Heat’s Allen Knows All About Big 3s

nytimes.com 4 hours ago

Ray Allen’s 3-pointer sent Game 6 into overtime and may have saved the legacies and even the N.B.A. future of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami.

 
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Spurs Stay With Decisions That Got Them to Finals

nytimes.com 1 hour ago

Gregg Popovich was second-guessed for removing Tim Duncan in the final 23 seconds of regulation in Game 6, but the move was consistent with his decision-making.

 
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Are Heat fans the worst in the NBA? It's possible.

sportsonearth.com 2 hours ago

Even with the game still in doubt, Heat fans began an exodus from American Airlines Arena in the 4th quarter of Game 6, only to beg to be let back in when Miami forced OT...

 
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Fast food chain rips NBA Finals benchwarmer Tracy McGrady

ftw.usatoday.com 51 mins ago

Sales in San Antonio expected to plummet.

 
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Bay Area stars team up for tolerance PSA

usatoday.com 13 hours ago

For any athletes who may be grappling with some of the same issues Jason Collins and Robbie Rogers dealt with, a group of San Francisco Bay Area stars are sending out the message that it's safe to...

 
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Heart-Stopping Survival as Heat Force Game 7

nytimes.com 14 hours ago

LeBron James, his much-debated legacy still intact, posted a triple-double and led a late charge, propelling the Heat to an overtime victory over the San Antonio Spurs.

 
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Game 6 was not Gregg Popovich’s best night

probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com 3 hours ago

Gregg Popovich is the best coach in basketball right now. One of the best of all time...

 
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Manu Ginobili, Spurs ponder how title-clinching game got away | SI.com

sportsillustrated.cnn.com 1 hour ago

Game 6 of the NBA Finals was unforgettable. For the Spurs, who were seconds away from a fifth title, the real question now is: How can they erase the memory? asks Ian Thomsen.

 
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Voepel, Smith: WNBA's top five power forwards

espn.go.com 4 hours ago

Minnesota's Rebekkah Brunson leads the way as espnW.com names the top five power forwards in the WNBA.

 
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Mike Miller only needs one shoe to drain a three

ftw.usatoday.com 15 hours ago

Miller hits a huge shot after losing a shoe.

 
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Notebook: Kelly Oubre weighing high-level suitors

cbssports.com 2 hours ago

Kelly Oubre says Louisville is coming at him the hardest; Reid Travis plans visit to Gonzaga and possibly Vanderbilt; JaQuan Newton taking his time.

 
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Legacy Check

grantland.com 22 hours ago

As the NBA Finals head back to Miami for Game 6, just about everyone on the floor has something to prove.

 
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LeBron After Game 6

espn.go.com 14 hours ago

ESPN Video: LeBron James talks to Doris Burke after leaving everything on the floor in the Heat's Game 6 win to avoid elimination.

 
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Allen: 'Resilient Bunch'

espn.go.com 14 hours ago

ESPN Video: Ray Allen's 3-pointer in the fourth quarter lifted the Heat to OT where they stopped the Spurs to force Game 7.

 
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The one player LeBron hates to see on the court

ftw.usatoday.com 17 hours ago

LeBron does not enjoy seeing Kawhi Leonard check in.

 
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Tim Duncan is one of the greats

slam.canoe.ca 16 hours ago

Tim Duncan doesn’t need another ring to go down as the best power forward ever.

 
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Adams hoping for invite

stuff.co.nz 1 hour ago

Steven Adams' camp is confident his name will be called at the NBA draft, the more pressing concern is whether they'll get an invite.

 
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Labels Don’t Fit Duncan, but Championship Rings Do

nytimes.com 18 hours ago

Someday the Spurs’ Tim Duncan is going to be remembered as the greatest power forward in league history, or one of its most distinguished centers, or neither.

 
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Six Free Agents For The Lakers

hoopsworld.com 2 hours ago

With very little money to spend, the Lakers must find a way to plug several major holes.

 
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Allen Iverson says he didn't hold kids hostage, returned them to mom

cbssports.com 21 hours ago

Former Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson told a judge that he never held his kids hostage from their mother and the kids were turned to her.

 
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5 Tough Decisions Phoenix Suns Must Make This Offseason

rantsports.com 2 hours ago

One of them is whether Hamed Haddadi is a legitimate force in the paint.

 
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Clippers, Celtics end negotiations over Doc Rivers

usatoday.com 18 June

The Los Angeles Clippers have ended negotiations that would have netted them Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers and forward Kevin Garnett, according to a person with knowledge of the situation...

 
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Watch highlights from a classic fourth quarter (VIDEO)

probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com 7 hours ago

That was as great a fourth quarter, as great an NBA Finals fame as you are likely to see. Miami started the quarter down 10 but LeBron James goes on a tear after getting his headband knocked off...

 
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Danny Ainge says Clippers-Celtics deal is 'dead'

boston.com 18 June

By Baxter Holmes, Globe Staff Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge confirmed to the Globe that the proposed Celtics-Clippers blockbuster deal that would have...

 
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Baylor's Jackson (knee) can't work out for draft

espn.go.com 16 hours ago

Baylor's Pierre Jackson suffered a minor, acute patella injury to his left knee and won't be able to work out in the final week leading up to the NBA draft on June 27.

 
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Georgetown's Greg Whittington tears ACL | SI.com

sportsillustrated.cnn.com 16 hours ago

WASHINGTON (AP) Georgetown forward Greg Whittington has torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and it's not clear when he'll be able to play basketball.

 
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T-Mac says there's no comparison between LeBron and Jordan

ftw.usatoday.com 17 June

Tracy McGrady says MJ played against tougher competition.

 
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No UCLA honeymoon for Steve Alford

espn.go.com 18 June

Andy Katz Blog on ESPN.com

 
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