5:59 PM ET Houston Rockets forward Thabo Sefolosha has opted out of the season’s restart in Orlando, sources tell ESPN. The Rockets are eligible to sign a replacement for the team’s roster. Sefolosha, 36, had played in 41 games this season, averaging 10 minutes and 2.2 points Veteran forwards Jeff Green and DeMarre Carroll —
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8:56 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN In the upcoming August and November elections, Michigan residents will be able to use the Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center in Detroit as a voting “Satellite Center” to register and vote on site. Both the August 4 and November 3 elections will be company-wide paid days off to staff
12:01 PM ET Nets general manager Sean Marks said the organization is committed to sending a group to Orlando for the NBA restart in late July, despite several players saying they will not make the trip. “We have a job to do,” Marks said during a virtual news conference Wednesday morning. “We have to bring
11:14 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo still remains undecided on whether or not he will report to Orlando with the organization for the NBA restart. Although he’s undecided, a league source told ESPN Oladipo will be included on the Indiana Pacers’ travel party list, but they’re still working with him on
9:25 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN Growing up playing NBA 2K games, Zion Williamson dreamed of one day being on the cover. After just one season in the NBA, the New Orleans Pelicans rookie has turned that dream into a reality. Williamson was named one of the three cover athletes for NBA 2K21 on Wednesday morning.
7:00 AM ET NBA Insiders It was 10 years ago today that the most anticipated free-agency period in NBA history began, culminating on July 8, 2010, with The Decision and LeBron James announcing that he was taking his talents to South Beach. We asked our NBA insiders to reflect on the show, the fallout and
9:57 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN The Phoenix Suns made an addition to their roster on Tuesday ahead of traveling to Orlando, Florida, for the resumption of the NBA season next week. Phoenix, which had an open roster spot, added guard Cameron Payne to its roster. Payne, who was the 14th pick in the 2015 NBA
3:52 PM ET With coronavirus cases on the rise in the United States and some teams recently closing their facilities due to positive cases, NBA commissioner Adam Silver remains “pretty confident” about the NBA’s plan to safely resume play but admits that a spread in the NBA community could bring the league to a halt
7:15 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Sometimes, when Los Angeles Lakers vice president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka sits with his daughter, Emery, he’s reminded just how daunting the NBA’s planned restart in Orlando, Florida, really is. “Have I had nights at dinner where I’ll look over and my 10-year-old daughter has tears in her
4:09 PM ET As teams finalize their traveling parties for the Orlando restart, several NBA general managers say that they’ve tried to quell concerns among staff members who might not feel comfortable attending during the coronavirus pandemic. Some of the concerned are at an age with higher risk and/or have underlying health issues. These GMs,