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Celtics’ Gordon Hayward out 4 weeks with ankle sprain
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — As the Boston Celtics were still coming to grips with the news that Gordon Hayward will be out until at least the Eastern Conference finals with a sprained right ankle, Celtics coach Brad Stevens wasn’t ready to commit to how his team would adjust to his absence moving forward. “I […]
Continue readingNBA playoffs real or not: Biggest concerns after Game 1
The first round of the NBA playoffs has officially kicked off with all 16 teams in contention having a game under their belts in the Florida bubble. As a result, injuries, trends and difficult matchups have popped up as potentially major concerns that teams will need to address quickly. Our NBA experts weigh in on […]
Continue readingGordon Hayward limps off court after right ankle sprain in Celtics’ Game 1 win over 76ers
“Sprained ankle,” Celtics coach Brad Stevens said after Game 1 of this East first-round series. “Don’t know the severity, but he’s clearly in pain, and it looked like it had some swelling already. That’s my medical review.” Sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Malika Andrews after the game that Hayward would be getting an MRI […]
Continue readingNBA playoffs 2020: Everything to know about the 17 teams that can still win the title
After 66 scrimmages and more than 80 seeding games — and plenty of fishing — the matchups for the 2020 NBA playoffs are finally set. And in an unprecedented atmosphere that could negate the benefits of home-court advantage, we could be in for another wild two months inside Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex […]
Continue readingDamian Lillard passes up shot at game-tying 3 in Blazers’ loss: ‘Just overthought it’
Blazers guard Damian Lillard was going to get the ball somehow and fire up a shot to try to tie the game against the Boston Celtics. The play started out just fine. Lillard came off a screen and caught the ball at the 3-point line but was swarmed by three Celtics players. Instead, Lillard quickly […]
Continue readingCeltics’ Marcus Smart: Refs overturned call so Giannis Antetokounmpo wouldn’t foul out
“Wish we got a better one,” Smart said when asked if he’d received an explanation for the call. “The excuse was I was late on drawing the charge. “Quite frankly, I think we all know what that was about. It was Giannis’ sixth foul. [They] didn’t want to get him out. Let’s just call that […]
Continue readingNBA Continuity Rankings: Which teams hold the edge in the bubble?
Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone, whose team checks in near the top of our list, has high hopes. “Continuity [will] help with trying to create a home-court advantage,” Malone said earlier this month of playing at a neutral-site in Orlando, Florida. “We have guys that have been together for a while, know how to […]
Continue readingNBA restart: Rosters, schedules and standings projections for every team
With scrimmages tipping off Wednesday, here’s our breakdown of every team in Orlando, Florida, including: current seed and most likely playoff seeds (via simulations using ESPN’s Basketball Power Index), remaining strength of schedule (ranked from hardest to easiest), seeding-game schedules (with win projections using BPI), full rosters and projected rotations. We’ve also included the number […]
Continue reading2020 NBA restart key dates: Playoffs, draft and free-agency schedule
What is the new NBA schedule for the playoffs, draft, free agency and other key events? As players return to their home markets and decide whether to participate in the NBA restart, teams are narrowing their list of travel personnel to the approved 37 people per team. That will be only one of many steps […]
Continue readingEverything to know about the NBA’s 22-team restart at Walt Disney World
The NBA is back. Last week, the league’s board of governors and the players’ union both approved plans — a 22-team, eight-game wrap-up to the regular season followed by a possible play-in tournament for the eighth seed and playoffs — to resume the 2019-20 season on July 31 inside Walt Disney World’s ESPN Wide World […]
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