Basketball News
N.B.A. Suspends Season After Player Tests Positive for Coronavirus
The New York Times - 12 Mar 2020 06:22
The league said the suspension would begin after Wednesday night's games.
Pelicans-Kings game postponed over ref concern
ESPN - 12 Mar 2020 06:10
The scheduled NBA game Wednesday night between New Orleans and Sacramento has been postponed because of coronavirus concerns.
Conference Tournaments Canceled, No Official Word on March Madness
SLAMonline - 12 Mar 2020 20:57
Less than a day after it was revealed that this year’s NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments would be held without spectators in the stands, the landscape of the North American sports scene has shifted dram...
European leagues follow suit, suspend play
ESPN - 12 Mar 2020 17:49
The four major pan-European basketball competitions have indefinitely suspended play, following the lead of the NBA.
Donovan Mitchell Tests Positive For Coronavirus
SLAMonline - 12 Mar 2020 16:53
A second Utah Jazz player has tested positive for coronavirus, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports, as Donovan Mitchell officially joins Rudy Gobert with the illness. While Gobert had been on the team’s injury report pr...
Mark Cuban: NBA Season Suspension Not About Basketball
SLAMonline - 12 Mar 2020 16:08
Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was visibly stunned in the third quarter of Wednesday night’s game when news broke that the NBA was suspending the season after Rudy Gobert reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus. “...
Cuban stunned by news: 'We have to be smart'
ESPN - 12 Mar 2020 07:46
Mark Cuban's initial reaction to the NBA suspending its season was one of disbelief: "This is crazy. This can't be true." The Mavs owner also stressed that his team and the league "have to be smart in how we respond" to ...
The NBA Has Suspended The 2019-20 Season
SLAMonline - 12 Mar 2020 03:32
The NBA has suspended its 2019-20 season following the revelation that a player on the Utah Jazz has tested positive for coronavirus. That player was previously reported to be Rudy Gobert. All games, following tonight’...
Giannis Antetokounmpo: Knee Injury Not 'Really, Really Serious'
SLAMonline - 12 Mar 2020 02:55
Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks breathed a huge sigh of relief after an MRI revealed a minor joint capsule sprain in the reigning MVP’s left knee. Antetokounmpo, 25, was hurt Friday night after taking a hard fall l...
NBA to Decide Next Steps For Season as Soon as March 12
SLAMonline - 12 Mar 2020 01:54
The NBA concluded its conference call with their owners and governors with two options on the table for how to proceed with the remainder of the 2019-20 season. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe, tea...
'It Was Difficult': Jimmy Butler Details Sixers Experience
SLAMonline - 12 Mar 2020 00:58
Miami Heat guard Jimmy Butler opened up about his “difficult” lone season in Philadelphia, citing what he perceived to be organizational chaos that eventually led to his exit as an unrestricted free agent last summer...
Giannis feeling relief after knee-injury scare
ESPN - 12 Mar 2020 00:26
Giannis Antetokounmpo is feeling relieved after test results showed that his knee injury isn't serious.