LeBron James is picking up the tab on Dahntay Jones' low-blow fine Way back in the long, long ago of Saturday night, it was Dahntay Jones' below-the-belt shot on Bismack Biyombo, not Draymond Green's on Steven Adams, that was drawing denigration and eliciting arched eyebrows: [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] After taking nefarious aim at the nether … [Read more...]

The painful history of groin shots involving 2016 NBA Playoff stars Surely you've seen the nut shot heard 'round the world by now. As the NBA mulls Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green's status for Game 4 — following his leg's second straight unwelcome visit to Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams' groin — we need look no further than hours earlier for the last disciplinary … [Read more...]

Ex-player says he was denied seat due to race 12:54 PM ET ESPN.com news services print Former NBA player Etan Thomas has called out a woman he says denied him a seat next to her on a crowded train only to offer it to another passenger. He wrote in a Facebook post Friday that he asked a woman if he could sit next to her on a crowded train but was told the seat was taken. Thomas, who … [Read more...]

Small group equals big win for the Oklahoma City Thunder 1:03 AM ET ESPN Stats & Information print The key to a big win? A smaller lineup for the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder’s rout of the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 could be attributed to the Thunder using a five-man group that featured Serge Ibaka as the only power forward/center on the floor. That group was outscored … [Read more...]

Kerr backs Green on kick to groin being accident 5:04 AM 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 -- Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said he backs the assertion that Draymond Green's kick to the groin of Thunder center Steven Adams … [Read more...]

Basketball Daily Dose: Dose: OKC wins Game 3 by 28 Thunder 133, Warriors 105 I was expecting a better effort tonight from OKC after they were blown out of Game 2, but watching them manhandle the defending champions in this manner was something else. Racing out to a 72-47 lead at the half, the Thunder poured in an incredible 45 points in the third quarter to put the game out of reach, a playoff … [Read more...]

Oklahoma City dominates Golden State in OKC, takes 2-1 series lead The Oklahoma City Thunder are formidable, potent and rife with potential. And in the span of six days they’ve taken two games over the course of six days from a team that needed 64 days to register its second regular-season loss. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] OKC downed Golden … [Read more...]

Flat Warriors get trounced by Thunder in Game 3 12:08 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 Golden State Warriors suffered a 133-105 beating on Sunday night, looking flat before getting flattened. The Oklahoma City Thunder blasted the … [Read more...]

Draymond Green clocks Steven Adams in the groin. Again. (Video) The Oklahoma City Thunder might be well on the way to a 2-1 Western Conference finals lead over the Golden State Warriors, but Thunder center Steven Adams is not having the best week of his life. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] Six days after being wrung to the floor by Festus Ezili in … [Read more...]

NBA fines Raptors' Casey, suspends Cavs' Jones 7:32 PM ET Ohm YoungmisukESPN Staff Writer Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a graduate of Michigan State University.Follow him on … [Read more...]