Warriors finally lose consecutive games, on brink of elimination 12:43 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 OKLAHOMA CITY -- The stage was set for a classic, and the defending champion Golden State Warriors instead suffered another stomping from an Oklahoma … [Read more...]

The NBA wouldn't remove Draymond Green from Game 4, so OKC did The NBA gave Draymond Green a stay of execution on Monday, deciding that the splitting of Steven Adams' uprights that kickstarted the Oklahoma City Thunder's Game 3 annihilation of the Golden State Warriors didn't merit a one-game suspension. Instead, the All-Star power forward would be allowed to suit up for the fourth game of … [Read more...]

Basketball Daily Dose: Dose: Death Lineup's Funeral? Hey, so who’s the best point guard in these playoffs? If you thought it was going to be the 2016 unanimous MVP Stephen Curry, you’d be dead wrong. Russell Westbrook has stolen the show with a triple-double during a 118-94 destruction of the 73-win Warriors team. Westbrook’s stat line was massive with 36 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, … [Read more...]

Thunder overwhelm Warriors again, move within a win of NBA Finals It took 96 games for the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors to lose two games in a row. As impressive as that accomplishment is, the team with the most wins in regular-season history now has to take three in a row to avoid elimination from the postseason. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] The … [Read more...]

Craig Sager to receive Jimmy V Perseverance Award at 2016 ESPYs While the TNT crew was offering outfit-based tributes to colleague Craig Sager, who's at Chesapeake Energy Arena to broadcast Game 4 of the Western Conference finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night, ESPN was announcing its own very special nod to Sager's fortitude: [Follow Dunks Don't … [Read more...]

This small child dressed as Steven Adams has already won Game 4 Steven Adams has been an absolute superhero for the Oklahoma City Thunder this postseason — right down to finding himself on the business end of unjust deeds perpetrated by villainous opposition — and thus it is only right and appropriate that small children in Oklahoma City begin dressing up in their best Steven Adams costumes. … [Read more...]

Fizdale-to-Grizzlies gaining steam, sources say 9:57 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 print The candidacy of Miami Heat assistant coach David Fizdale ‎for the Memphis Grizzlies' coaching job is gaining steam, according to league sources. One source close to the … [Read more...]

TNT honors Craig Sager's cancer fight with special socks, ties As part of their ongoing effort to show support for colleague Craig Sager's fight against acute myeloid lymphoma, the crew behind TNT's broadcast of Game 4 of the Western Conference finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State Warriors are sporting a pair of sartorial tributes to the legendary sideline reporter. … [Read more...]

Mutombo denies he let Biyombo use finger wag 7:58 PM ET ESPN.com news services print Toronto Raptors center Bismack Biyombo has claimed that Dikembe Mutombo had given him permission to use Mutombo's signature finger-wag celebration, but Mutombo says that's not the case. "I don't know when that conversation took place," Mutombo told TMZ on Tuesday. "Him and I need to talk this … [Read more...]

Magic Johnson really thinks Kobe Bryant's the greatest Laker ever When he took the mic at Staples Center last month to introduce Kobe Bryant before the final game of his illustrious 20-year NBA career, Magic Johnson made his feelings known. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] "We are here to celebrate greatness, for 20 years," Johnson said. "Excellence, … [Read more...]