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Inside the longest, most unpredictable year in NBA history
An hour before the 2019 NBA Finals tipped off in Toronto — the first time the league’s showcase event had been played outside the United States — commissioner Adam Silver reminded those watching that basketball’s founder, James Naismith, was a Christian missionary who brought the game to China and Europe in the belief that it […]
Continue readingSources: Rockets’ Danuel House Jr. faces NBA probe for potential violation of bubble protocol
House, the Rockets’ sixth man, has denied any violation on a matter that has the league probing his activity within the team hotel, sources said. He did not leave the perimeter of the campus, sources said. House was a late scratch for Houston’s Game 3 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers because of what the […]
Continue readingNBA bubble updates: Seeding-game schedule and opening-night intel
The New Orleans Pelicans watched a chance to get a leg up in the heated race for the West’s No. 8 seed fade away while Zion Williamson sat on the bench. The Pelicans’ 16-point lead evaporated as the Utah Jazz stormed back in the second half to come away with a 106-104 win in the […]
Continue readingNBA Continuity Rankings: Which teams hold the edge in the bubble?
Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone, whose team checks in near the top of our list, has high hopes. “Continuity [will] help with trying to create a home-court advantage,” Malone said earlier this month of playing at a neutral-site in Orlando, Florida. “We have guys that have been together for a while, know how to […]
Continue readingNBA restart: Rosters, schedules and standings projections for every team
With scrimmages tipping off Wednesday, here’s our breakdown of every team in Orlando, Florida, including: current seed and most likely playoff seeds (via simulations using ESPN’s Basketball Power Index), remaining strength of schedule (ranked from hardest to easiest), seeding-game schedules (with win projections using BPI), full rosters and projected rotations. We’ve also included the number […]
Continue readingLakers’ Dwight Howard warned about not wearing mask after hotline tip
There was a time when Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard received adulation for wearing a cape in the dunk contest. Now he’s been disciplined for not wearing a mask in the NBA bubble. Howard said he was reported to the NBA Campus Hotline, set up to help protect players and staff participating in the […]
Continue readingJazz’s Rudy Gobert says the NBA’s anonymous tip hotline is ‘petty’
Utah Jazz All-Star center Rudy Gobert, the first NBA player to test positive for the coronavirus, in March, won’t be relying on the league’s anonymous safety tip line to hold others accountable within the Orlando bubble. “I don’t know if someone’s gonna use it, but I think it’s sort of petty,” said Gobert, a two-time […]
Continue readingRockets’ Russell Westbrook tests positive for coronavirus
Westbrook, co-star James Harden and recent addition Luc Mbah a Moute did not travel with the Rockets to Orlando, Florida. The NBA announced coronavirus test results Monday. Of 322 players tested since arriving in the Orlando bubble, two were positive and have left the campus to isolate at home or in isolation housing. The league […]
Continue readingKings’ Richaun Holmes back in quarantine after leaving NBA bubble
Sacramento Kings center Richaun Holmes is in quarantine once again after leaving the NBA’s bubble to pick up a food delivery. Holmes said in a statement on Monday that he accidentally crossed the NBA’s campus line at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, making him subject to an additional 10-day quarantine in his […]
Continue readingDion Waiters lands with Grizzlies in six-player trade with Heat
The Minnesota Timberwolves later joined the deal, acquiring Johnson from the Grizzlies in exchange for center Gorgui Dieng. Along with the trade, Iguodala, the 2015 NBA Finals MVP, has agreed to a two-year, $30 million extension with Miami, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The extension includes a team option for the 2021-22 season. “Today is […]
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