Basketball News
There Are No Games. But Basketball Coaches Are Still Busy.
The New York Times - 14 Apr 2020 07:00
Coaching clinics that were supposed to happen during the Final Four have instead become very popular online.
Karl-Anthony Towns' mother Jacqueline passes away due to complications from COVID-19
InsideHoops - 14 Apr 2020 04:57
The Minnesota Timberwolves today issued the following statement regarding the passing of Karl-Anthony Towns' mother Jacqueline Towns: "The Timberwolves organization is incredibly saddened to hear of the passing of Jacque...
JR Rider: Shaquille O'Neal Offered $10K to Fight Kobe Bryant
SLAMonline - 14 Apr 2020 04:50
Isaiah “J.R.” Rider landed in Los Angeles during the 2000-01 campaign, just as the feud between the city’s two biggest sports icons was igniting. Shaquille O’Neal offered his new Laker teammate a cool $10,000 “...
Optimistic LaVine eager to lead new-look Bulls
ESPN - 14 Apr 2020 23:52
With a remade front office plotting the Bulls' return to glory, guard Zach LaVine is ready to earn "the enthusiasm and excitement back from the fans" in Chicago.
WSLAM Digital Draft Lounge to Feature Leslie, Swoopes and Robinson
SLAMonline - 14 Apr 2020 20:07
FOLLOW WSLAM ON INSTAGRAM The 2020 WNBA Draft will be held on Friday, April 17th as previously scheduled, with coverage beginning at 7:00 pm ET on ESPN. Commissioner Cathy Engelbert will announce picks live and top prosp...
Sources: CBA pushes restart until at least July
ESPN - 14 Apr 2020 19:13
The Chinese Basketball Association, which had hoped to resume play April 15, is postponing its season until at least July, sources told ESPN's Jonathan Givony.
ESPN reportedly asking on-air personalities to take pay cut, for coronavirus pandemic reasons
InsideHoops - 14 Apr 2020 08:57
With pro sports on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, fallback continues, especially in the direction of those whose job is to write or talk about sports. Here’s the New York Post reporting: ESPN is asking its top 1...
Pat Riley: Heat Drafted Dwyane Wade after a 'Horrible Workout'
SLAMonline - 14 Apr 2020 04:03
Dwyane Wade apparently had a “horrible workout” for the Heat in the summer of 2003, but that did nothing to dissuade Pat Riley from drafting the young stud. Riley says the franchise had more than enough information t...
Charles Oakley: Patrick Ewing 'Never Put Us on His Back Like He Should Have'
SLAMonline - 14 Apr 2020 03:24
Charles Oakley, who appears determined to burn every bridge with current and former members of the Knicks, publicly trashed Patrick Ewing during a sports radio interview Wednesday. Ewing never put New York “on his back...