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Pacers’ Malcolm Brogdon tests positive for the coronavirus

Indiana Pacers guard Malcolm Brogdon has tested positive for the coronavirus, he said in a statement Wednesday. “I recently tested positive for the Covid virus and am currently in quarantine,” his statement said. “I’m doing well, feeling well and progressing well. I plan to join my teammates in Orlando for the resumption of the NBA […]

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Nine ways these playoffs could wildly reshape the NBA

Next month, the NBA is set to descend upon Walt Disney World to attempt to finish out the 2019-20 season. And while winning a championship will be the goal for all 22 teams, plenty of what transpires could have enormous implications and reshape the league. Because of the unusual circumstances driving the restart amid the […]

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Bucks’ 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 […]

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Everything to know about the NBA’s 22-team restart at Walt Disney World

The NBA is back. Last week, the league’s board of governors and the players’ union both approved plans — a 22-team, eight-game wrap-up to the regular season followed by a possible play-in tournament for the eighth seed and playoffs — to resume the 2019-20 season on July 31 inside Walt Disney World’s ESPN Wide World […]

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LSAT prep, DJ sets and virtual golf: How NBA players are staying sharp

With the 2019-20 NBA season on hold since March 11 due to the coronavirus, the Brooklyn Nets wing has been putting in the hours studying, listening to law podcasts and talking to professors as part of his weekly preparation for the Law School Admission Test. While some players have tried to fill the basketball void […]

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Victor Oladipo embracing ‘bump in the road’ on path to recovery for Pacers

The harmonic notes came from proud Victor Oladipo. Oladipo was initially listed as questionable (knee) for the game, but he returned from a two-game absence to post 16 points and four assists to help Indiana beat Chicago for the ninth consecutive time. In pregame, halftime and postgame moments in the United Center, team physicians were […]

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Fantasy NBA Daily Notes: Miami’s Robinson heating up

Robinson also became the first NBA player with multiple first halves in the same season with at least seven made 3-pointers since Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson each did so in Golden State’s magical 2015-16 campaign. Robinson has now made an astounding 225 3-pointers, already tied with Damon Jones (2004-05) for the second-highest single-season total […]

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Fantasy NBA Daily Notes: Waiver-wire Warriors worth watching

Just last night, Chriss returned to the floor from a minor calf injury to deliver 21 points and 10 rebounds in a loss to the Kings. In addition to scoring in double figures in seven of his past eight outings, Chriss has at least nine rebounds in four of his past five games. In the […]

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Bam Adebayo is the fiercest, best NBA player you don’t know

“God gave Bam this talent,” the mother told the group, “and he can take it away — today. Not tomorrow. Today. Don’t take things for granted.” Adebayo was a good kid, and a good student, but Marilyn Blount, his mother, was not the type to leave anything to chance. She was raising Bam alone in […]

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Victor Oladipo is back — now the real work begins for Indiana and its star

So when he was standing on the court before tipoff between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks on Feb. 1 and kept messing up his intricate dueling circus dribbling routine — between the legs, loop one over the other, switch hands, quick staccato bounces, switch hands again — he just put one ball down […]

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