7:32 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Indiana Pacers guard Malcolm Brogdon returned to practice this week inside the Orlando bubble at Walt Disney World Resort with a new accessory. After testing positive for the coronavirus, Brogdon is wearing a mask as a safety precaution during workouts until official action resumes. “I intend to do it until
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3:37 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell sees an opportunity for growth in one category when NBA action resumes this month: passing. The 23-year-old All-Star is averaging a career-best 24.2 points and 4.4 rebounds with 4.2 assists, which matches his top output from last year, but without second-leading scorer Bojan Bogdanovic, he
3:56 PM ET Los Angeles Lakers guard Rajon Rondo had successful surgery on his fractured right thumb Wednesday, according to the team. Rondo’s timeline to return to full basketball activities remains six to eight weeks. Earlier this week, Lakers coach Frank Vogel said the team still expects Rondo to be “part of our playoff run.”
4:55 PM ET Canadian five-star recruit Karim Mane has elected to sign with an agent and keep his name in the 2020 NBA draft, he told ESPN on Thursday. Despite only recently graduating high school, Mane, a guard, is eligible for the draft as an international player who satisfies the NBA’s age requirement, having turned
6:59 AM ET Nick Friedell Close ESPN Staff Writer Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. Tim MacMahon Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009
6:17 AM ET Who will be the best players in the 2019-20 NBA restart? After a four-month layoff, basketball will return on July 30 inside the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort. With training camp ramping up and scrimmages starting soon, our panel of six NBA experts — Tim Bontemps,
11:34 AM ET New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson has left the NBA bubble at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida due to a family medical matter, the team said in a statement Thursday. “We fully support Zion’s decision to leave the NBA campus to be with his family,” Pelicans executive vice president of
9:01 AM ET Remember that old icebreaker question: What are three things you’d pack if you were going to a deserted island? We’ve all thought about it, but none of us really think we’ll ever have to make that decision. Well, NBA players aren’t on a deserted island — not even close — but they
6:59 AM ET Nick Friedell Close ESPN Staff Writer Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. Tim MacMahon Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009
8:07 PM ET After waiting more than a year to get back into the NBA, veteran guard Jamal Crawford admitted that he was a little surprised when the Brooklyn Nets called last week with an offer to play. “It didn’t feel real in some sense,” Crawford said during a Wednesday video call with reporters after