Stephen Curry isn't sure how long it will take him to recover from his Grade 1 left hamstring strain because this is the first time he has ever had such an injury. Calling the situation "a gut punch," Curry said he has to be careful and can't rush his comeback given the "tricky" nature of hamstring injuries.

Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said his team submitted clips to the league office that showed what he believes was egregious contact made against center Rudy Gobert in Minnesota's 99-88 Game 1 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday, none of which was called by the officials.

Brian Windhorst explains why the start of the series is confusing the Celtics, despite following championship recipe.

Being down 2-0 in a series is one challenge, but the Boston Celtics are dealing with a more confounding one: They don't seem to understand how they got here.

With the superhero of the Golden State Warriors out for the rest of the game, the sidekicks stepped up. Jimmy Butler and Buddy Hield have become quite the sideshow, on and off the court.

After the Timberwolves dropped Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series despite Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry's early exit, Minnesota coach Chris Finch challenged the performance of franchise star Anthony Edwards.

On a bench inside the Boston Celtics' training facility, with afternoon sunlight pouring through 18 championship banners that hang next to tall glass windows along a far wall, Jrue Holiday gestures toward the parquet practice court just a few feet away. Then toward the weight room on the other side of the court. Then toward his head, legs and feet.

Brian Gregory's basketball resume has plenty of gravitas thanks to nearly two decades as an NCAA Division I head coach at Dayton, Georgia Tech and South Florida. That's not why he's the new general manager of the Phoenix Suns.

Russell Westbrook had yet another magic moment in Oklahoma City. This time, it was for the visitors.

By the time Shai Gilgeous-Alexander put on his designer shades and made his way to the interview room, the shock had settled from his Oklahoma City Thunder team's meltdown in the final minutes of their Western Conference semifinals series opener.

Kenny Atkinson of the Cleveland Cavaliers has been named the NBA Coach of the Year after leading the team to 64 wins and the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs in his first year in the job.

After Chet Holmgren falters at the free throw line, Aaron Gordon sinks a go-ahead 3-pointer in the final seconds for the Nuggets.

Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby each scored 29 points before Mikal Bridges stole the ball from Jaylen Brown with a second left in overtime as the New York Knicks stunned the Boston Celtics 108-105 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series on Monday night. NYK leads series 1-0.

To say the Celtics have dominated the Knicks over the past two seasons would be an understatement.

Tyrese Haliburton splashes a big step-back 3 for the Pacers down the stretch vs. the Cavaliers.

ESPN's Quentin Richardson and David Dennis Jr. break down their keys for the Cavaliers-Pacers series.

ESPN's David Dennis Jr. goes off on Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers for not showing up in Game 7 vs. the Nuggets.

Nikola Jokic was blunt after the Denver Nuggets fired coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth with just three games left to go in the regular season, saying the organization was clearly looking for change.

Shams Charania explains why Gregg Popovich is stepping down as the San Antonio Spurs' head coach after 29 seasons.

ESPN's Stephen A. Smith details why he is happy that Gregg Popovich will still be in basketball as team president for the Spurs.

ESPN's Brian Windhorst explains how lottery luck for Spurs and Rockets could boost their chances of landing Giannis Antetokounmpo.