Month: July 2020

9:41 PM ET In recent days, federal law enforcement has been deployed by President Donald Trump to police the protests in Portland, Oregon, with images and videos posted online of unmarked officers in military-style uniforms arresting protesters, something Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard called “disturbing.” “I had a personal experience with a protest on a
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9:02 PM ET It’s Bol Ball time for the Denver Nuggets. Nuggets big man Bol Bol made his NBA debut a special one Wednesday, posting 16 points, 10 rebounds and 6 blocks in an 89-82 win over the Washington Wizards in a scrimmage. Bol, who has been hampered by foot issues since he was selected
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7:05 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma spoke to the media for 6½ minutes Wednesday — addressing some reporters in person in Orlando, Florida, while others logged in on Zoom — and was asked 10 questions. Only one of the questions was geared toward social justice, and not long after the session finished,
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7:51 PM ET In the first NBA game played in more than four months, LA Clippers guard Lou Williams sat in the team’s socially-distanced bench area Wednesday and noticed the new atmosphere all around him. The 2019-20 season was on again as the Clippers and Magic got the season restart underway with the first scrimmage
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7:15 PM ET Mike Trout, initially hesitant about baseball’s plans to stage a season amid the coronavirus pandemic, expressed some optimism with the season opener approaching. “I’m playing,” Trout said Wednesday in a video conference with media two days before his Los Angeles Angels open on the road against the Oakland Athletics. Trout’s wife, Jessica,
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8:05 PM ET Edge rusher Markus Golden had his rights revert to the New York Giants at 4 p.m. ET Wednesday, sources told ESPN’s Jordan Raanan. Golden had previously been given a rare May 5 tender. He had until Wednesday, or the start of training camps, to sign a deal with another team. Otherwise his
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