11:56 AM ET The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency authorization on Saturday allowing public use of a saliva-based test for the coronavirus developed at Yale University and funded by the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association. The test, known as SalivaDirect, is designed for widespread public screening. The cost per sample
Month: August 2020
2:21 PM ET Miami Heat swingman Derrick Jones Jr. said he’s feeling better after having to be taken off the floor on a stretcher during Friday’s 109-92 loss to the Indiana Pacers. “Good,” Jones said during a video call with reporters, when asked how he was feeling after Saturday’s practice. “Just a little sore, but
3:52 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Instead of weaving through traffic for dunks and layups, reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo had to witness Milwaukee‘s regular-season finale from a hotel room inside the NBA bubble while serving a one-game suspension. For the second straight season, the NBA-best Bucks clinched the No. 1 seed in the East entering the
2:27 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard was unanimously voted the Most Valuable Player of the seeding games portion of the NBA’s attempt to restart its season inside the NBA’s bubble at the Walt Disney World Resort. Lillard, who led all players in the bubble with
2:27 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic announced on Instagram Saturday that his grandmother had passed away from the coronavirus. The news comes less than two hours before he and the Blazers were set to take on the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA’s first-ever play-in game.
12:28 PM ET The New Orleans Pelicans dismissed coach Alvin Gentry, sources told ESPN on Saturday morning. After a disappointing performance in the NBA’s Orlando restart, the franchise moved quickly on Gentry’s removal. Gentry had one year left on his contract. The Pelicans move into the coaching marketplace with the Brooklyn Nets and Chicago Bulls.
3:50 PM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — When Tyronn Lue turned down the Los Angeles Lakers coaching job a year ago, there were those telling him he had made the mistake of a lifetime. LeBron James was on board, Anthony Davis on the way and walking on an offer seemed shortsighted. To Lue, it
3:35 PM ET Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. — Si Woo Kim had a hole in one on the way to a 62 for a two-shot lead over Doc Redman and Rob Oppenheim through three rounds of the Wyndham Championship on Saturday. Kim, who’s at 18-under after 54 holes, made history three years ago when at
4:13 PM ET Marcus Marinelli was leaning against the Octagon at Honda Center in Anaheim, California, on Aug. 17, 2019. His fighter, Stipe Miocic, was inside the cage, challenging Daniel Cormier for the UFC heavyweight title. In the fourth round, with Cormier ahead on all the scorecards, Miocic landed a big body shot, followed by
3:11 PM ET Multiple Vanderbilt football players, including senior linebacker and leading tackler Dimitri Moore, have informed coach Derek Mason that they plan to opt out this season over concerns about the coronavirus. The 14 SEC schools, including Vanderbilt, are scheduled to begin practice on Monday. “We’ve had five or six opt out, and I