10:26 AM ET UCLA junior Chris Smith is entering the 2020 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Tuesday. “I’m 100% committed to the process and am excited to see what the future holds,” Smith told ESPN. Smith, the No. 72 prospect in the ESPN Top 100, is coming off a breakout season, earning Pac-12 Most
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7:00 AM ET Derick E. Hingle/USA TODAY Sports It’s as unforgettable a moment as there is in NBA history, no matter how much San Antonio Spurs fans would love to forget it. Chris Bosh pulled down the rebound then passed out to a backpedaling Ray Allen, who calmly knocked down a 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds
7:00 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN JOSH OKOGIE ALMOST missed the text. It was 10 days after the NBA season was suspended, and the Minnesota Timberwolves wing was sleeping in. But he woke up to a message that the team had organized a conference call with world-renowned motivational speaker Eric Thomas — also known as “ET
12:02 AM ET Around AU$5 million (US$3.08 million) will be refunded to spectators of last year’s Boomers vs. Team USA two-game series at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium after the Australian consumer watchdog found that promoter TEG Live made false claims about its seating plan. The 20,000 refunds will be paid out to those who purchased floor-level
7:26 AM ET IN THE FRONT YARD of Jamal Crawford‘s Seattle-area home is a concrete half court with a nothing-special hoop that had, for a period of months that stretched into years, remained reserved for a singular purpose: It had been lowered from the regulation 10 feet to 6 feet so that the 19-year NBA
8:22 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Commissioner Adam Silver said Monday night that he has told people in the NBA that there will be no way for the league to make a decision about when it can return until May 1 at the earliest — and probably not even then. “Essentially what I’ve told my folks
8:02 PM ET In recent weeks, officials within the NBA and NBPA have been collaborating in assessing the viability of multiple blood-testing devices for the novel coronavirus that could provide accurate results within a matter of minutes, a process that would hopefully enable the league to track the virus in what’s considered a critical first
7:56 PM ET The NBA informed teams on Monday that organizations are prohibited from conducting in-person workouts or interviews with draft-eligible players until further notice, according to a memo obtained by ESPN. NBA teams will be allowed to conduct virtual interviews with draft prospects, but are limited to four hours total for any single player,
2:02 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville forward Jordan Nwora has announced on social media that he will enter the NBA draft. Nwora was selected to The Associated Press All-America third team as a junior. His decision to turn pro this year was expected after he had limited participation in last year’s NBA
12:28 PM ET Stanford freshman guard Tyrell Terry plans to enter the 2020 NBA draft, sources tell ESPN. Terry is the No. 20-ranked freshman prospect on ESPN draft analyst Jonathan Givony’s list of top 100 prospects. Terry, a native of Minneapolis, is considered one of the best young shooters in the country. He shot nearly