76ers coach Brown: Choice on No. 1 still in flux 7:47 PM ET ESPN.com news services print Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown says his franchise is still unsure whom it will select with the first pick in next month's NBA draft despite comparing Australian teenager Ben Simmons to Magic Johnson and LeBron James. The 76ers won Tuesday's NBA draft lottery, giving them the top pick in the … [Read more...]

Steve Kerr Q&A: 'These things don't last forever' 1:29 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 Steve Kerr never thought the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls 72-win record would fall, least of all by a Golden State Warriors squad he coached. But he also … [Read more...]

A piece of Kobe's final game court cost more than many sports cars Watching Kobe Bryant score 60 points in his final NBA game was a priceless experience. Owning a physical piece of the Los Angeles Lakers legend's final performance on an NBA court, though? There is, in fact, a price tag on that, and it was miiiiiiiiiighty steep: [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of … [Read more...]

Bulls shake up their training staff, source says 3:34 PM ET Nick FriedellESPN Staff Writer Close Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. print The Chicago Bulls have let go of director of sports … [Read more...]

Kerr: Officiating reports throw refs under the bus 10:48 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. -- Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr was not pleased by the NBA's acknowledgement of an uncalled Russell Westbrook travel with 17.2 seconds … [Read more...]

Steve Kerr defends the referees, as his Warriors plot for Game 2 Steve Kerr understands what most people that have routinely watched NBA games from 30 feet away from the rim know as fact – it is nigh on impossible to turn in an A+ grade when it comes to calling NBA games. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] That doesn’t take away from the sting of Kerr’s … [Read more...]

Beware the rejuvenated LeBron James 12:08 PM ET Brian WindhorstESPN Senior Writer Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books print CLEVELAND -- Over the last several years, LeBron James has learned how to construct midseason training camps to address issues with his body. Whether it was his two-week hiatus last season or his … [Read more...]

Tales from the NBA draft lottery 12:00 AM ET print For a moment in the closed-off lottery drawing room, there is real suspense. The machine with the 14 pingpong balls inside flips on, the balls fly around, and a timekeeper with his back to it waits 20 seconds before raising his hand, the signal for the operator to suck up the first ball. Those 20 seconds last forever. In that 20 … [Read more...]

Evan Fournier is not very bullish on the Raptors' chances vs. Cavs Heading into the Eastern Conference finals, few observers gave the Toronto Raptors much of a shot of toppling the top-seeded and rampaging Cleveland Cavaliers. Many, though — including us — thought a Raptors team that finally got its All-Star backcourt going late in its second-round matchup with the Miami Heat could earn one … [Read more...]

Kyrie Irving living up to LeBron James' MVP premonition as Cavs keep rolling 4:35 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 CLEVELAND -- The reality TV show "Last Point Guard Standing," otherwise known as the … [Read more...]