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
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10:18 PM ET Denver Nuggets forward Jerami Grant used his entire interview session with reporters Wednesday to discuss Breonna Taylor’s death and the issue of police brutality. Grant fielded five questions, including one about teammate Nikola Jokic joining the Nuggets in Orlando for practice. No matter the question, he responded by making a statement and
10:10 PM ET Top-five prospect Jonathan Kuminga announced Wednesday night that he is bypassing college and joining the new G League professional pathway program. Kuminga cut his list to five options in May, with Texas Tech, Auburn, Duke and Kentucky joining the G League. But the G League program, which will provide one-year development outside
12:11 PM ET Malika Andrews Close ESPN Staff Writer Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2018 Appears regularly on ESPN Chicago 1000 Tim Bontemps Amid concerns among teams over the potential for false positives impacting players returning from COVID-19, the NBA on Wednesday updated its protocols to add an antibody test for players and staff who
6:33 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Dwyane Wade deleted a tweet in support of TV host Nick Cannon in the wake of the entertainer being fired for making anti-Semitic remarks on a podcast. After initially tweeting at Cannon, “We are with you,” followed by a black fist and “Keep leading!” Wade later deleted the tweet and
3:10 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Utah Jazz All-Star center Rudy Gobert, the first NBA player to test positive for the coronavirus, in March, won’t be relying on the league’s anonymous safety tip line to hold others accountable within the Orlando bubble. “I don’t know if someone’s gonna use it, but I think it’s sort of
1:24 PM ET Orlando Magic swingman James Ennis revealed Wednesday that he tested positive for the coronavirus several weeks ago and recently rejoined his team. “It was tough,” Ennis said during a video call with reporters. “Just quarantined away from your family a little bit so I was in a separate room for about two
2:11 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo initially ruled out a return for the NBA restart in Orlando, Florida, but the two-time All-Star now says there is a “strong possibility” that could change, though he remains undecided. “It was hard for me to assess where I was at from the long layover,
6:10 AM ET When the NBA resumes on July 30, there will be millions of dollars on the line for the 2020 free agents taking the court. More than 150 players participating in the NBA restart are on track to hit free agency in October, and one misstep could prove costly for a player looking
6:51 AM ET Nick DePaulaESPN During a typical regular season, P.J. Tucker spends his off days checking out sneaker shops, no matter what city he is in. When the NBA season was put on hold, Tucker’s off-day shopping trips came to a halt. But that didn’t stop his shopping sprees. “I’ve bought more shoes during