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NBA commissioner Adam Silver told Rachel Nichols on ESPN’s The Jump Wednesday that the league is considering the possibility of holding an exhibition game for their fans and possibly charity as they wait for the 2019-20 season to resume. Adam Silver tells @Rachel__Nichols on SportsCenter the NBA has discussed having some sort of one-off All-Star […]
Somewhere in America, Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson are smiling right now. On Monday, the NBA and the NBA Players Association have reached an agreement to halt the random drug screenings while play is suspended, league sources tell Yahoo! Sports. The NBA and NBPA agreed to suspend player drug testing during the moratorium to address concerns […]
While it’s unclear how Rudy Gobert contracted the coronavirus, the Utah Jazz center is being treated like the league’s patient zero as the NBA suspended play shortly after his diagnosis was announced. Along with receiving heat from fans, Gobert also made things tense in the locker room. During an appearance on Good Morning America, Donovan […]
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, NBA owners and executives have pegged mid-to-late June as the period on the calendar that represents a best case scenario for the league to return. CDC recommendation of no events of 50-plus people for next two months comes as a number of NBA owners and executives increasingly believe a […]
With sports in America being shut down due to the coronavirus, fans have taken to social media to grieve the premature end of these seasons. During this process, momentum started to swell behind the idea of ESPN expediting the release date for The Last Dance docu-series. It seems like the network has had its ear to the […]
Serge Ibaka stood slightly crouched at the centre of the Utah Jazz logo at Vivint Smart Home Arena on Monday. His arm, bent at the elbows arched upwards, readying itself to tap the orange basketball that would soon be mid-air away from Rudy Gobert. As referee Rodney Mott sent the ball on its course, the […]
Christian Wood has reportedly become the third NBA player to test positive for coronavirus. The Athletic‘s Shams Charania announced the news Saturday night, citing sources with direct knowledge of the situation. Insiders said the Detroit Pistons forward is doing well despite the test results and is not exhibiting any symptoms at this time. Detroit Pistons‘ Christian Wood has tested positive […]
During a recent appearance on Ebro in the Morning, Iman Shumpert shared his two favorite memories of the late Kobe Bryant. One was inspiration and the other was amusing, but both served as reminders of Kobe’s greatness. “Kobe came and talked to my high school once …” Shumpert told Peter Rosenberg at the 35:20 mark. “Somebody asked a question, but basically he […]
Charles Barkley revealed he has tested for coronavirus. The NBA Hall of Famer shared the news during Thursday night’s episode of NBA on TNT. Speaking over the phone, Barkley told his co-hosts that he was advised to self-quarantine after falling ill earlier this week. The 57-year-old said he has yet to receive results of the COVID-19 test. “I […]
In an unprecedented move Wednesday, NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced the suspension of the 2019-20 season minutes after it was confirmed that Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for coronavirus. Before coming to this decision, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Silver held a meeting with the league’s Board of Governors to try and determine how the remainder of the season should unfold. The […]
