2:55 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN After testing positive for the coronavirus earlier this week, Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell said he feels “fine” in a video released on the NBA’s Twitter account Saturday afternoon. “What’s up everybody? Donovan Mitchell here. Just wanted to say thank you guys so much for your continued support, man. It
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11:10 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Toronto Raptors said Friday night that the entire travel party from the team’s last game Monday night in Salt Lake City was tested for the coronavirus on Wednesday, and that all but one person’s test has come back negative. The remaining person’s test is still pending. The team went
11:23 PM ET Luka Doncic scored 50 points and dished out 19 assists on Friday night as the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Phoenix Suns 150-136. Well, not exactly. Soon after the decision was made Wednesday to suspend the NBA season because of the coronavirus outbreak, the Suns announced that their games would continue virtually. Friday
10:46 PM ET Associated Press The New York Mets say the father of Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell has tested negative for the coronavirus. Donovan Mitchell Sr. works for the Mets as director of player relations and community outreach. The younger Mitchell confirmed Thursday he tested positive for COVID-19 after Jazz teammate Rudy Gobert became
8:10 PM ET ESPN News Services NBA great Charles Barkley, who is awaiting the results of a coronavirus test he underwent after believing he was exposed, spent significant time with members of the Los Angeles Angels on March 2. Barkley, who did not appear on TNT’s “Inside the NBA” Tuesday, revealed he was self-isolating after
3:35 PM ET Malika Andrews Close ESPN Staff Writer Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2018 Appears regularly on ESPN Chicago 1000 Andrew Lopez Giannis Antetokounmpo and Zion Williamson have joined other NBA stars saying they will make a donation to aid arena employees who will be unable to work while the NBA season is indefinitely
1:29 PM ET The professional basketball world has come to a grinding halt as international leagues have almost uniformly elected to follow in the NBA’s footsteps in suspending their seasons due to coronavirus concerns. Jordi Bertomeu, CEO of the Euroleague, the top league in the world outside the NBA, released a letter to fans Friday
1:47 PM ET LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, there was a brief moment when people in the NBA felt like they had a plan. Facing concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, the Golden State Warriors had announced that they would host the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday with no fans at the Chase Center in San Francisco. Then, at
1:20 PM ET In a correspondence to players addressing the uncertainty surrounding the NBA’s indefinite suspension of play, the National Basketball Players Association on Friday spelled out terms on a doomsday provision included in the Collective Bargaining Agreement that could free owners from paying players a percentage of their salaries should the rest of the
12:55 PM ET USA Basketball is suspending all events until further notice in response to the coronavirus outbreak, USAB’s board of directors announced Friday. Among the events affected is the April 20 Nike Hoop Summit, which was canceled. The Hoop Summit is a showcase intended to pit the top international players in the world against