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A more aggressive Knicks team has excited fans early, racking up big wins over Milwaukee and Utah. But they've lost three in a row, a worrisome sign for fans who've been let down before.

Nuggets coach Michael Malone said Tuesday night that Michael Porter Jr.'s absence from the team is because he has had the coronavirus.

James Harden has had an eventful offseason and start of the 2020-21 NBA season. After not reporting to training camp followed and then missing the first few games of the season due to COVID-19 protocols, he just hasn’t...

The Nets said they were aware of the video, which appears to show their guard attending a large indoor party, which would violate the league's coronavirus protocols.

For at least the next two weeks, players won't be allowed to leave their homes except for basketball activities and essential activities. Also: No more handshakes.

The Brooklyn Nets are trading to acquire James Harden from the Houston Rockets, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. A Harden trade became inevitable after the situation in Houston appeared to deteriorate further last...

The Houston Rockets organization has been in flux over the course of the past month as concerns about their superstar guard’s future with the team has been up in the air. As momentum builds toward a James Harden trade,...

The Houston Rockets are determined to trade James Harden, potentially as soon as today, Marc Stein of the New York Times reports. The news comes on the heels of a particularly damning post-game press conference on Tuesda...

The Bulls are worth paying attention to these days. They have an interesting young core of talent and are putting up some wins lately. Here’s the Chicago Sun-Times on the latest twist: To say that Lauri Markkanen enter...

The Portland Trail Blazers are on an impressive three-game win streak, in large part due to the production of CJ McCollum. Through Portland’s first ten games of the season, he’s having perhaps his best season thus fa...

Although they got off to a rough start to the 2020-21 season, the Dallas Mavericks are currently on a three-game win streak. On top of this recent success, Kristaps Porzingis appears ready to make his season debut next t...

Jim McCormick recaps Tuesday's NBA action from a fantasy perspective, including Lonnie Walker IV and Keldon Johnson showing up for San Antonio, before looking ahead to Wednesday's key matchups.

Coronavirus cases, and game postponements, are piling up less than a month into the season. The league is turning to stricter rules off and on the court, but that may not be enough.

The Wizards are dealing with multiple players in COVID-19 contact tracing, a source told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, causing Wednesday's game against the Jazz to be postponed.

The National Basketball Association game scheduled for tomorrow between the Utah Jazz and Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena has been postponed in accordance with the league's Health and Safety Protocols. Because of...

Here is everything to know about how COVID-19 is impacting the NBA, including game postponements and the latest news and updates.

He coached the Huskies for eight seasons, taking them to the N.C.A.A. tournament, before spending decades raising money for campus athletic facilities.