Jaylen Brown named East Finals MVP after stellar series vs. Pacers originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics completed the 4-0 series sweep with a 105-102 win over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night, earning their second trip to the NBA Finals in the last three years. Jaylen Brown was honored for his contributions in the sweep by …

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Celtics punch ticket to NBA Finals with thrilling Game 4 win originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics are NBA Finals bound for the second time in three years. The C’s secured their spot in the championship round Monday night with a 105-102 win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Boston trailed …

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – MAY 27: Jaylen Brown and the Celtics are NBA Finals bound. (Justin Casterline/Getty Images) For the third time in four games, the Indiana Pacers held a late fourth quarter lead. For the third time in four games, the Boston Celtics erased it. Boston rallied from an 89-82 fourth-quarter deficit Monday night to secure a 105-102 win over …

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INDIANAPOLIS — There he was, still towering as ever, lurking in the back of Adam Silver’s All-Star Weekend press conference. Bill Walton was in Cleveland to be honored among the NBA’s Top 75 players of all time. He wore a blazer and black undershirt and massive black shoes that looked close to the size of cinder blocks. And this being …

May 27—Today’s column fulfills a promise I made to Bill Walton. Not that we were buddies or anything, or that I have any extensive insights into his extraordinary life. But a promise is a promise. Walton, in the pantheon of great basketball players, college and pro, died on Memorial Day of cancer. In January, 2023, I’d been writing a number …

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Rick Carlisle recalls story of Bill Walton assisting him on first date originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Before Rick Carlisle became an NBA head coach, he had a five-year career as a player including three years with the Boston Celtics. Alongside NBA legend Bill Walton in 1986, Carlisle and the Celtics achieved the ultimate feat — becoming NBA champions. …

Larry Bird shares heartfelt statement on Bill Walton’s passing originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The NBA lost a legendary player and personality on Monday as Bill Walton died at 71. Walton, a two-time NBA champion who won a title with the Boston Celtics in 1986, passed away after a prolonged battle with cancer. Many took to social media to …

Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill reacts to the basketball and broadcasting legend’s passing and celebrates what made Bill Walton so special to the game. View more Video Transcript Nba legend, Bill Walton passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer at age 71. How will you remember Bill Walton? Will you remember him as the UCL, a wonder …

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Rick Carlisle could have stuck to basketball in his pregame press conference before Game 4 of the Indiana Pacers’ Eastern Conference finals matchup with the Boston Celtics. Down 3–0 to Boston, Indiana faces playoff elimination and is without star guard Tyrese Haliburton for the second consecutive game. However, Carlisle mostly wanted to talk about his friend Bill Walton, who died …

Getty Images The Dallas Mavericks took a major blow in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals when star rookie center Dereck Lively II got kneed in the head by Karl-Anthony Towns. He was knocked out of the game with a neck sprain, and now, Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes is reporting that Lively is out for Game 4. The NBA’s …

NBA: Playoffs-Minnesota Timberwolves at Dallas Mavericks Mavericks center Dereck Lively II is officially out for Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals on Tuesday with a neck sprain. However, another Dallas center, Maxi Kleber, is closer to a return after being out since May 7 with a shoulder injury and is officially questionable for Game 4. Lively had to leave …

Indiana Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton will miss Game 4 against the Boston Celtics Monday night with a hamstring strain. Head coach Rick Carlisle confirmed his status to reporters pregame. He’ll miss a second consecutive game after being sidelined with the injury in Saturday’s Game 3. With Haliburton on the bench, the Celtics rallied from an 18-point deficit to extend …

Tributes to Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton continued to pour in Monday following his death at 71. On Monday, Arkansas basketball coach John Calipari tweeted about the legendary basketball player, commentator and coach with a lengthy message about Walton on his X account (formerly Twitter). Walton died Monday after a battle with cancer. REQUIRED READING: Arkansas baseball to host …

Tyrese Haliburton will reportedly be in street clothes for a second straight game against the Celtics. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) Indiana Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton will miss Game 4 against the Boston Celtics Monday night with a hamstring strain, The Athletic’s Joe Vardon Reports. He’ll miss a second consecutive game after being sidelined with the injury in Saturday’s …

Though the two were never teammates, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton have been linked for much of their lives. The two men, both centers, achieved national stardom at UCLA, where they helped sustain the Bruins’ basketball dynasty of the 1960s and 1970s. From there, they were No. 1 overall NBA draft picks who won multiple titles at the professional level …

Kerr, Curry pay tribute to basketball icon Bill Walton, who died at 71 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton, who was a two-time national champion at UCLA before winning two titles in the NBA, died Monday following a prolonged battle with cancer, the NBA announced. He was 71. The NBA said Walton was …

Bill Walton, the game-changing Hall of Fame center whose larger-than-life charisma later endeared him to audiences as a basketball broadcaster, died Monday after a long battle with cancer, the NBA announced. He was 71. Walton won two NCAA championships under John Wooden at UCLA and two more titles in the NBA, first with the Portland Trail Blazers in 1977 and …

Getty Images Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton died Monday at the age of 71, according to an announcement from the NBA. Walton had been battling cancer. “Bill Walton was truly one of a kind. As a Hall of Fame player, he redefined the center position,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a press release. “His unique all-around skills made him a …

Bill Walton during a game between Arizona and UCLA Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, in Tucson, Ariz. | Rick Scuteri Basketball legend Bill Walton died Monday after a long battle with cancer, the NBA announced on behalf of his family. Walton, who was 71, will be remembered for his college play at UCLA, his Hall of Fame NBA career and the …

There aren’t any games on Monday, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t have another exciting week in the W coming up. Before we get into that, let’s take a look back at last week. Arike Ogunbowale has been dominant through the first five games of the season, averaging 28.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 2.4 steals and 3.2 triples …

D.J. Wagner is now the sixth player or recruit to follow John Calipari from Kentucky to Arkansas since he took the job in Fayetteville. (Jeff Moreland/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) John Calipari has brought another former Kentucky player to Fayetteville. Former Wildcats guard and five-star Rivals.com recruit D.J. Wagner has committed to play for Calipari at Arkansas next season, he …