11:45 AM ET Sacramento Kings interim coach Alvin Gentry tested positive for COVID-19 and won’t coach against the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night, he told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Gentry, 67, told Wojnarowski that he’s largely asymptomatic except for a scratchy throat. He needs two negative tests 24 hours apart to return to the bench. The
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12:28 PM ET It may surprise you to learn that I was a mediocre math student when I was in high school. It wasn’t that I couldn’t do it. I didn’t want to do it. And when my brain doesn’t want to do something, my brain throws that something overboard. At the same time, I
8:00 AM ET LUKA DONCIC AND Dennis Smith Jr. had become fast friends after the Dallas Mavericks selected the teenager from Slovenia third overall in the 2018 NBA draft. Smith, whom the team had drafted ninth a year prior, had shown Doncic around the city and invited the new guy into his social circle. They
7:53 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Milwaukee Bucks listed Giannis Antetokounmpo as out for Wednesday’s game against the Indiana Pacers after he was placed in the NBA’s health and safety protocols Tuesday night. Antetokounmpo went into the protocols a day after scoring 20 points in 34 minutes in a 117-103 loss to the Celtics in
11:26 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN NEW YORK — After a whirlwind day that saw the Brooklyn Nets lose six players to the NBA’s health and safety protocols — including James Harden and Bruce Brown within an hour of tip-off — before escaping with a 131-129 overtime victory against the Toronto Raptors, coach Steve Nash said
7:45 PM ET NEW YORK — Stephen Curry is the new 3-point king of the NBA. The Golden State Warriors star guard became the all-time leader in 3-pointers Tuesday night against the Knicks, passing Hall of Famer Ray Allen by knocking down the 2,974th 3-pointer of his career. The record-breaking shot came with 7 minutes,
11:26 AM ET The Brooklyn Nets ruled four players out due to health and safety protocols on Tuesday morning against the Toronto Raptors. The Nets now have five players out due to health and safety protocols after starting center LaMarcus Aldridge, starting swingman DeAndre’ Bembry, power forward James Johnson and point guard Jevon Carter, who
1:50 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Lakers canceled practice Tuesday after guard Talen Horton-Tucker returned a positive test for COVID-19 and entered into the league’s health and safety protocols, the team announced. L.A. had a practice scheduled ahead of its flight to Dallas on Tuesday afternoon. Rather than take the court, team members were
2:54 PM ET Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic will miss his third straight game Wednesday against the Los Angeles Lakers because of left ankle soreness, the team announced Tuesday. Doncic sprained that ankle on Nov. 15, missed the next three games and has dealt with persistent soreness since. He turned the ankle again during Friday’s
8:00 AM ET Editor’s note: This story was originally published on May 5, 2020. “You’re actually rooting for the clothes, when you get right down to it.” This famous line from “Seinfeld” might have been intended to mock sports fandom, but when it comes to uniform appreciation, it’s actually appropriate. In this case, we are