Category: “Spotlight”

Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Milwaukee Bucks star, has frustrated fans and opponents with his drawn-out free-throw routine that often ends with a miss.

The Phoenix Suns’ seven-point lead had evaporated in the fourth quarter, but control of the NBA Finals was still there for the taking.

Giannis Antetokounmpo joins elite company, Deandre Ayton shows his value to Phoenix and role players continue to step up.

The Suns forward has made eight straight postseason appearances with five different teams, and he’s the only player on the Suns or Bucks with prior NBA Finals experience. That has made him an invaluable resource for Phoenix—and a potential game-changer in this series.

In comments still rippling through the network, the reporter Rachel Nichols, who is white, said Maria Taylor, who is Black, earned the job to host 2020 N.B.A. finals coverage because ESPN was “feeling pressure” on diversity.

Will Kawhi Leonard re-sign? Can the Clips afford to keep Reggie Jackson? And is there a scenario in which they trade Paul George? Los Angeles just made its first conference finals in 51 years, but the future is anything but certain.

Paul George has struggled with his shooting in the postseason, but he still finds ways to contribute.

"T-Lue," George said when asked how the Clippers reached their first Western Conference finals.

Young, the Atlanta Hawks guard, has embraced the booing, cursing crowds and his opponents’ defensive pressure. What he hasn’t embraced? Low expectations.

Wednesday's Game 5 in Philadelphia was one of the biggest choke jobs in NBA playoff history, complete with a scoring drought of four-plus minutes at the end of the fourth quarter.

Five summers ago, Kevin Durant made a very smart call. Actually, he made two:

“You don’t realize just how dominant he is,” Philadelphia head coach Doc Rivers told ESPN.com in May. “He does things that no other big can do.”