9:38 PM ET The NBA announced that it has suspended its season until further notice after the completion of Wednesday night’s games after a member of the Utah Jazz has preliminarily tested positive for the coronavirus. The player is the Jazz’s Rudy Gobert, sources told ESPN. That led to the Jazz game at Oklahoma City
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8:43 PM ET ESPN News Services Wednesday’s Oklahoma City Thunder–Utah Jazz game at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City was postponed before tipoff after a player tested positive for the coronavirus, the NBA said in a statement. The player is the Jazz’s Rudy Gobert, sources told ESPN. 2 Related The NBA said in a statement
5:01 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN MILWAUKEE — When the Bucks announced Sunday that the MRI on the left knee of reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo revealed a minor joint capsule sprain and that he would spend only a short time on the sideline, the basketball world breathed a sigh of relief. So did Antetokounmpo, who
6:48 AM ET It was late January, and Adam Tatalovich was in Istanbul. The Chinese Basketball Association was midway through its season, and the Lunar New Year celebration had given the assistant coach of the Guangzhou Loong Lions the time to take a long weekend trip. The CBA traditionally takes a few days off for
4:31 PM ET The NBA’s board of governors attained a consensus on Wednesday to continue the season playing games without fans in arenas amid the coronavirus crisis, and commissioner Adam Silver is expected to move in that direction with a decision on Thursday, sources told ESPN. The owners talked via teleconference Wednesday and discussed various
2:01 PM ET All-Star point guard Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers will be out for at least another three weeks as he continues to recover from a nerve impingement in his lower back. Simmons continues to receive daily treatment and is gradually increasing the activities in his strength and conditioning program, the Sixers said
1:59 PM ET ESPN News Services The Golden State Warriors are planning to play home games without fans for the foreseeable future in observance of the San Francisco Health Office’s order prohibiting events of 1,000 people or more from assembling, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. The Warriors host the Brooklyn Nets on
1:28 PM ET As sporting leagues around the world grapple with how to respond to the coronavirus outbreak, the Chinese Basketball Association has told American players to plan to return as early as this weekend and prepare for the league to resume in early April. But it’s not clear if the players will comply. Approximately
1:28 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — A key witness has recanted her testimony against five teens convicted in the killing of NBA star Chris Paul‘s grandfather. News outlets report that Jessicah Black now says she lied in court after police coerced her into implicating the teens in the killing of Nathaniel Jones on
11:27 AM ET Like many basketball parents around the world, Dwyane Wade isn’t happy about his child’s playing time. But the former NBA star has a major platform to express his frustration. On Tuesday’s edition of “Inside the NBA” on TNT, the Miami Heat legend said he would not attend Saturday’s state title game between