NBA offseason guide: Is this the end of the Warriors run? - ESPN
The defending champion Golden State Warriors fell short of last year's championship, with a loss to LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in the conference semifinals.
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Warriors, ousted in 6, agree: This was not a championship team - ESPN
LOS ANGELES — As Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr scanned the locker room following Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals, the look of fatigue and disappointment was smeared all over his team's face.
Lakers eliminate Warriors in 6 games, advance to West finals - ESPN
LOS ANGELES — The Lakers started the season eight games under .500. Now they're four wins away from the NBA Finals.
LeBron James, Lakers eliminate NBA champion Warriors with 122-101 victory in Game 6
LOS ANGELES: LeBron James had 30 points, nine rebounds and nine assists and the Los Angeles Lakers eliminated the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors with a 122-101 victory Friday night in Game 6 of the second-round series. The seventh-seeded Lakers will face Nikola Jokic and the top-seeded Nuggets in the Western Conference finals starting Tuesday night in Denver.
2023 NBA playoffs - Odds, picks, betting tips for Friday's Game 6s - ESPN
ESPN's fantasy basketball and basketball betting tips cheat sheet is your pregame destination for basketball betting predictions and our best intel and data, featuring ESPN's proprietary Basketball Power Index (BPI) to help you make smart daily fantasy and wagering decisions. NBA game odds for Friday, May 12, are provided by Caesars Sportsbook.
Eddie Howe reveals Newcastle ‘disappointment’ ahead of Champions League-defining Leeds trip
NEWCASTLE: Eddie Howe has revealed he’d be ‘disappointed’ if Newcastle United somehow missed out on Champions League football.
Russia’s Arman Adamian wins world judo gold under neutral flag
DOHA: Russia’s Arman Adamian won a world judo title on Friday at the first major international team competition to welcome back Russian and Belarusian athletes since last year’s invasion of Ukraine.Adamian, taking part under a neutral flag, defeated Lukas Krpalek of the Czech Republic in the men’s -100kg final.Ukraine pulled its team from the event in Doha last week over the presence of Russian team members it argued were active soldiers.After Adamian’s victory, which he only secured in overtime, the Russian flag was replaced on the medals podium by a flag displaying instead the logo of the competition.The International Judo Federation (IJF) official music replaced the Russian anthem.“I feel very good, I can’t wait to speak to my family on the phone to celebrate with them,” Adamian said, speaking in Russian through a translator.On his emotions, standing on the podium, he added: “I just enjoyed my victory and listened to the IJF anthem.”The IJF has allowed Russian and Belarusian judokas to take part in these championships as neutral competitors, having previously banned them after the invasion of Ukraine.That decision followed a recommendation from the International Olympic Committee.Eight Russians were banned from the tournament but the IJF insisted that none were athletes.The judokas taking part are not allowed to have Russian colors on their outfits, instead they bear the letters “AIN” on the back to signify “Individual Neutral Athletes.”Other competitors display the letters of their country.Russian President Vladimir Putin was honorary president and international ambassador of the IJF from 2008 until he was suspended from the post in 2022.In September 2022, judo was one of the last sports to exclude Russians and
Conor McGregor set to have a busy May
DUBAI: Conor McGregor is having a busy month. Fresh off his recent surprise viral moment at BKFC, the bare-knuckle competition, in which he stole the show, McGregor returns with two more shows of his own — “Forever McGregor” debuting on Netflix on May 17 and “The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor versus Team Chandler” on May 30 on ESPN. From the trailer footage, it looks like “Forever McGregor” will cover his eventful 2021 and aftermath.