Kings guard Collison arrested on assault charge 9:50 PM ET ESPN.com news services Authorities say Sacramento Kings guard Darren Collison was arrested Monday on a domestic violence charge after deputies responded to a report of a woman being assaulted inside a Northern California home. The Placer County (Calif.) Sheriff's Office said in a release on Tuesday they arrested Collison midday Monday … [Read more...]

Ready to rumble? Get set for Warriors-Cavaliers, Part 2 11:57 PM ET J.A. AdandeESPN Senior Writer Close ESPN.com senior writer since 2007 Around The Horn panelist Formerly at Los Angeles Times Here are a few quick thoughts on Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Golden State Warriors: Just throw out the regular season meetings between these teams. The two games, both Warriors victories, came when David … [Read more...]

NBA Fantasy Trends: Stats & Pod: Warriors Preview All those blowouts have been forgiven. The Warriors pulled off three comeback wins and are on their way to defend their championship from last year while looking to add a title to their 73-win season. They were trailing in the second half in each of those three wins and destroyed the Thunder with the triple. In Game 6 and 7, they outscored the … [Read more...]

With season over, Durant eyes free agency 2:27 PM ET ESPN.com news services print One day after the Oklahoma City Thunder's season ended, forward Kevin Durant said he has started to think about his pending free agency. Durant told ESPN's Chris Broussard on Tuesday morning that he has several decisions to make and will sit down with those close to him to decide what he wants to do. … [Read more...]

Tyronn Lue was taken aback by David Blatt's '[messed]-up' firing Former Cleveland Cavaliers coach David Blatt apparently had a strong ally in the man who eventually replaced him. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] Current Cleveland coach Tyronn Lue reportedly went to bat for Blatt once Lue was informed by Cavs general manager David Griffin that the team … [Read more...]

Warriors open in Vegas as favorite in rematch 12:38 PM ET Ben FawkesESPN Staff Writer Close Runs day-to-day editorial operations at Chalk, ESPN.com's gambling section Joined ESPN in 2010 print In a much-anticipated rematch with the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Golden State Warriors are clear favorites in Las Vegas to win their second consecutive NBA title. In the title rematch with … [Read more...]

Cavs fan loses Western Conference finals bet, eats shirt (Video) People love to place bets, talk up silly things, and follow sports. Too often, and usually with too many cameras rolling, we have to watch the fallout of an unholy confluence of the three. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] We’re not sure why Reddit user and Cavalier fan ‘PARTYxDIRTYDAN’ … [Read more...]

Thunder dumbstruck: Squandering 3-1 lead leaves OKC at a loss 1:18 AM ET print OAKLAND, Calif. -- The confetti was beginning to make its way from the ceiling to the floor, and Kevin Durant untucked his jersey, tapped his chest and pointed to his family in the crowd. The Oklahoma City Thunder's season was ending on the road in Game 7, as the Golden State Warriors held on for a 96-88 … [Read more...]

Warriors overcome butterflies, sting like bees in West finals victory 12:48 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 print OAKLAND, Calif. -- It was nervy before it was brilliant, before the Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry poured 36 points into the 96-88 … [Read more...]

The Warriors took over Game 7 with a third-quarter 3-point barrage The seeds of the Golden State Warriors' win in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals — a come-from-behind victory on the heels of a more stunning come-from-behind victory that produced a 4-3 triumph in a Western Conference finals in which the Warriors trailed 3-1 one week ago — were sown midway through the second quarter. … [Read more...]