Real Madrid’s shocking basketball brawl in a match against Partizan Belgrade saw one player channel his inner Brock Lesnar. Los Blancos met the Serbian outfit in their second quarter-final leg in the EuroLeague on Thursday. But with Belgrade on course for a dominant victory and under two minutes of the fourth quarter remaining, both sets of players came to blows. […]

Ever since the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers opened the 2022-23 NBA season, the two rivals seemed destined to meet in the playoffs. Here we are. After the Celtics dispatched the pesky Atlanta Hawks in Game 6 Thursday night — and 11 days after the 76ers swept the Brooklyn Nets — they will officially face one another in a true […]

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. AUSTIN REAVES TURNS the corner out of the FedEx Forum visitors locker room, bounding down a back hallway after showering and getting dressed following an upset Game 1 first-round win against the […]

The World Snooker Championship could yet follow the football World Cup to Qatar – according to Barry Hearn. The former chairman of World Snooker always insisted that the blue-riband tournament would never leave its spiritual home at the Crucible while he was in charge. But son Eddie, whose passion is more for boxing, is now running the Matchroom sporting empire […]

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In the latest edition of the Nuggets Ink podcast, beat writer Mike Singer and deputy sports editor Matt Schubert reconvene after the Nuggets eliminated the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round to set up a showdown with the Phoenix Suns. Among the topics discussed: Don’t call him Bubble Jamal. That’s Playoff Jamal to you. Jamal Murray once again rose to […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors knew they needed to win a game on the road to advance further into the postseason. So as they returned to Golden 1 Center, Stephen Curry said, “Might as well make it Game 5.” With the seconds ticking down Wednesday night, Curry received the ball from Draymond Green just inches over half-court. Domantas […]

MILWAUKEE — Less than two weeks ago, the Miami Heat were trailing with under five minutes to go in the final Eastern Conference play-in game against the Chicago Bulls. At that point, it was easy to see a world in which the Heat wouldn’t even make the playoffs — and more challenging to see them pulling off one of the […]

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. CLEVELAND — New York Knicks All-Star forward Julius Randle reinjured his left ankle in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals Wednesday night and is […]

The NBA and National Basketball Players Association announced Wednesday night they have ratified the recently agreed-upon new collective bargaining agreement, one that will ensure labor peace through the remainder of this decade. The new deal will go into effect July 1 and remain in place until at least the summer of 2029, when both sides will have the option — […]