For the second time in four seasons, the Denver Nuggets are headed to the Western Conference finals. The Nuggets punched their ticket with a blowout 125-100 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night at Footprint Center. Next up: Either the sixth-seeded Golden State Warriors or seventh-seeded Los Angeles Lakers. Those two teams face off Friday night in Game 6 […]

Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM PHOENIX — Suns center Deandre Ayton has been ruled out of Thursday’s Game 6 against the Denver Nuggets because of a rib contusion, the team announced about two hours before tipoff. Ayton has been receiving around-the-clock treatment on a deep rib […]

Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM PHOENIX — Suns center Deandre Ayton is receiving around-the-clock treatment on a deep rib contusion that has caused pessimism about his availability for Thursday’s Game 6 against the Denver Nuggets, sources told ESPN. Ayton is officially listed as questionable for Phoenix’s […]

The 2023 NBA playoffs semifinals are winding down with teams set to advance to the Eastern and Western Conference finals throughout the week. First-time MVP Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers are up 3-2 in the series against the Boston Celtics, and the Miami Heat are one win from advancing past the New York Knicks, in hopes of becoming the […]

Golden State Warriors stave off elimination at the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers, handily beating LeBron and company 121-106 to cut the series deficit to 3-2 In Game Four on Monday, the Golden State Warriors let a dominant Steph Curry performance fall by the wayside as they blew away their chance to tie the series against the Los Angeles […]

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. NEW YORK — Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau beamed with pride as he described Jalen Brunson’s 38-point, nine-rebound, seven-assist performance in a must-win 112-103 victory over […]

Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 The Milwaukee Bucks were granted permission to interview Golden State Warriors associate head coach Kenny Atkinson for the franchise’s coaching job, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The Bucks are formulating a list of additional candidates and interviews that are also expected to include current Bucks associate head coach Charles Lee and […]

Kirk Goldsberry (@kirkgoldsberry) is a professor and an NBA analyst for ESPN. The Miami Heat are one win away from becoming the first 8-seed to reach the NBA conference finals since the 1998-99 New York Knicks. But what’s their secret? How have the Heat gone from a team on the brink of elimination in the play-in tournament to the team […]

BOSTON — The Boston Celtics picked an inopportune time to have their worst overall game of this postseason. A 115-103 loss to the 76ers in Game 5 on Tuesday night put Boston in a 3-2 series hole with Game 6 in Philadelphia on Thursday night. “We dropped the ball tonight,” Celtics guard Jaylen Brown said. “Couldn’t stay in front of […]

MLB World Series: Women flash breasts during game Kansas City Royals MLB star Amir Garrett threw up on the mound during a game against Chicago White Sox at Kauffman Stadium. The 31-year-old suddenly fell ill while pitching in the seventh inning of the 12-5 win. KC trainers raced out to check on left-hander Garrett, who then proceeded to throw up […]