Caitlin Clark’s intensity got her into a bit of trouble in the fourth quarter as the Indiana Fever star was putting on an offensive clinic in the game’s final period. 

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The Liberty’s offense, for the first time this season, struggled and managed its fewest points in a regular-season game since scoring 64 in the 2023 opener.

Las Vegas, New York and Connecticut continue to dominate the top of the rankings. But Minnesota, the only other unbeaten team, is right behind them.

Chris Paul is not on Bill Schooner’s Christmas Card list.

One former “SportsCenter” host took issue with ESPN’s pregame coverage of Knicks-Pacers Game 7, with one of its current voices mocking the New York-heavy showing.

If the Knicks get to where they want to go, with this core, it’ll be because of the foundation Tom Thibodeau has created.

Basketball Hall of Famer Paul Pierce posted a strange video of himself stomping on a Jalen Brunson New York Knicks jersey after their Game 7 loss.

The Los Angeles Lakers’ next head coach will be chosen by the team’s front office and not LeBron James, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania.

By the end, most of the faithful were still in the house, even if they couldn’t wait for the final buzzer to put them all out of their misery. Josh Hart drew his sixth foul, three minutes before th…

The Indiana Pacers had one of the best shooting performances in the last 25 years in the playoffs, and it came in Game 7 to defeat the New York Knicks, 130-109.

With no extension, Thibodeau, 66, would enter next season in the final season of his five-year deal and coaches typically don’t make it to lame-duck status.

Rick Carlisle gives Tom Thibodeau and the Knicks their props and expresses his gratitude towards his players as they eliminate New York at the Garden.

Former Washington Wizards coach Wes Unseld Jr. and LA Clippers assistant Dan Craig are joining Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan’s staff as top assistant coaches, sources told ESPN on Sunday.

The Minnesota Timberwolves were down 20 points at one point in their Game 7 matchup against the Denver Nuggets, but they overcame the deficit to reach the Western Conference Finals.

The agreement will see each Aces player earn $100,000 for this season and 2025

The Knicks weren’t healthy enough to compete, but they have the talent to do so next year

Former Celtics forward Gordon Hayward soured on his brief stint this season with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Minnesota Timberwolves knock defending NBA champions Denver Nuggets out of the play-offs by winning their series decider.

Oh gee, or a sentiment far saltier, the Knicks sure could use OG Anunoby right about now.

Luka Doncic and the Mavericks authored a 117-116 Game 6 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night, and Dallas advances to play either the Minnesota Timberwolves or Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference finals.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority announced a deal Friday to provide a $100,000 annual sponsorship to each Aces player the next two seasons, but it is in under investigation by the WNBA, a league spokesperson confirmed to ESPN on Saturday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 24 points to lead a balanced New York offense as the Liberty beat Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever 91-80 on Saturday in front of a sellout crowd.

Anthony Edwards was confident in the Timberwolves’ chances in Game 7, saying the Nuggets are a great team but “we feel like we’re the better team.”

Nuggets guard Jamal Murray, dealing with a right elbow injury he picked up in Game 6, went through a full practice Saturday and is “feeling great.”

Basketball Hall of Famer Paul Pierce said he “broke a couple fingers” after posting a photo of his gruesome injury from a hospital bed Friday night.

Unseld was previously the head coach of the Wizards before getting fired in January

The Knicks’ season is in peril, their ambitions never more vulnerable than right now, in the wake of the Pacers throttling them, 116-103, on Friday night.

Josh Hart, who appeared visibly in pain on the court, was subbed out by the Knicks in the third quarter of Game 6 on Friday night against the Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Mike Budenholzer got sentimental Friday when describing his childhood in Arizona but quickly turned to the future, telling reporters, “It’s mind-boggling to me, like mind-blowing, to think that I’m going to be the head coach of the Phoenix Suns.”

Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis is expected to remain sidelined for Games 1 and 2 of the Eastern Conference finals next week, but there’s optimism he’ll be able to return sometime in the series — barring any setbacks, sources told ESPN on Friday.

Bronny James, the oldest son of LeBron James, would be open to playing his father in a one-on-one basketball game, but he stopped short of declaring he would defeat the NBA champion.

With a team featuring Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, it’s Dallas’ defense (yes, really!) that has the franchise on the brink of its second conference finals in three years.

On the Timberwolves, who took a step back to blaze their way toward a Game 7 showdown with the Nuggets.

Houston Rockets star Jalen Green has welcomed his second child in just three months after girlfriend Draya Michele announced she gave birth on Mother’s Day.

OG Anunoby, who missed his fourth straight game with a hamstring strain, is already ruled out for Game 7, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

A “complete team” with veteran point guard Mike Conley back, the Wolves blew out the Nuggets by 45 points Thursday night to force Game 7.

Caitlin Clark scored 9 points in the Fever’s 102-66 loss at home to the Liberty. It was the first time Clark was held to single digits in scoring since January 2021.

If the Knicks snap a franchise streak that’s lasted 24 mostly ugly years on Friday night, they’ll do it by avenging their Mother’s Day horror while winning in a Pacers arena that’s been hellacious …

A report recently surfaced saying four-time NBA All-Star Donovan Mitchell “grew frustrated with some teammates” at times throughout the 2023-24 season.

Teams find a lot of ways to motivate themselves for big games. 

The Celtics became the first team to punch their ticket to the final four of the NBA playoffs

Bronny declared for the draft and entered the transfer portal on April 5. He has until later this month to decide if he wants to turn pro or play at least another year in college.

The Dream’s regular venue, 3,500-seat Gateway Center Arena near the city’s airport, is the smallest in the WNBA.

Vaughn Dalzell breaks down how to bet on the Nuggets at Timberwolves Game 6 matchup.

Nuggets guard Jamal Murray, playing through an elbow injury he suffered early in Thursday’s loss, said he hopes he can “get it right” by Game 7 after a 4-for-18 shooting night.

With Victor Wembanyama as the focal point, France coach Vincent Collet announced his preliminary roster for the 2024 Olympics.

He already won Most Improved Player.

Current NBA assistant coaches David Adelman (Denver), James Borrego (New Orleans), Sam Cassell (Boston), Micah Nori (Minnesota) and Chris Quinn (Miami) are all part of this first wave as the Lakers…