Basketball News
Vogel says no Lakers coach tested for COVID-19
ESPN - 3 Apr 2020 06:09
Lakers coach Frank Vogel said no one on the team's coaching staff was tested for the coronavirus because they were instructed not to be.
Report: NBA Mulls Holding Entire Playoffs in Las Vegas
SLAMonline - 3 Apr 2020 00:11
The NBA is reportedly considering Las Vegas as the host site of its entire playoffs, should the current season eventually resume. Players have been flocking to Sin City for Summer League since 2004, and though nothing is...
Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnet HOF-Bound
SLAMonline - 3 Apr 2020 22:46
While no formal announcement is expected to come until Saturday, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports that Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. There was never any doubt tha...
Raptors' Nurse committed to Team Canada for '21
ESPN - 3 Apr 2020 21:40
Raptors coach Nick Nurse said he "can wait" to coach Team Canada at the Tokyo Games in 2021 after the Olympics were postponed this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Sources: Bulls start search to hire top executive
ESPN - 3 Apr 2020 20:38
The Bulls are now searching for a top executive who will have full authority on basketball decisions, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. John Paxson, the current executive VP of basketball operations, is expected to...
Bulls Begin Search For New Front Office Authority
SLAMonline - 3 Apr 2020 19:39
The Chicago Bulls have begun their search for a new top-level executive with full authority on basketball decisions, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports. The organization plans to have new leadership in place before NBA ...
Greatest Hits: Dennis Rodman's Forgotten Ceiling
SLAMonline - 3 Apr 2020 18:49
Dennis Rodman is an iconic figure in hoops history, whose lasting impression on the basketball world is the role he filled on a historically dominant Chicago Bulls team but he was much more than just a Michael Jordan sid...
W.N.B.A. Postpones Start of Season
The New York Times - 3 Apr 2020 18:41
The league had been set to begin play on May 15. It will still hold a "virtual" draft later this month.
For This N.B.A. Rookie, Reality TV Is an Escape That Feels Like Home
The New York Times - 3 Apr 2020 08:55
Rui Hachimura, a Washington Wizards forward, has found comfort and meaning in the hit Japanese reality show "Terrace House."