Basketball News
NBA award experts' picks: How many trophies for Giannis?
ESPN - 20 Jul 2020 15:26
The races for MVP, Rookie of the Year and the biggest individual awards are over. Which stars are our experts picking to take home the hardware?
Tracy McGrady and Jermaine O'Neal Have Been Talking. They're Starting a Sports Agency.
The New York Times - 20 Jul 2020 03:30
The former All-Stars, who both entered the N.B.A. straight from high school, hope to share their experiences in the league with potential clients entering the 2021 draft.
GOLD MINE: The Story of Ray Allen's Air Jordan XI PE
SLAMonline - 20 Jul 2020 23:01
GRAB YOUR COPY OF JORDANS VOL. 6 Sunrise in Miami. A black sky is starting to give way to a blazing orange ember horizon. Biscayne Bay's coming into focus and the breeze is picking up off the water, rolling through the a...
Malone lauds John Lewis; Nuggets to make PSAs
ESPN - 20 Jul 2020 00:54
The Nuggets opened their practice session by discussing the legacy of Rep. John Lewis. The team will also be working to make PSAs to promote wider voting participation.
The latest test results on NBA players for coronavirus / COVID-19
InsideHoops - 20 Jul 2020 23:48
Of the 346 players tested for COVID-19 on the NBA campus since test results were last announced on July 13, zero have returned confirmed positive tests. In the event that a player on the NBA campus returns a confirmed po...
Zero Cases of COVID-19 in 346 NBA Bubble Tests
SLAMonline - 20 Jul 2020 22:50
The NBA has managed its first clean slate of COVID-19 tests. The league revealed that it has tested 346 players since results were last presented on July 13 and there were no more positives. The last batch of results on ...
Victor Oladipo Changes Course, Trying to Play in Restart
SLAMonline - 20 Jul 2020 22:34
The Indiana Pacers had begun to brace for life without Victor Oladipo when the league resumed later this month. The 28-year-old who initially intended to opt out of the games in order to rest his quad, however, has chang...
Pat Connaughton Tested Positive for COVID-19
SLAMonline - 20 Jul 2020 22:18
The most recent NBA player to confirm a positive COVID-19 diagnosis is Milwaukee Bucks guard Pat Connaughton. The 2020 dunk contestant revealed the test result to Matt Velazquez of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Connaug...
OKC's Adams predicts more techs with no fans
ESPN - 20 Jul 2020 19:53
With no fans in attendance when the NBA resumes games on July 30, Thunder center Steven Adams is predicting an uptick in more technical fouls because the referees can hear what players are saying.
Interview: Joe Ingles discusses idea of wearing headband
InsideHoops - 20 Jul 2020 10:22
In the 2018-19 season, Joe Ingles started all 82 games for the Utah Jazz, averaging 12.1 points, 4.0 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game. This season, he’s come off the bench in half the games he’s played, averaging 9....
Utah Jazz a Western conference team to watch in NBA restart
InsideHoops - 20 Jul 2020 01:44
The Utah Jazz are a team to watch. At 41-23, good for 4th in the Western conference, they’re a main contender in the upcoming quest to send one of the Los Angeles NBA squads home earlier than desired in the playoffs. H...
Source: Harris, Craig to join Nuggets on Sunday
ESPN - 20 Jul 2020 00:54
Gary Harris and Torrey Craig, two players not on the Nuggets' initial flight to Florida, are expected to join the team on Sunday.
Return of Jusuf Nurkic big for Trail Blazers in NBA restart
InsideHoops - 20 Jul 2020 00:43
As 22 NBA teams prepare to resume play later this month, the Trail Blazers are getting a key player back in action. Here’s NBC Sports Northwest reporting: July 23 against the Pacers will be the first competitive game t...