Bo Kimble, fearful of Chris Bosh's health, wants Bosh to hang it up Bo Kimble has firsthand knowledge regarding how horrifying it can be to watch a teammate and friend risk his life to compete in a relatively pointless basketball game. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] Kimble’s Loyola Marymount teammate Hank Gathers fell to the floor after suffering a … [Read more...]

The Russ rules: The Warriors' plan to contain Westbrook 11:32 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 The Golden State Warriors don't want to talk about it, because why tempt fate? Also, it's somewhat unwise to discuss your role in an opposing player's poor … [Read more...]

NBA playoff teams' BPI chances to advance 10:33 AM ET ESPN Sports Analytics Group print Below are the NBA playoff teams' Basketball Power Index chances of advancing in their series. Numbers updated daily. ESPN Stats & InformationESPN Stats & InformationESPN's NBA Basketball Power Index (BPI) is a forward-looking measure of team quality. It uses advanced statistical … [Read more...]

LeBron James says adversity for Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love is 'good for them' 4:00 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 print TORONTO -- With their stat lines equally underwhelming, the bigger competition … [Read more...]

Raptors salvage pride in Game 3, hand Cavs their 1st playoff loss The first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals confirmed what most observers thought entering the series — that the Cleveland Cavaliers are far superior to the Toronto Raptors and every other team in the conference. Cleveland took a 2-0 lead in the series by a combined 50 points, extended their playoff winning streak … [Read more...]

Drake pokes fun at LeBron James on Instagram after Game 3 12:56 AM ET print Apparently having his Toronto Raptors take Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals wasn't enough for rapper and Raptors ambassador Drake. After Toronto avoided falling into a 3-0 hole with a 99-84 win Saturday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Drake used an old picture of a bemused-looking LeBron James to … [Read more...]

Cavs' streak ends after Raptors change course 11:57 PM ET Brian WindhorstESPN Senior Writer Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books print TORONTO -- It had been a long time since the Cleveland Cavaliers weren't able to dictate a game -- actually, about six weeks since they’d even lost a game with LeBron James playing. But … [Read more...]

Basketball Daily Dose: Dose: Bismack's Breakout Jurassic Park was alive on Saturday night. Although Cleveland had an opportunity to salt away the series and take a commanding 3-0 lead, Toronto held everyone not named LeBron James to 19-of-62 (30.6%) shooting clip to grab the win on their home floor. It’s hard to believe that the Raptors have suddenly found a blueprint for success given how … [Read more...]

LeBron flopped hard on an inadvertent swing from his teammate NBA fans love to point out when a player flops after minimal contact, but in most cases the offending party at least has the excuse of exaggerating to call attention to a foul that might not get whistled otherwise. LeBron James technically flopped to sell such contact in Saturday's Eastern Conference Finals Game 3 between his … [Read more...]

Curry says elbow 'fine,' practices without sleeve 8:36 PM 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, Okla. -- Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, three days after landing on his right elbow, said Saturday that he'll be "fine" for Game 3 … [Read more...]