9:59 AM ET Duke point guard Tre Jones — the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year — will enter the 2020 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Saturday. Jones, who was also voted the ACC Defensive Player of the Year, is rated among the projected first-round picks by ESPN draft analyst Jonathan Givony. The
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11:31 PM ET The NBA plans to deliver players full salaries due on April 1, but left open the possibility of recouping future salaries for canceled games on April 15, according to a league memo shared with teams on Friday. As the coronavirus pandemic paralyzes the NBA and nation, the canceled games and loss of
10:28 PM ET Associated Press LENEXA, Kan. — John Erickson, a former Milwaukee Bucks general manager and Wisconsin men’s basketball coach, has died. He was 92. Rick Wiseman, funeral director at Porter Funeral Home in Lenexa, Kansas, confirmed Friday that Erickson died Wednesday in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Porter Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Erickson served
12:06 PM ET Georgia Bulldogs freshman guard Anthony Edwards, the No. 1 prospect on ESPN’s draft board, is entering the NBA draft, he announced Friday on Twitter. “Georgia will always be my home but I am ready to take my game to the next level and have decided to declare for the 2020 NBA Draft,”
4:17 PM ET Kevin WangESPN.com With the Chinese Basketball Association preparing to end a nearly three-month hiatus, the league is welcoming back some of its foreign players, with perhaps the biggest splash of all coming from Jeremy Lin. “Safely landed back in Beijing to finish out the CBA season!” Lin said on social media Thursday
5:02 PM ET The Phoenix Suns will present their third NBA2K20 regular-season simulation stream on Friday night, and this time NFL athletes are involved. Three-time NFL Pro Bowler and Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen will proverbially travel 14.3 miles from Dignity Health Sports Park to Staples Center to represent the Los Angeles Clippers
9:00 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The NBA and the NHL have both been shut down for over a week now. We should be getting excited for the playoffs — instead, we’re left wondering when we’ll ever see competitive basketball and hockey again. Well, you’re in luck — at least
12:24 PM ET Starting on Friday, March 27, the NBA 2K League will host The NBA 2KL Three for All Showdown, a 3-on-3 tournament that will pit top fans, influencers and top female 2K players playing in the NBA 2K20 MyPark game mode for the opportunity to challenge NBA 2K league teams. The tournament will
12:56 PM ET Following worldwide suspensions of basketball activities amid the coronavirus outbreak, NBA front-office executives, draft prospects, agents and college coaches say they are bracing for the potential impact of a delayed 2020 NBA draft with a heavily reduced pre-draft process. Finishing out this NBA season could mean playing the NBA Finals late into
11:07 AM ET LeBron James held a 45-minute Instagram Live video chat with fans Thursday night and made a revelation about one of his greatest performances. James did not mention the Los Angeles Lakers‘ announcement that two players had tested positive for the coronavirus earlier in the day, and he did not say if he