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Sources: C’s boss Ainge mulling future with team

Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge is seriously considering his future with the franchise and could make a decision to step down, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Ainge is scheduled to speak to the media later Wednesday, a day after Boston’s disappointing season came to an end in a loss to the Brooklyn Nets in Game 5 of […]

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Inside the friendship that fuels Donovan Mitchell’s superstar rise

Award-winning columnist and author Recipient of Basketball Hall of Fame Curt Gowdy Media Award Joined ESPNBoston.com in 2010 THE ORLANDO BUBBLE feels like ancient history to Donovan Mitchell. Since his captivating scoring duel with Denver Nuggets star Jamal Murray last August, Mitchell signed a maximum rookie extension for $163 million (and jumped into a pool fully clothed to celebrate), lost […]

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Denver Nuggets outlast Portland Trail Blazers in double overtime despite Damian Lillard's record-breaking 55 points

Nikola Jokic had 38 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists as the host Denver Nuggets overcame a playoff-record 12 three-pointers from Damian Lillard to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 147-140 in double overtime on Tuesday night. Latest playoff bracket WATCH: Best plays and performances from the postseason Harden’s triple-double helps Nets eliminate Celtics Lillard finished with 55 points and 10 […]

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Blowout loss puts Lakers 1 loss from early exit

Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. PHOENIX — The Los Angeles Lakers’ repeat title hopes are on life support after Tuesday’s 115-85 shellacking by the Phoenix Suns in Game 5 of their Western Conference first-round series, putting L.A. […]

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How the Celtics should approach the offseason

The first-round series loss to the Brooklyn Nets proved how far the Boston Celtics are from competing with the top teams in the Eastern Conference. While one could point to the absence of injured All-Star Jaylen Brown, the Celtics were a .500 team all season and needed a play-in game just to reach the first round. Now heading into the […]

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A timeline of poor NBA fan behavior during the 2021 playoffs

The 2021 NBA playoffs have been marred by a series of ugly fan-related incidents that continues to push toward a boiling point. Incidents across five NBA venues have illustrated fans behaving badly in various fashions. From objects being thrown at players to racist heckling in the stands, it has become an almost every-night problem in the playoffs. Star players such […]

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Capela: Unlike Knicks, Hawks play tough and win

Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela didn’t mince words Tuesday when asked about the physical nature of his team’s first-round matchup against the New York Knicks. Things got chippy in Game 4 in Atlanta on Sunday, with John Collins needing four stitches in his lip because of an errant elbow from a Julius Randle layup attempt. Randle later gave a forearm […]

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NBA experts: What happens next in these wild West playoffs?

The Milwaukee Bucks have taken care of business, blitzing past the Miami Heat in four games. The Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets and Atlanta Hawks are each one win away from joining them in the Eastern Conference semifinals. What happens next in the Western Conference playoffs, though, is anyone’s guess. Outside of the Utah Jazz vs. Memphis Grizzlies series, which the […]

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