Tyrese Haliburton’s girlfriend made the trip to Oklahoma City to support the Pacers guard in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday. Jade Jones was especially hyped after Haliburton’s go-ahead jumper with 0.3 seconds remaining to beat the Thunder, 111-110, after the Pacers trailed by as many as 15 points in the fourth quarter. “3 … Read more
It looks like Shaquille O’Neal is wasting no time making himself comfortable at his soon-to-be new network. O’Neal invaded ESPN’s “NBA Countdown” set on Thursday minutes before Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Pacers and Thunder. Midway through the show, O’Neal made his way onto the set and was met with tons of … Read more
The 2025 NBA Finals could be the first and last for ESPN’s current top broadcasting trio. The future of the booth featuring longtime play-by-play voice Mike Breen and analysts Doris Burke and Richard Jefferson is up in the air, as Burke’s spot “is not guaranteed for next season” and Jefferson is on an expiring contract, … Read more
Patrick Mahomes — like any Mavericks fan — was feeling the pain of watching Celtics guard Payton Pritchard hit another absurd halfcourt shot in the NBA Finals. With 0.8 seconds left in the first half, the Prichard connected on a 3-pointer buzzer-beater from halfcourt to put his team up 67-46 at the break at TD … Read more
Joe Mazzulla stuck around TD Garden after his Celtics secured the franchise’s record 18th NBA championship on Monday with a 106-88 Game 5 victory over the Mavericks. The second-year Celtics coach and his wife, Camai Mazzulla, held hands while strolling through the empty arena, where green and white confetti covered the court, around 3:20 a.m., according to … Read more
The tequila was flowing after the Celtics secured the franchise’s record 18th NBA championship with a 106-88 Game 5 victory over the Mavericks on Monday. Boston guard Payton Pritchard and his fiancée Emma Macdonald joined the boozy celebration at TD Garden, as seen in photos on social media. Macdonald chugged out of a bottle of … Read more
Jayson Tatum may have not been the only one screaming “WE DID IT!” after the Celtics won the NBA championship on Monday. Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy was likely off somewhere in the world not only celebrating his Celtics capturing their first NBA title in 16 years, but also his big winnings after a $100,000 … Read more
Caitlin Clark may have only played 15 WNBA games, but the ripple effects of her regularly getting fouled hard are being felt around the basketball world. During the second quarter of Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Mavericks and Celtics, ESPN color commentator Doris Burke made a joke about a call on Dallas … Read more
Some Celtics fans couldn’t handle watching their team lose for the first time in over a month. During a watch party at TD Garden for their 122-84 Game 4 loss to the Mavericks in Dallas on Friday night, multiple fans were recorded getting into an ugly fight in the stands. What appears to be a … Read more
Dave Portnoy couldn’t be in two places at once, so he had to make a difficult decision. The Barstool Sports founder was a guest of honor at Tom Brady’s induction into the Patriots Hall of Fame at Gillette Stadium on Wednesday night, and was seated at a VIP table with fellow members of the “Brady … Read more
Dave Portnoy didn’t hold back when he trolled Kyrie Irving during Game 2 of the Celtics-Mavericks NBA Finals series on Sunday. The Barstool Sports founder, who is a Boston native and diehard Celtics fan, sported a T-shirt with Irving’s face, which featured a clown nose, while sitting courtside at TD Garden. Portnoy, 47, showed off … Read more
The NBA honored the late Bill Walton in a touching way Thursday before Game 1 of The Finals. Prior to tipoff between the Celtics and Mavericks at TD Garden in Boston, players wore black T-shirts with “Walton” written in tie-dye colors, a nod to Walton’s bold styles and love for the Grateful Dead. “I can’t … Read more
A photo of a man interacting with Taylor Rooks at a Celtics game last year has taken on a life of its own. The meme, which originally spread last March, shows a man with a beer in his hand talking animatedly to Rooks, whose attention appears to be focused elsewhere. Rooks, 32, hosts a digital … Read more
LeBron James gave a special shoutout to Doris Burke ahead of Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The longtime ESPN broadcaster became the first woman to serve as a TV analyst for a championship final in one of the four major professional sports when the Mavericks and Celtics tipped off in Boston on Thursday. The … Read more
Before the Knicks faced the Pacers for Game 7 at Madison Square Garden in their playoff series last month, ESPN’s “NBA Countdown” might as well have been “The Stephen A. Smith Show.” There was a big production of Smith entering Madison Square Garden, giving the Knicks a pep talk as a fan of the team … Read more
Mike Francesa isn’t happy about this week’s lull in the NBA playoffs schedule. The Celtics swept the Pacers and then the Mavericks took down the Timberwolves in five games a few days later, leaving sports fans waiting a full seven days before the NBA Finals start. It’s something that will spell “disaster” for the league, … Read more
ESPN decided to break up its longtime NBA Finals team this offseason, firing both Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson, but its lead play-by-player, Mike Breen, is not going anywhere, The Post has learned. Breen, 62, has agreed to a two-year, multi-million-dollar extension with ESPN to go along with the final two seasons that he … Read more
The skyrocketing career of Malika Andrews continues as she is becoming the new host of the NBA Finals for ESPN, The Post has learned. Andrews, 28, will succeed Mike Greenberg, who hosted the marquee shows for the past two years. Greenberg was brought in to stabilize “NBA Countdown” after the fiasco with Maria Taylor and … Read more
It is certainly not uncommon to see Eli and/or Peyton Manning appear in a commercial, but one may be surprised to see the famous quarterback brothers in the NBA’s new “We are all in the Finals” campaign. Eli recently told The Post he wasn’t sure how they were selected for this spot, but that he … Read more
Sneakers worn by Michael Jordan could fetch a historical price as they go up for auction at Sotheby’s. The big-pocket pair of Air Jordan 13s is anticipated to be the most expensive pair of sneakers ever to by auctioned and could rack up anywhere between $2-4 million at Sotheby’s, according to CNBC. The pair was worn … Read more