Austin Rivers: NBA players can use money from season to support Black Lives Matter
Houston Rockets guard Austin Rivers made the case on Instagram that NBA players earning their salaries would be able to financially aid the cause while continuing to devote time and energy to the movement. LA Clippers guard Lou Williams expressed concern on Twitter that fans watching games could distract from the movement and reduce participation […]
Continue readingHow the 2020 NBA draft lottery works
This will be the second lottery since the NBA flattened the odds, which introduced more uncertainty at the top of the draft order. Last season, the New Orleans Pelicans, Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Lakers all jumped from the middle of the pack into the top four. While the odds for the eight eliminated teams […]
Continue readingBucks’ George Hill reflects on racism, says basketball is ‘last thought on my mind’
George Hill took a moment to regather himself. While discussing the current status of black people in America on Friday morning during a video conference panel presented by Amp Harris Productions, the Milwaukee Bucks guard grew emotional. He shared his personal experience with racism while growing up in Indiana and offered his thoughts about the […]
Continue readingThe enormous risks and stakes driving the NBA’s safety discussions
“If you have [1,500] people quarantined without contact with others, assuming none of them bring coronavirus into the bubble, then none of them will get it,” said Sandro Galea, an epidemiologist and dean at the Boston University School of Public Health. “In some respects, it is that simple.” Of course, as Galea and other experts […]
Continue readingSources: Kyrie Irving plays key role in Friday call with players
When the National Basketball Players Association conducted a conference call and vote on restarting the season a week ago, Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving was an active participant — although his questions were of a mundane nature. Sources say Irving asked, as an injured player, if he would count among the Nets’ allotted 35 people […]
Continue readingThe cases for and against the NBA’s nine fringe playoff teams
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Wednesday that some players on non-title-contending teams are hesitant to restart. Rosters might be tweaked as a result, but the potential for a surprise postseason run remains. While the Memphis Grizzlies have the inside track at the Western Conference’s eighth seed, five teams are chasing them, including Damian Lillard‘s Portland […]
Continue readingMichael Jordan tells Charlotte Hornets players to make teammates accountable
Those are some of the same qualities that were on display during the 10-part documentary “The Last Dance,” which focused on Jordan’s sixth and final NBA championship run with the Chicago Bulls. In the hourlong video conference call that came after the conclusion of “The Last Dance,” Jordan told players they can’t be uncomfortable “calling […]
Continue readingSources: 14 of 22 NBA teams in Orlando will be done within 53 days
The NBA has been working to make clear to players that the actual commitment of time for most teams in Orlando, Florida, may be less daunting than originally perceived, especially once seen in the context of the timetables constructed into the league’s revised schedule. The NBA is planning to begin camps July 9-11. Teams will […]
Continue readingBrooklyn Nets’ Garrett Temple: Playing, earning go long way in furthering cause
The Nets’ Garrett Temple, a vice president for the National Basketball Players Association, told ESPN that he believes playing games and earning a paycheck is actually one of the best ways players can combat the systemic oppression of black people. “The difference in the economic gap between white America and black America is astronomical,” Temple […]
Continue readingSpurs’ Lonnie Walker IV says new haircut ‘freeing’ as he works through sexual abuse
When San Antonio Spurs guard Lonnie Walker IV cut off his signature mass of hair this week, Walker said he was parting with more than just a few inches off the top. Walker was attempting to free himself from painful memories in the process. Walker, 21, revealed on Instagram on Thursday that he started to […]
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