Jamal Collier

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Check out the full sit-down interview with Anthony Edwards and Justin Jefferson, airing today on SportsCenter and NBA Today

[Courtney Cronin @CourtneyRCronin]

Here are Caleb Williams' two Madden covers. His jumpman pass, best remembered by the 4th/8 throw to Rome Odunze in the playoffs, is the cover of the Standard Edition. Williams' "Iceman" celebration will be the cover of the Deluxe Edition.

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Young was a lead assistant with the Phoenix Suns from 2020-24 before getting hired at BYU.

Other candidates for the Bulls coaching vacancy include Tiago Splitter, Micah Nori, Johnnie Bryant, Jerry Stackhouse and Lamar Skeeter

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The Chicago Bulls are casting a wide net for their head coaching search, which includes interest and early conversations with BYU coach Kevin Young, sources told ESPN.

[Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears]

The @spidadmitchell season diary. The final chapter. The #Cavaliers star discusses the pain of getting swept, leadership by NY, loving Cleveland, signing an extension, playing with James Harde, his wedding exclusively with @andscape in video & written form https://t.co/CLD2K2rKt6

[Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears]

The Bulls have received permission to interview Cavaliers associate head coach Johnnie Bryant for their head coach job, a source said. The former University of Utah guard has 12 years of NBA assistant coaching experience and has also been an associate head coach with the Knicks.

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Just in on NBA Today -- Kenny Atkinson is returning as coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers for a third season:

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Kenny Atkinson will return next season as Cleveland Cavaliers coach, according to @ShamsCharania

Our ESPN story: https://t.co/zotmLdE5RO

[Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill]

For eons, the Knicks kept searching for saviors: Marbury, praying for LeBron, Melo, Phil Jackson.

Somehow they managed to build a contender the old fashioned way. Piece by piece, around an unlikely superstar— and resisting temptation of old habits https://t.co/BBTVCUdyh5

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James Harden says “100 percent” that he wants to be back in Cleveland and expects to be back with the Cavs.

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Cavs making a lineup change ahead of Game 4: Max Strus will replace Dean Wade in the starting lineup

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If the Cavaliers lose in 4 or 5, they'll become the 4th conference finalist this century with a losing playoff record.

But the silver lining is what happened with the 3 previous teams:

- '24 Pacers—made the finals in '25
- '20 Nuggets—won in '23
- '03 Pistons—won in '04

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"Don't lose Game 1 after being up 22. Changes the entire dynamic of the series."

Donovan Mitchell and the Cavs will try to flip the script to avoid being swept by the Knicks ✍️

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Down 0-2 in the Conference Finals? That matches the theme of this turbulent Cavs season.

Donovan Mitchell and the Cavs have been here before and why they think they can dig their way out again: https://t.co/T2cpo80Eb3

[Jamal Collier @JamalCollier]

Down 0-2 in the Conference Finals? That matches the theme of this turbulent Cavs season.

Donovan Mitchell and the Cavs have been here before and why they think they can dig their way out again: https://t.co/T2cpo80Eb3

[Dave McMenamin @mcten]

New story: Nearly a decade after four straight trips to the Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers are back in the conference finals for the first time. Here’s how they did it and why they believe they have built sustainable success https://t.co/D84VasIP09

[Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill]

Mike Brown: “It was no secret we were attacking Harden.”

[Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpears]

Donovan Mitchell Diary #8: “The job is not done.” Cavaliers All-Star talks about bringing franchise back to Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2018, going home to face the Knicks, fiancee Coco Jones’ support, the Pistons and more. @andscape https://t.co/jbulWRFTP8

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“This is a business trip. This isn’t something where I’m here to be like, ‘Man, I’m so excited to be home.’ I did that already. And we lost.” - Westchester County, NY native Donovan Mitchell on the Cavs’ second playoff series versus his hometown Knicks in the last four years

[Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill]

It wasn’t quite a point of panic, but a 2-1 deficit to the Hawks and a film session was the inspiration to unleash Point KAT, taking the Knicks to the Eastern Conference Finals https://t.co/tmn6EQrDFX

[Jamal Collier @JamalCollier]

Donovan Mitchell and the Cavs cleared an important playoff hurdle in making the Conference Finals

“It’s been almost a decade of running into the same issue…we can breathe a little bit” https://t.co/dOWFstMl9X