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What’s next for NBA teams now that the transaction window has closed? Multiple teams made roster moves over the past week, including those included and excluded from the season restart in Orlando, Florida. Players can still opt out of participating, and teams can continue to add players to their rosters, though the rules for those […]
The Denver Nuggets expect to have All-Star center Nikola Jokic at their disposal for the NBA’s restart, head coach Michael Malone said. Jokic remains in his native Serbia having reportedly tested positive for coronavirus as the NBA plans to resume after the 2019-20 season was suspended in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The league […]
Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo believes the 2020 NBA title will be the “toughest championship you could ever win” due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 2019-20 NBA season is set to return via a 22-team format at the Disney World complex in Orlando, Fla., on July 30 after the campaign was halted due to COVID-19 […]
Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers says Lou Williams is expected to join the team for the NBAs restart in Florida. Williams has described himself as 50-50 on whether he would finish out the pandemic-interrupted season because he did not want to distract from the ongoing push for social justice in the wake of George […]
Nuggets coach Michael Malone said the team is “working on getting” Nikola Jokic back in the country and is hopeful their franchise player will be with the team when it departs for Orlando next Tuesday. Jokic has been in Serbia since mid-June. Early last week, news broke that he tested positive for the coronavirus, and […]
Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009 Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM The NBA office has assured the league’s coaches’ association that “age alone” will not be enough to prevent a coach from going to the Walt Disney World Resort for the restart of the season. Individuals at […]
Covers the Oklahoma City Thunder for ESPN.com As teams prepare to depart for Orlando in the next week, entering into the campus “bubble” environment, Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard expressed serious doubt all the protocols and rules will be strictly followed by players. “My confidence ain’t great,” Lillard said with a laugh on Wednesday. […]
ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Operating the three-month completion of the NBA season at the Walt Disney World Resort will cost the NBA more than $150 million, sources told ESPN. The league is housing 22 teams plus support staff at three resorts, has arranged for […]
Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown said Ben Simmons’ back is “effectively 100 percent” as they prepare to head to Florida for the NBA restart at Disney World. “He’s good to go. He’s put in a tremendous amount of work for me to be able to confidently say that,” Brown said on a conference call with […]
Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo says he’s considering sitting out that NBA’s resumption in Orlando later this month due to fears over his susceptibility to injury. Oladipo returned from a ruptured quadriceps tendon in January after missing more than a year with the injury and fears the speed of the NBA’s scheduled restart could leave […]