2:39 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Health officials have identified nearly 500 coronavirus cases statewide that could be linked to the large crowds that gathered in downtown Milwaukee as fans cheered on the Bucks’ run to the NBA championship. Milwaukee Health Commissioner Kirsten Johnson says contact tracing and testing for cases associated with those
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3:59 PM ET Mike D’Antoni will become a coaching consultant to Willie Green’s new staff in New Orleans, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. addition, the Pelicans hired ex-Golden State Warriors assistant Jarron Collins to Green’s staff. D’Antoni, 70, completed a season as a full-time assistant on Steve Nash’s staff with the Brooklyn Nets
10:02 AM ET Restricted free-agent forward John Collins has agreed to a five-year, $125 million deal to stay with the Atlanta Hawks, his agents, Sean Kennedy and Jeff Schwartz, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal includes a player option in the fifth year, according to Wojnarowski. It is the latest lucrative deal this offseason for
12:48 AM ET NBA Insiders Two days after the start of free agency, the landscape of the NBA already looks very different. The Miami Heat found their new starting point guard in Kyle Lowry via a sign-and-trade with the Toronto Raptors. The Chicago Bulls continued to revamp their roster with the acquisitions of DeMar DeRozan
6:41 PM ET Free agent forward Markieff Morris is finalizing a one-year deal with the Miami Heat, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Morris is coming off two seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers. The veteran forward averaged 6.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game in 2020-21. He spent time out of the rotation but then
4:11 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Chicago Bulls are finalizing a sign-and-trade deal to acquire San Antonio Spurs forward DeMar DeRozan, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Tuesday. DeRozan will sign a three-year, $85 million contract with the Bulls when the NBA’s free-agency moratorium is lifted Friday, according to the source. San Antonio will
2:59 PM ET Two-time MVP and three-time NBA champion Stephen Curry has agreed to a four-year, $215 million contract extension with the Golden State Warriors, making him the first player in history to sign two $200 million-plus contracts, his agent, Jeff Austin of Octagon Basketball, told ESPN. Curry will extend his contract off his $45.8
3:17 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Free-agent forward Carmelo Anthony agreed to terms with the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, Anthony’s manager, Bay Frazier, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal is for one season, according to Frazier. Anthony’s agent, Aaron Mintz of CAA Sports, completed the agreement with Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka on Tuesday.
1:18 PM ET Free-agent center Andre Drummond has agreed to a one-year deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, a source tells ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski Drummond averaged 14.9 points and 12.0 rebounds per game in a season split between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers. When the Lakers acquired Drummond after he cleared waivers once parting
11:37 AM ET Free-agent forward Rudy Gay has agreed to a deal with the Utah Jazz, his agent, Raymond Brothers of Roc Nation Sports, tells ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The two-year deal includes a player option and reunites Gay with point guard Mike Conley Jr. The two played together for the Memphis Grizzlies for over five