7:00 AM ET With the season on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic, ESPN polled its NBA experts to rank the greatest players in the league’s 74-year history. It’s no surprise that Michael Jordan ended up on top, but there were close calls and heated debates throughout the rankings — and outside of them. We
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9:57 PM ET Participants on a Tuesday Board of Governors call with NBA commissioner Adam Silver left the virtual meeting increasingly positive about the league’s momentum toward a resumption of play this season, sources told ESPN. Owners and executives on the call were encouraged about the league’s progress toward minimizing health risk upon a return
3:49 PM ET Alabama State named former NBA point guard Mo Williams as its head coach Tuesday. “It’s a great day to be a Hornet,” Williams said. “I am extremely excited to become part of the family, and I am looking forward to the challenge. Go Hornets!” It’s a great day to be a Hornet.
2:45 PM ET The National Basketball Players Association started polling its membership Tuesday about how individuals stand on a return to play this season, sources told ESPN. NBPA regional representatives — including Tim McCormick and Frank Brickowski — were among the union officials polling players with a yes or no question on their current desire
4:30 PM ET Associated Press Cleveland Cavaliers forward Larry Nance said it’s important for the NBA to crown a champion in this pandemic-altered season. Speaking on a Zoom conference call, Nance said he’s cautiously optimistic about the league resuming after pausing play for two months because of the coronavirus pandemic. Although the Cavs won’t be
12:00 PM ET Marc J. Spears The Mamba Sports Academy is retiring “Mamba” from its name, out of respect for the late Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant. The Mamba Sports Academy was launched in 2018 as a joint athletic training business venture with Bryant and Sports Academy CEO Chad Faulkner. The name will change
11:41 AM ET In its first statement on the matter in months, China’s CCTV said Tuesday it has no intention of resuming the airing of NBA games as the relationship between the sides remains icy in the wake of Daryl Morey’s Hong Kong tweet last fall. The NBA on Monday named Michael Ma as the
7:00 AM ET LeBron James or Michael Jordan? Bill Russell or Wilt Chamberlain? Stephen Curry or Kevin Durant? Old school or new school? These debates rage on endlessly in every corner of NBA fandom, and our experts have done their best to answer them, ranking the greatest players in the league’s 74-year history. ESPN’s NBA
7:00 AM ET IF THERE’S ONE thing that “The Last Dance” has demonstrated, it’s that Michael Jordan was nearly impossible to guard. But nearly as impossible was trying to score when Jordan was guarding you. “He’s the best superstar defender in the history of the game,” LA Clippers coach Doc Rivers says. As a player,
10:29 AM ET The NBA has reached an agreement with the National Basketball Players Association to extend until September the 60-day window that preserves the league’s right to terminate the collective bargaining agreement in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, sources told ESPN. For now, the extension staves off the NBA’s ability to trigger the