3:09 PM ET Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star Kevin Love, who has become a spokesman for mental health and wellness, will be honored with the Arthur Ashe Courage Award during Sunday’s ESPYS. Since writing a revealing personal essay about a panic attack during an NBA game in 2017, Love’s influence has gone far beyond basketball. He has
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4:26 PM ET A state appeals court in Florida on Wednesday granted Zion Williamson a full stay of a civil lawsuit brought by his former marketing manager, meaning the New Orleans Pelicans star won’t have to answer discovery requests about whether his parents received improper benefits before or while he played one season at Duke,
1:03 AM ET Brian Windhorst Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books Tim Bontemps After months of work, the NBA released its health and safety protocol for the resumption of the 2019-20 season on Tuesday. It covers the teams’ ramp-up over the next
10:09 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The National Basketball Players Association informed its body in a memo Tuesday that players have until June 24 to inform their respective teams whether they plan to participate in the NBA’s return-to-play plan at Walt Disney World. The memo, which was obtained by ESPN, explains the league and union have
4:56 PM ET Malika Andrews Close ESPN Staff Writer Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2018 Appears regularly on ESPN Chicago 1000 Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Los Angeles Lakers guard Avery Bradley — a co-leader of a players coalition with Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving
8:05 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Kyle Korver‘s 17-year NBA journey has moved him from very white communities to primarily black locker rooms across the league. Still, in the wake of George Floyd’s death and the coronavirus pandemic, the Milwaukee Bucks sharpshooter says he has a lot to learn about racial injustice. So, he says he
5:23 PM ET Former Philadelphia 76ers general manager and two-time NBA executive of the year Bryan Colangelo has purchased an ownership stake in and will assume an advisory role with the Illawarra Hawks of Australia’s National Basketball League. The league made the announcement Tuesday in a news release. Colangelo is partnering with Australian Dorry Kordahi
10:09 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Any athlete who has a positive test for COVID-19 will have to rest and refrain from exercise for two weeks from the later of the date of the player’s first positive test and/or resolution of their symptoms, if they have any, according to the NBA’s health and safety protocol for
12:36 PM ET The Basketball Tournament, a $1 million winner-take-all event, will once again feature a collection of former college basketball stars and overseas standouts, according to the bracket released Tuesday by tournament organizers. The 24-team event is led by Aaron Craft, the former two-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year at Ohio State,
1:00 PM ET Carmine CarcieriESPN Basketball is officially back on July 4. No, it’s not college hoops or the NBA, but The Basketball Tournament will return with a fully quarantined, 24-team bracket that will be played over 10 days in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State’s alumni team, Carmen’s Crew, will look to defend its title as