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‘I believe in us’: On MLK Day, NBA players reflect on social justice and what comes next
Jrue Holiday was conflicted. Then a member of the New Orleans Pelicans, he mulled for two weeks last summer whether to commit to the NBA’s restart in Orlando, Florida. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Holiday’s wife, Lauren, was five months pregnant and could sense his discomfort over leaving the family. So she challenged […]
Continue readingChandler Hutchison out for Chicago Bulls after positive COVID-19 test
He remains in Washington, D.C., where the Bulls beat the Wizards on Thursday. The Bulls took on the Bucks in Milwaukee on Friday night, losing 126-96. “He’s going through the NBA safety and protocols,” Donovan confirmed. Hutchison’s teammates Lauri Markkanen, Ryan Arcidiacono and Tomas Satoransky also missed Friday’s game while under the league’s health and […]
Continue readingNBA free agents: Team-by-team lists for 2021 and 2022
The 2021 class has more hype, potentially featuring names such as LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Chris Paul, Paul George, Victor Oladipo, DeMar DeRozan, Blake Griffin, Rudy Gobert and Andre Drummond. Some of those players will agree to extensions or pick up player options before ever hitting the market, while others will have plenty […]
Continue readingVince Carter honored with NBA Sportsmanship Award
Carter was named the winner of the NBA Sportsmanship Award on Thursday, honored in the final season of his record-setting 22-year career. Carter, now an ESPN analyst, earned 143 first-place votes and 2,520 points in voting by NBA players. Brooklyn’s Garrett Temple (1,746) and Oklahoma City’s Steven Adams (1,632) were next. The 43-year-old Carter finished […]
Continue readingSteve Nash satisfies ‘coaching itch,’ eager to reconnect with Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving with Nets
“The why is that I love to teach. I love to learn,” Nash told ESPN’s The Undefeated in a phone interview Thursday. “I love being a part of a team and building a team. And I love to compete. It has all the ingredients in terms of satisfying growing as a person, leading a team […]
Continue readingNBA playoffs: A new challenge awaits Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets
And it was always about next year anyway. The most critical members of this franchise’s future didn’t even make the trip to Orlando, Florida. Kevin Durant missed all of 2019-20 recovering from an Achilles tendon injury that he incurred during last year’s NBA Finals. His new trusted sidekick, Kyrie Irving, logged 20 games, made some […]
Continue readingNets’ Joe Harris exits bubble for personal matter, will miss 2 games minimum
Because of the NBA’s rules for quarantining after a player leaves the bubble, even if Harris returns as soon as Thursday, he will miss, at minimum, Games 3 and 4 of this series. With the defending champion Raptors holding a 2-0 lead in this best-of-seven affair, that could mean that Harris has played his last […]
Continue readingNets (+19) shock Bucks for largest NBA point spread upset since 1993
The Nets, who closed as consensus 19-point underdogs, defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 119-116 on Tuesday in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. According to ESPN Stats & Information research, it’s the largest upset point spreadwise since the Dallas Mavericks beat the Seattle Supersonics as 19.5-point underdogs on April 4, 1993. The Bucks were looking to lock up […]
Continue readingOrlando’s Jonathan Isaac first in NBA bubble to stand during anthem
Orlando Magic big man Jonathan Isaac became the first player in the NBA bubble not to kneel for the national anthem or wear a Black Lives Matter T-shirt over his jersey before a seeding game. The decision to stand came before Orlando’s 128-118 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday afternoon, the third game to […]
Continue readingJazz, Pelicans, coaches and refs kneel during national anthem as NBA returns
The only noise inside the HP Field House was the anthem itself, as musician Jon Batiste played the national anthem on guitar and piano, shown on a video board with an image of the American flag ribboned around it. None of the people aligned along the baseline — in three rows stretching from one end […]
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