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NBA playoffs 2021: Without Kawhi Leonard, Paul George pledged to carry LA Clippers through Game 5

This season was supposed to be more normal, with games back in home arenas and the ability to see family and friends. But there was nothing normal about this season, either, with its condensed schedule, constant COVID-19 testing, games lost due to health and safety protocols, and of course the rash of injuries to players […]

2021 NBA Playoffs: Five big takeaways from Game 3 of Jazz-Clippers

Kawhi Leonard and Paul George led the way for the Clippers, as both stars eclipsed the 30-point mark in the postseason for the second time in their careers as teammates. LA is now 2-0 in those games. Donovan Mitchell had a team-high 30 points for the Jazz, his 14th career 30-point game in just 30 […]

Donovan Mitchell scores 37 to lead Utah Jazz to Game 2 win, says he’s ‘fine’ after late ankle injury

Mitchell got up after several seconds, shot his free throws and finished the 117-111 victory that gave the top-seeded Jazz a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series. He limped off the floor after the win, but Mitchell insisted his health is no concern as the series heads to Los Angeles. “I got hit […]

Utah Jazz’s Donovan Mitchell expected to miss several games after MRI shows no structural damage, sources say

Mitchell suffered the injury during the third quarter of Friday’s 119-111 win over the Pacers when he jumped to try to deflect a long outlet pass and came down awkwardly with his foot underneath Indiana guard Edmond Sumner. Mitchell immediately grabbed his lower leg in pain and needed help getting to the locker room, with […]

Jazz PG Conley starts Game 3 vs. Nuggets

After returning to campus after the birth of his son, Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley Jr. cleared quarantine Friday morning and started Game 3 of the Western Conference first-round series against the Denver Nuggets. He missed Games 1 and 2 after being away for the birth of his son, Elijah Michael, in Ohio on […]

Nuggets coach Michael Malone: ‘Our group has to be a lot more mentally tough’

“If you dig deeper into that … I think we give in too easy,” the Denver Nuggets’ coach said Friday. “Our group has to be a lot more mentally tough.” The Nuggets, the third seed in the Western Conference, are in trouble after they were crushed 124-87 by the Utah Jazz in Game 3 of […]

Source: Nuggets’ Will Barton leaves bubble to rehab injured knee

A source confirmed that Barton left the NBA bubble on Wednesday to rehab his right knee and seek a second opinion. The small forward left the NBA campus after his knee condition had not improved, the Denver Post first reported. Without starters Barton and Gary Harris (hip), the Nuggets were routed 124-105 by the Jazz […]

Everything 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 […]

The greatest in-game NBA HORSE shots of all time

The first round of the NBA HORSE Challenge saw everything from a five-letter sweep to the tournament favorite being upset by an impressive comeback victory. Will the semifinals and finals be able to match the drama of the opening round? NBA champion and Detroit Pistons legend Chauncey Billups will face Utah Jazz point guard Mike […]

NBA Horse Challenge: Grading every player in quarterfinals

That sets up a final four that will include 2004 NBA Finals MVP Chauncey Billups taking on ambidextrous Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley Jr. and athletic Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach LaVine facing sharpshooting Chicago Sky All-Star Allie Quigley. The semifinals and championship will air beginning at 9 p.m. ET April 16 on ESPN […]