11:31 AM ET Isiah Thomas is still upset at being left off the Dream Team and recently said he’d be even more disappointed if Michael Jordan helped influence his omission from the roster. But Rod Thorn, a longtime NBA executive who played a key role in assembling the Dream Team roster for the 1992 Olympics,
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10:14 PM ET The NBA informed teams on Tuesday that 205 players have filed as early-entry candidates for the 2020 NBA draft, including 163 from colleges and other educational institutions and 42 international players. The deadline for underclassmen and international players to submit paperwork to the league office making themselves eligible for the draft was
5:56 PM ET As the NBA continues to try and find ways to salvage the end of its season as the world deals with the coronavirus pandemic, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr acknowledged that his team is operating as if its season already is over. “It feels like the offseason,” Kerr said during a
1:13 PM ET That’s a wrap on the rap. Aaron Gordon said Tuesday that he and Dwyane Wade don’t have any ill will over the Orlando Magic star’s “diss” track that called out Wade for his vote in the dunk contest. Wade was one of three judges — along with Hall of Fame forward Scottie
1:22 PM ET Five-star point guard Daishen Nix is decommitting from UCLA and signing with the new G League pathway program, the league announced Tuesday. “I think it was the right thing for me because it was a family thing and a myself thing,” Nix told the Los Angeles Times. “Playing in G League is
3:06 AM ET The Lakers have been in contact with the Los Angeles mayor’s office to discuss the possibility of opening their practice facility for players before the current shelter-at-home order for Los Angeles residents expires on May 15, sources close to the matter told ESPN. The NBA announced Monday it would allow players to
9:37 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN As the saying goes, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.” For New Orleans Pelicans rookie forward Zion Williamson, there’s been a slightly different take on that. In the quarantined style of life that everyone in America has had to adapt to, Williamson says: “With a goal, there’s a way.
7:00 AM ET Ohm Youngmisuk Close ESPN Staff Writer Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a graduate
3:27 PM ET The NBA has pushed back its original plan to allow players to reenter team facilities for voluntary workouts by a week, until May 8. The league had been planning to reopen facilities beginning on Friday, including the Atlanta Hawks’ facility in Georgia, which was among the first states to loosen stay-at-home orders
1:23 PM ET LaMelo, Lonzo and LiAngelo Ball are planning to sign representation agreements with Jay-Z’s Sports Management company, Roc Nation Sports, according to Jermaine Jackson, LaMelo Ball’s manager. “This was a family decision,” Jackson told ESPN. “This is now an extended family. They put together a beautiful game plan with Jay-Z. The basketball game