Basketball News
Tatum offers perspective amid COVID-19 hiatus
ESPN - 15 Apr 2020 05:57
All-Star Celtics forward Jayson Tatum says he hasn't touched a basketball since scoring 30 points in a win over the Indiana Pacers on March 10.
An oral history of the 2000 NBA Slam Dunk Contest
ESPN - 15 Apr 2020 16:31
The inside story of the night Vince Carter changed the NBA Slam Dunk Contest forever.
Veteran forward Trevor Booker announces retirement from NBA
InsideHoops - 15 Apr 2020 08:22
Forward Trevor Booker has announced his retirement from the NBA, calling it a career by tweeting out the news in video format Tuesday evening. He played in the league between 2010-18, and wasn’t on a squad last season ...
Devin Booker has selected the organizations who will receive his NBA 2K tournament win money
InsideHoops - 15 Apr 2020 23:28
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Phoenix Suns (@suns) on Apr 3, 2020 at 1:19pm PDT Here’s the Arizona Republic reporting which organizations Devin Booker has chosen to support thanks to his recent video gam...
Magic sees ties between coronavirus, AIDS crises
ESPN - 15 Apr 2020 21:45
Magic Johnson is partnering with the NBA to try to raise awareness among black Americans about the coronavirus and noted the similarities he sees between this pandemic and the AIDS epidemic.
Liberty Trade Tina Charles to Mystics in Three-Team Deal
The New York Times - 15 Apr 2020 19:30
Charles, the veteran All-Star center, was drafted No. 1 over all in 2010 and had been with the Liberty for six seasons.
Mystics Acquire Tina Charles In Three-Team Trade
SLAMonline - 15 Apr 2020 18:44
The reigning WNBA champion Washington Mystics have acquired seven-time All-Star Tina Charles in a blockbuster trade with the New York Liberty. The Dallas Wings are also involved in the transaction. The portion of the mov...
In a single bound: Oral history of Vince's greatest dunk
ESPN - 15 Apr 2020 16:31
Carter leaped over center Frederic Weis and, to this day, those who were there still can't believe what they saw.
What We Know About the N.B.A., and What We Don't
The New York Times - 15 Apr 2020 16:00
In this week's newsletter, Marc Stein outlines six things to know about the suspended N.B.A. season and discusses ways the league can honor David Stern.
Masai Ujiri: 'Plenty of Work to Be Done' on DeMar DeRozan Relationship
SLAMonline - 15 Apr 2020 05:55
There remains “plenty of work to be done” in repairing the relationship with DeMar DeRozan, according to Raptors president Masai Ujiri. “It’s not easy,” Ujiri said of his fateful decisions to trade DeRozan and ...
Michael Jordan: 'Winning Has a Price'
SLAMonline - 15 Apr 2020 05:04
One of the most revealing moments in the “Last Dance,” the highly-anticipated documentary on Michael Jordan and the ’98 Chicago Bulls, comes on screen with MJ describing why he pushed himself (and his teammates) so...