NBA Playoffs - Page 33

May 6, 2023

Jimmy Butler returns from injury and Heat blow out Knicks to take 2-1 series lead

Jimmy Butler was back after missing a game with an ankle injury and scored 28 points to lift the Heat to 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.

May 6, 2023

Celtics' Grant Williams bloodied as head accidentally stepped on by Joel Embiid: 'I really got curb stomped'

2023 MVP Joel Embiid accidently stepped on the back of Boston Celtics forward Grant Williams' head, causing his face to smash into the court.

May 5, 2023

Celtics spoil Joel Embiid's MVP celebration with Game 3 win against 76ers

The defending Eastern Conference champions have taken a two games to one lead over the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round of the NBA playoffs.

May 5, 2023

Stephen A. Smith destroys Lakers' Anthony Davis for playoff performance: 'Flagrant dereliction of duty’

ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith ripped Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis for his performance in Game 2. Davis scored just 11 points in Game 2.

May 4, 2023

Warriors blow out Lakers in Game 2; series heads to LA

The Golden State Warriors blasted the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 2 behind hot shooting from Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry. The series is tied 1-1.

May 4, 2023

Bucks fire head coach Mike Budenholzer after first-round upset to Heat: report

The Milwaukee Bucks made the surprising move to dismiss head coach Mike Budenholzer after the league's best regular season team this year fell to the Miami Heat in the first round.

May 4, 2023

2 players Lakers traded midseason want championship rings if team wins NBA title

Despite being traded away from the Los Angeles Lakers in February, Russell Westbrook and Patrick Beverley want championship rings if LA wins the title.

May 4, 2023

Knicks' Josh Hart reveals why he thanked referees after New York's Game 2 win

Josh Hart was just shy of a triple double in the Knicks 111-105 victory over the Heat that tied the series. But he sparked controversy when he was seen thanking referees.

May 4, 2023

Howard Stern doesn't like 'Black players' not talking to him at Knicks games: 'These guys should hug me too'

Radio personality Howard Stern said Black players on the New York Knicks don't talk to him when he sits courtside at Madison Square Garden, and he'd like that to change.

May 4, 2023

Dillon Brooks’ agent calls out reporter for ‘spreading false news’

Dillon Brooks' agent called out Shams Charania for his report on the Memphis Grizzles deciding to not bring Brooks back "under any circumstances."