Baxter Holmes

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

RT @Baxter: “What’s my legacy? Food and wine. This is just a job.” Gregg Popovich was kidding, kind of. But the legendary basketball coach…

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 @Baxter: NEW: As a child, Payton Pritchard dreamed of making the NBA, even if others suggested a backup career. Now, he's the king of ha…

RT @espn_macmahon: Mavs GM Nico Harrison says it’s “kind of a joke” to bring the firing of Casey Smith. What about Dirk Nowitzki’s diseng…

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

RT @espn_macmahon: “Make it hard! You didn’t. You made it easy.” How the Mavs bungled the Jalen Brunson situation from start to finish, an…

RT @mikecwright: 👇🏽 https://t.co/ILL5tY8Ae0

RT @espn_macmahon: Barring a sudden turnaround, the Suns are expected to make some major changes this summer. But not in Mat Ishbia’s all-i…

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 @mikecwright: How Mike Brown's firing ended De'Aaron Fox's time with the Kings - ESPN https://t.co/qqulMnxeRf

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…