12:42 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN Three New Orleans Pelicans players have tested positive for the coronavirus, executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin told reporters Tuesday. Griffin, citing privacy laws, did not say which players tested positive, but he did say those players are in isolation. He added that the three tests took place
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2:36 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN It’s getting closer to the NBA restart in Orlando, but one member of the Indiana Pacers hasn’t fully committed to joining the squad, according to Pacers president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard. Out of respect for the player, Pritchard wouldn’t disclose his name, but he did say it’s “complete no-judgment
4:48 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Joe Borgia, who spent 32 years in the NBA as a referee and executive, announced his retirement Tuesday. Among the highlights of Borgia’s tenure with the league is the NBA Replay Center in Secaucus, New Jersey, which opened for the 2014-15 season and has become a fixture
12:07 PM ET The Denver Nuggets closed the team’s practice facility starting Saturday after a round of positive tests for the coronavirus, sources tell ESPN. The Nuggets had two members of the team’s 35-person Orlando traveling party — which encompasses players, coaches and staff — initially test positive prior to the weekend shutdown, sources said.
10:34 AM ET Damian Lillard has been announced as a cover athlete for the upcoming NBA 2K21 release. In a video tweet posted Tuesday, developer 2K revealed that the Portland Trail Blazers star will be the cover star for current generation console players and is one of three cover athletes to be announced this week.
8:58 AM ET ESPN.com staff The NBA season is on hold for the time being and will have a unique look if play resumes in the bubble at Disney World in late July. So while we’re waiting things out, we thought now would be a good time to look into the 10 best seasons against
7:35 AM ET By the time LeBron James made The Decision, he was already the best basketball player in the world. He was 25 years old and had just won his second consecutive MVP award. Ten years later, James is still at the top of the NBA, and that decision to take his talents to
6:56 PM ET Brooklyn Nets center DeAndre Jordan has tested positive for the coronavirus and opted out of next month’s Orlando, Florida, restart with his team, he announced Monday. “Found out last night and confirmed again today that I’ve tested positive for Covid while being back in market,” Jordan wrote on Twitter. “As a result
9:20 PM ET The Portland Trail Blazers plan to sign guard Jaylen Adams as a substitute player to replace Trevor Ariza, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Adams was the G-League’s MVP runner-up this season with the Wisconsin Herd. He averaged 21.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.7 assists in 33 games for Wisconsin. Ariza is opting
7:05 PM ET The NBA and National Basketball Players Association are planning to paint “Black Lives Matter” on the court inside both sidelines in all three arenas the league will use at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, when it resumes the 2019-20 season late next month, league sources told ESPN. The WNBA