2:15 PM ET Denver forward Will Barton said he will not wear a social justice message on his jersey, opting instead to continue to try to educate and “show people how to survive in this cruel world.” “I feel like I’d be cheating my race,” Barton, who is Black, said of why he has decided
Month: July 2020
4:41 PM ET LA Clippers power forward Montrezl Harrell has left the team to tend to a family emergency, a source confirmed to ESPN. Harrell was with the team for the NBA’s restart in Orlando, Florida. He is expected to rejoin the team again, as first reported by The Athletic. The Clippers were already shorthanded
2:47 PM ET There was a time when Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard received adulation for wearing a cape in the dunk contest. Now he’s been disciplined for not wearing a mask in the NBA bubble. Howard said he was reported to the NBA Campus Hotline, set up to help protect players and staff
8:09 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Before taking on any basketball-related questions following Friday’s early practice, Utah Jazz guard Justin Wright-Foreman issued an apology. The former Hofstra University star and current two-way player retweeted a Twitter post in support of entertainer Nick Cannon following his anti-Semitic remarks made on a podcast. The July 15 post that
6:06 PM ET There are many different versions of Carmelo Anthony, but as pictures and videos popped up over the first week of the Portland Trail Blazers practices in Orlando, a new version emerged: Skinny Melo. “Every summer it’s a different name for me,” Anthony said on Friday. “This summer is Skinny Melo. There’s Hoodie
2:05 PM ET Houston Rockets guard James Harden said he did not intend to make a political statement by wearing a “Thin Blue Line” mask Thursday and that he was unaware of what the mask represented. The Thin Blue Line — the American flag with a blue line as one of the stripes — shows
6:29 PM ET Associated Press LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The NBA’s MVP race is over. So is the battle for every other individual regular-season trophy. The league told teams Friday that none of the seeding games will be taken into consideration for any postseason award, and that voting for those honors — such as
7:58 PM ET Associated Press DUBLIN, Ohio — Tony Finau figured he was on the right track when he shot 59 at Victory Ranch last week in Utah. That kind of score isn’t happening at Muirfield Village, where the greens are getting firmer by the hour. Finau still took enough confidence from playing with his
10:07 AM ET In LAFC‘s two years of existence, the club has quickly become one of the most important in Major League Soccer. From its downtown stadium and raucous atmosphere to its appealing style of play and single-season MLS points record, the club has been an unmitigated success. Those facts don’t exactly drum up much
3:27 PM ET Veteran outfielder Yasiel Puig said Friday that he has tested positive for COVID-19. Sources told ESPN earlier this week that Puig, a free agent, had agreed to a deal with the Braves. However, the deal had been contingent on Puig testing negative, so that agreement is now off and he remains a