessing each of the NBA's 2016 head coaching commitments The Coaching Carousel, thankfully, has stopped. Kindly dismount the creepy horse and form an orderly queue that will take you past the gate on your way toward Draft City, followed by a spin through our star attraction: Free Agent Land. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] Ten NBA teams – a third … [Read more...]

Why Golden State is giddy about how Game 1 played out vs. Cavs 11:13 AM ET Ethan Sherwood StraussESPN Staff Writer Close Covers the Golden State Warriors for ESPN.com Contributes to ESPN's TrueHoop blog Hosts TrueHoop TV Live OAKLAND -- The Warriors are comfortable against the Cavs. Maybe too comfortable. They now have six straight wins against Cleveland, after a Finals game that didn’t look … [Read more...]

Report: Lamar Odom's friends, family fear he's 'back on hard drugs' Nearly nine months after being found unconscious with cocaine in his system at a Nevada brothel, friends and family members of Lamar Odom fear that the former NBA player is "back on hard drugs," TMZ reported Friday morning. Allegations of crack use have trailed Odom, 36, for several years, dating back to his brief 2013 … [Read more...]

DC rapper about $20M short of $20M goal to bring Kevin Durant home Paper routes just don't pay like they used to, I guess. Maryland-based rapper Paperboy Prince, a diehard Washington Wizards fan named for his days delivering local newspapers in suburban Prince George's County, is trying to raise $20 million to lure free agent star Kevin Durant back to his hometown — a goal relayed to the … [Read more...]

'Believeland' Cavs tested after Game 1 letdown 3:59 AM ET Dave McMenaminESPN Staff Writer Close Cavs and NBA writer for ESPN.com Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14 and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09 Syracuse University graduate OAKLAND, Calif. -- LeBron James formed the knot on his tie -– a rich, deep yellow-colored tie that, in all honestly, could be … [Read more...]

LeBron on Warriors: 'Nothing has really changed' 4:17 AM ET ESPN.com news services OAKLAND, Calif. -- LeBron James sat down on the bench in the fourth quarter as the game slipped away. He threw up his hands and grimaced in frustration. His Cleveland Cavaliers had done everything right against the Splash Brothers. Yet everything still went so wrong as this highly anticipated NBA … [Read more...]

Livingston and Barbosa show strengths of Warriors bench in Game 1 OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors' thrilling comeback against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals served primarily as a showcase for the excellence of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, the greatest shooting duo in NBA history. An NBA Finals matchup with the similarly three-happy Cleveland … [Read more...]

Iguodala on Dellavedova hit: 'Not going to judge' 3:56 AM ET Ethan Sherwood StraussESPN Staff Writer Close Covers the Golden State Warriors for ESPN.com Contributes to ESPN's TrueHoop blog Hosts TrueHoop TV Live OAKLAND, Calif. -- Golden State Warriors forward Andre Iguodala said he wasn't going to assume intent regarding a shot to the groin he received from Cleveland Cavaliers … [Read more...]

Cavs appear unprepared for Warriors' energy in Game 1 loss 2:14 AM ET Dave McMenaminESPN Staff Writer Close Cavs and NBA writer for ESPN.com Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14 and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09 Syracuse University graduate OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Cleveland Cavaliers waited 12 long months for a chance at revenge against the Golden State … [Read more...]