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Nuggets’ Jerami Grant keeps focus on Breonna Taylor in interview
Grant fielded five questions, including one about teammate Nikola Jokic joining the Nuggets in Orlando for practice. No matter the question, he responded by making a statement and keeping the focus of his answers on Taylor and social justice. The first question was about how the Nuggets had been spending their free time. “It’s great […]
Continue readingMichael Malone expects Nikola Jokic to join Nuggets ‘very, very soon’
Nikola Jokic is expected to join the Denver Nuggets “very soon” in Orlando, Florida. Nuggets coach Michael Malone hinted that the team’s All-Star center could arrive at the Walt Disney World Resort as early as Saturday night. “Nikola Jokic will be in the bubble very, very soon,” Malone said during a video conference call with […]
Continue readingNBA Power Rankings and big questions for all 22 teams ahead of the restart
The NBA is less than a month away from restarting the 2019-20 season. With teams beginning to arrive at Walt Disney World on Tuesday and training camps set to begin on Thursday, it’s time to take stock of the teams that will face off later this month at Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex […]
Continue readingNuggets’ Nikola Jokic expected to be back with team in Orlando, coach Michael Malone says
Denver Nuggets All-Star center Nikola Jokic is feeling “great” and is expected to return to the United States in time to join the team flight to Orlando, Florida, according to coach Michael Malone. Jokic had his return to Denver delayed after testing positive for the coronavirus in Serbia, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Brian Windhorst reported […]
Continue readingSources: Denver Nuggets close facility because of coronavirus
The Nuggets had two members of the team’s 35-person Orlando traveling party — which encompasses players, coaches and staff — initially test positive before the weekend shutdown, sources said. There has been at least one more positive test since Saturday, sources said. Denver All-NBA center Nikola Jokic tested positive for the coronavirus in Serbia, where […]
Continue readingAdam Silver: On track but coronavirus spread may stop NBA
During an appearance on TIME 100 Talks, Silver was asked if there is any chance the NBA doesn’t go to Orlando, Florida, as planned due to the surge in coronavirus cases or if it is full steam ahead to resume play at the end of July. “Never full steam ahead no matter what,” Silver responded […]
Continue readingNBA spreads on boards for first time in months
The line on the LA Clippers-Los Angeles Lakers game — the second half of an opening doubleheader July 30 — opened at pick ’em Saturday at Caesars Sportsbook. The New Orleans Pelicans are 1-point favorites over the Utah Jazz in the first game of the doubleheader. The 22 teams in playoff contention when the season […]
Continue reading2020 NBA schedule: The 12 most important games of the restarted regular season
Each team will have eight regular-season games to help finalize playoff seeding, with the first two games starting on July 30 as the Utah Jazz face off versus the New Orleans Pelicans followed by the LA Clippers versus the Los Angeles Lakers. Players and teams will have roughly two weeks to secure their playoff seeds […]
Continue readingNBA debate: Breakout stars, best matchups and free agents to watch
The league is set to restart action on July 30 in Florida with eight seeding games for each of 22 teams before a potential play-in series and then the standard playoffs. LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard will look to repeat historic playoff performances, while Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jimmy Butler and Anthony Davis headline a class of […]
Continue readingEverything 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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