Baxter Holmes

NEW: On Boston's Jrue Holiday, the long lineage of his defensive prowess and his philosophy today. "When you get multiple stops against somebody?" Holiday tells ESPN. "It can take their heart away. It can completely change the landscape of the game." https://t.co/oGoSrPC5UC

NEW: Adam Silver, Mike Krzyzewski, Steve Kerr, Jerry Colangelo, Larry Brown and Hank Egan, who coached Gregg Popovich in college, all weigh in on the legacy of the legendary coach. "He impacted more people in our game than anybody," Krzyzewski tells ESPN. https://t.co/pv4dK0iBKN

Dispatch from Boston, where the Celtics ousted the Magic in style, posting the biggest win by any team trailing at halftime in playoff history. Along the way, the Celtics proved that they can find ways to win even when a team takes away what they do best: https://t.co/s0oT11dbhw

Dispatch from Orlando, where Jayson Tatum’s 37 points — including 16 in the fourth quarter — and a new celebration involving his injured right wrist gives the Celtics a chance to close out the bruising Orlando Magic back in Boston: https://t.co/ehycfuf9Bq

Dispatch from Orlando, where Jaylen Brown says of the Celtics' first-round series vs. Orlando, "There might be a fight break out or something because it's starting to feel like it's not even basketball and the refs are not controlling their environment." https://t.co/ul3rpEiugx

Dispatch from Boston, where Kristaps Porzingis laughed off a bloody forehead gash, fired up the TD Garden crowd and said the Celtics "won't let anybody punk us." Said Boston HC Joe Mazzulla: "I like watching him bleed on the court. I think it's important." https://t.co/pobLbFhrjM

RT @ramonashelburne: Once there are factions within an organization, both sides have to lose. Story with the incomparable ⁦@espn_macmahon⁩…

I interviewed Junior for many hours over many months last summer for a feature about his extraordinary life. He built an empire beyond the game and became an invaluable mentor to so many. The NBA and NBPA considered him the ideal role model for players: https://t.co/Qe1VssoCwP

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NEWS: Junior Bridgeman rose from modest means to forge one of the most successful post-playing business careers of any professional athlete, becoming a billionaire philanthropist and, recently, a minority owner of the NBA team for which he once played. https://t.co/oyFofoHvHc

NEWS: Junior Bridgeman rose from modest means to forge one of the most successful post-playing business careers of any professional athlete, becoming a billionaire philanthropist and, recently, a minority owner of the NBA team for which he once played. https://t.co/oyFofoHvHc

NEW: Five years ago today, Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19, and the NBA shut down, signaling to many the start of the pandemic in America. After dozens of interviews, @espn_macmahon and I reconstructed the events of that day. https://t.co/Xit8WU8fsx

RT @mcten: New story: With the Lakers hosting the Mavs tonight, here is a look inside how the last three weeks for Luka Doncic have played…

Today, Nate Robinson underwent surgery for a kidney transplant from a live donor. The surgery was a success. My quick story: https://t.co/tFJqPR6NGf

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NEW: Those around Nate Robinson begged for the ex-NBA guard to go public about battling life-threatening kidney failure. They begged him to ask for a donor. Finally, he did. Then, offers from potential donors poured in. “Thousands,’ Robinson tells ESPN. https://t.co/fcyAB4LH7L

NEW: As a child, Payton Pritchard dreamed of making the NBA, even if others suggested a backup career. Now, he's the king of half-court heaves, a fourth-quarter dynamo and a front-runner for the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year. On his journey to this moment: https://t.co/vFiQZEhTsJ

NEWS: Clippers say ex-strength coach Randy Shelton asked for millions from team before filing recent lawsuit against them, call his claims "frivolous" and ask for the dispute to be settled through arbitration, according to a court filing obtained by ESPN. https://t.co/AH7BplFGrT

My favorite part of the story (and, from Arvydas, one of my favorite quotes ever): https://t.co/j1kA4drNmP https://t.co/Kb6x6qCsQt

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NEW: On lineage and legacy, fathers and sons and what it means to be a Sabonis. "He is a warrior," Arvydas tells ESPN of Domantas. "Like me." https://t.co/j1kA4dslcn

NEW: On lineage and legacy, fathers and sons and what it means to be a Sabonis. "He is a warrior," Arvydas tells ESPN of Domantas. "Like me." https://t.co/j1kA4dslcn

NEWS: Ex-Phoenix Suns staffer sues team, claiming racial discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination, according to lawsuit obtained by ESPN. The lawsuit also alleges racial, sexual and financial misconduct among current and former Suns executives. https://t.co/ZYD4e8xJ9n