Anthony Slater is leaving The Athletic to join ESPN, where he’ll continue covering the Warriors amid major shifts in NBA media coverage.

Brian Windhorst has made a name for himself as one of the most prominent figures in NBA media, but he reportedly could have had a job in a front office.

Game 4 of the NBA Finals looms large as Indiana leads 2–1 and Danny Green calls it career-defining for Haliburton, SGA, and the others.

Oklahoma City Thunder big man Isaiah Hartenstein took exception to this and got in Toppin's face, creating a disturbance that took a minute to resolve before the team's got back to action. Obi Toppin was charged with a Flagrant 1 foul on this play. Toppin and Isaiah Hartenstein received double technicals after review. pic.twitter.com/gxWlv4Xioo

When the Seattle SuperSonics relocated to Oklahoma City in 2008, the franchise needed a new identity, but OKC Thunder wasn't always the front-runner.

One mock trade would send the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft, Duke Blue Devils basketball star Cooper Flagg, to the OKC Thunder for many assets.

ESPN has been impacted by a tornado warning in Oklahoma with production trucks under threat, meaning that the pictures could be controlled elsewhere for Game 2 of the NBA Finals

The famous reporter will miss the action at the Paycheck Center as Oklahoma City face Indiana in the second meeting of the NBA Finals.