9:24 PM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — When the Brooklyn Nets boarded their plane out of New York on Tuesday, there were only 12 healthy players on board. But reinforcements are coming. Jamal Crawford is signing with the Nets for the remainder of the season, league sources told ESPN. Crawford, 40, will fill one
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3:15 PM ET While some players wonder if resuming basketball will take away from the social justice movement, San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills is putting his money where his heart is. “I’m proud to say I’m taking every cent from these eight games that we’re playing, which for me will turn out to be
12:24 PM ET New Orleans Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry has been cleared to travel with the team to the NBA bubble in Orlando, Florida, sources said Wednesday. Gentry, 65, has been one of the league staff members undergoing further scrutiny before heading into the bubble for the season restart. Houston Rockets coach Mike D’Antoni, 69,
7:28 AM ET In a May Instagram chat, Chris Bosh gave voice to the gnawing sense that the Miami Heat of 2010-2014 — a supernova of sports celebrity — fell short of expectations. Bosh conceded the Golden State Warriors had surpassed that Heat team in dynastic terms, and compared the Heat to the short-lived U.K.
2:39 AM ET The Orlando Magic said Tuesday that one of their players recently tested positive for the coronavirus. Team president Jeff Weltman declined to identify the player to reporters but said the individual is following protocols and hopes to join the team soon. In addition to the Magic, players and staff from the Utah
6:54 PM ET Brooklyn Nets forward Taurean Prince has tested positive for the coronavirus and has been ruled out of the NBA’s restart in Orlando, Florida, sources told ESPN. Prince is the fourth Nets player — including DeAndre Jordan, Spencer Dinwiddie and Wilson Chandler — who won’t participate in the league’s restart because of the
4:32 PM ET As several NBA teams traveled to Florida on Tuesday, NBA commissioner Adam Silver expressed concern that potential positive coronavirus cases following quarantine inside the league’s campus setup will reveal “in essence a hole in our bubble.” In a virtual interview with Fortune Brainstorm Health, Silver said the NBA expects more positive coronavirus
5:02 PM ET Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic retested negative for the coronavirus in Serbia, but travel issues and the timing of the requisite testing made it difficult for the All-Star to join the team for its flight to Orlando, Florida, a source confirmed to ESPN. The Nuggets departed Denver for Orlando on Tuesday, but
6:24 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid says there “should not even be a question” about how the team’s offense should work when the league restarts: It should go through him. “I know what I’m capable of, and I know what my teammates think of me,” Embiid said in a conference call
4:11 PM ET Associated Press DENVER — The Denver Nuggets have promoted Calvin Booth to general manager. Booth, 44, is in his third season with the Nuggets after being hired as assistant GM in 2017. He succeeds Arturas Karnisovas, who left Denver in April to become the Chicago Bulls‘ top decision-maker. Tim Connelly, the team’s