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LeBron James is going to Georgia this weekend for more than the NBA All-Star... → Read More
Kobe Bryant wasn’t in the bubble with the Los Angeles Lakers last fall when they won... → Read More
LeBron James told the world in 2020 that Black Lives Matter. He helped convince many who... → Read More
The NBA wants to be back in December. The NHL is aiming at games resuming in January.... → Read More
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The ultimate anguish. The ultimate joy. → Read More
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The trophy was ready. → Read More
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Udonis Haslem is honest about it: Elections simply have... → Read More
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Biggest moment of his career. Best game of his... → Read More
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Jimmy Butler had a bandage on his right knee and a wrap... → Read More
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - LeBron James sent the word to the Los Angeles Lakers in a group text on Wednesday afternoon, and basketball suddenly seemed irrelevant. A grand jury in Kentucky had finally spoken. And James was letting his team know that NBA players, who have spent months seeking justice for Breonna Taylor, did not get what they wanted. "Something was done," Lakers guard Danny… → Read More
The NBA draft lottery was delayed three months. The Minnesota Timberwolves are certainly feeling like the wait was worthwhile. The Timberwolves won the lottery Thursday night, giving them the No. 1 pick. The lottery was conducted virtually because of the pandemic, with NBA officials doing the actual draw in Secaucus, New Jersey. Golden State holds the No. 2 pick, Charlotte got the No. 3 pick and… → Read More
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - This is the land of in-between for the Los Angeles Lakers. Games right now matter, in the sense that only three contests are left to build momentum for the postseason. And games right now don't matter, in the sense that the Lakers basically knew five months ago that they would be the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoffs. They lost again Thursday night, with… → Read More
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - Harrison Barnes of the Sacramento Kings became the latest NBA player to reveal that he has the coronavirus, making the announcement Tuesday and saying he has hopes to join his team for the league's restart later this summer. Barnes is the only player who has started all 64 of the Kings' games this season. To extend that streak, he'll need to be cleared and arrive at… → Read More
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - Russell Westbrook of the Houston Rockets said Monday that he has tested positive for coronavirus, and that he plans to eventually join his team at the restart of the NBA season. Westbrook made the revelation on social media. As recently as Sunday, the Rockets believed that Westbrook and James Harden - neither of whom traveled with the team to Walt Disney World near… → Read More
The deals are done. The NBA is coming back. The season will resume on July 30 at Disney's ESPN Wide World of Sports complex in Florida. Here are 10 things to know about the restarted season: THE RACE FOR 8 There are six teams in the race for the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference - Memphis, Portland, New Orleans, Sacramento, San Antonio and Phoenix. (Technically, Dallas is also in that race,… → Read More
Zion Williamson is about to get another chance at opening night. Injury kept him out of New Orleans' appearance in the first game of this NBA season when the Pelicans started the year at Toronto, but now the big-name rookie will be in position to be on center stage at Disney when play resumes - against the team that was the first to find itself in the middle of the NBA's coronavirus situation.… → Read More
Vince Carter made his retirement official on Thursday, announcing on his podcast that his 22-year NBA career has come to an end. The announcement was largely a formality because the 43-year-old Carter had said many times over the course of this season that this would be his last in the NBA. His 22 seasons are the most in league history, and he became the first NBA player to appear in four… → Read More
Seven-time All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge will miss the remainder of San Antonio’s season... → Read More
The NBA's Board of Governors has approved a 22-team format for restarting the league season in late July at the Disney campus near Orlando, Florida, another major step toward getting teams back onto the court and playing games again. The format calls for each team playing eight games to determine playoff seeding plus the possible utilization of a play-in tournament for the final spot in the… → Read More
Jerry Sloan, the Hall of Fame coach who was a fixture for decades in Utah and took the Jazz to the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998, died Friday. He was 78. The Jazz said he died from complications of Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia. Sloan had been in failing health for many years. Sloan spent 23 seasons coaching the Jazz. The team - with John Stockton and Karl Malone leading the way in… → Read More