11:53 PM ET Malika Andrews Close ESPN Staff Writer Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2018 Appears regularly on ESPN Chicago 1000 Dave McMenamin Close ESPN Staff Writer Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09.
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8:28 PM ET Anthony Davis says he will keep his last name stitched on the back of his jersey for the NBA restart in Orlando, Florida, rather than replace it with a social justice message. “I think the name Davis is something that I try to represent every time I try to step on the
8:13 PM ET Nick DePaulaESPN When the NBA season resumes later this month in Orlando, one key element of the game night experience for both players and fans will be missing — the arena entry tunnel walk and spotlight on player’s fashion. A new entry protocol finalized at the end of this past week calls
11:09 AM ET Marc J. Spears For Kyle Korver, choosing a social justice message to use on the back of his Milwaukee Bucks jersey was simple. The white male who has been outspoken about white privilege chose “Black Lives Matter.” “I just think that in this moment in time, this is the message. Anything I
5:59 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James on Saturday said he’s one of the few NBA players who will forgo a social justice message on the back of his jersey when the season resumes in Orlando, Florida. “I didn’t go with a name on the back of my jersey,” James said Saturday. “It
7:30 PM ET Kawhi Leonard is in Orlando, Florida, and going through the quarantine protocol before joining the LA Clippers for team activities. Coach Doc Rivers confirmed Saturday that the Clippers’ All-Star forward did arrive at the Walt Disney World Resort as expected after Leonard was excused by the team to tend to a family
10:14 PM ET 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
12:11 AM ET The Portland Trail Blazers are trying to make a push for the West’s 8-seed and got a big boost at their first practice on Saturday with the returns of Jusuf Nurkic and Zach Collins. “They both looked like the way we remembered them,” coach Terry Stotts said. “I told Nurk that he’s
6:16 PM ET San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said Saturday he initially thought about sitting out the NBA restart in Orlando, Florida, given his age, but he decided to go because he was confident in the precautions in place and the opportunity to continue conversations around social justice. “I talked to a lot of
12:31 PM ET Associated Press AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — One of Michigan’s most beloved sports and entertainment venues was turned into rubble on Saturday with a series of controlled explosions. The shell and roof of the Palace of Auburn Hills, which was home to three NBA championship Detroit Pistons teams and three WNBA championship Detroit