Report: Wolves' Towns voted Rookie of the Year 9:19 PM ET Associated Press print Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns has been voted the NBA's Rookie of the Year, according to a person with direct knowledge of the award. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the announcement has not yet been made. The NBA is scheduled to announce the winner Monday. … [Read more...]

Raptors bring a hot-shooting backcourt into Conference Finals 8:37 PM ET ESPN Stats & Information print It is on the wings of a blowout that the Toronto Raptors will head into their Eastern Conference finals matchup with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The 116 points scored by the Raptors in their Game 7 win against the Miami Heat were their most in any playoff game. The Raptors go into … [Read more...]

Sources: Phil meets with Vogel about Knicks job 4:41 PM ET print New York Knicks president Phil Jackson met last week with ex-Pacers coach Frank Vogel, league sources have confirmed to ESPN. Vogel is the second coach known to meet face-to-face with Jackson. Jackson and general manager Steve Mills also met with ex-Cavaliers coach David Blatt last month. Frank Vogel became the second … [Read more...]

Anti-Trump group sought Mavs' Cuban for run 8:52 AM ET ESPN.com news services print Mark Cuban told the Washington Post that a group of conservative politicians have asked him to run as a third-party candidate in this year's presidential election. The band of Republican politicians, according to the Post, is attempting to block presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump … [Read more...]

Source: Pacers closing on McMillan as head coach 11:00 PM ET ESPN.com news services print The Indiana Pacers are working to complete a deal to make assistant coach Nate McMillan the team's new head coach, a source told The Undefeated's Marc Spears. Nate McMillan has been an assistant coach with the Pacers since 2013 and has two previous head-coaching stints in the NBA. John … [Read more...]

Toronto and Miami's Game 7: Three things to know It’s the Game 7 that many anticipated, but so, so few actually wanted. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball] Miami will attempt to “upset” the Toronto Raptors at 3:30 p.m. ET Sunday in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. In a rather ugly series that hasn’t seen either side truly distinguish … [Read more...]

Lue says LeBron's workload down this postseason 2:54 PM 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 INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- LeBron James has never had it any easier in the playoffs during his 13-year career, according … [Read more...]

Rotoworld Podcasts: West Finals and Game 7 Preview Saturday, May 14, 2016 The Thunder are coming off one of the most impressive series wins in recent memory. The Spurs lost one game at home all regular season, but OKC came up with two wins at the AT&T Center. While they did go 0-3 against the Warriors in the regular season, they had a lot of bright spots. Plus, the lineup combinations have … [Read more...]

Goran Dragic's drives deliver Heat Game 6 victory over Raptors 9:23 AM ET print MIAMI -- Point guard Goran Dragic was in attack mode early and often Friday night, and he carried the Miami Heat into another do-or-die Game 7 as a result. Dragic penetrated to the basket with ease, finishing with a playoff career-high 30 points, and the Heat survived elimination, beating the Toronto … [Read more...]

Magic GM says Vogel among coaching candidates 6:30 AM ET ESPN.com news services print Magic general manager Rob Hennigan told the Orlando Sentinel on Friday that Frank Vogel will be included in the "wide net" cast for candidates as the team looks to fill its head-coaching vacancy. Scott Skiles resigned Wednesday after just one season as the Magic's coach. The Indiana Pacers announced … [Read more...]