2:39 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Health officials have identified nearly 500 coronavirus cases statewide that could be linked to the large crowds that gathered in downtown Milwaukee as fans cheered on the Bucks’ run to the NBA championship. Milwaukee Health Commissioner Kirsten Johnson says contact tracing and testing for cases associated with those
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3:59 PM ET Mike D’Antoni will become a coaching consultant to Willie Green’s new staff in New Orleans, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. addition, the Pelicans hired ex-Golden State Warriors assistant Jarron Collins to Green’s staff. D’Antoni, 70, completed a season as a full-time assistant on Steve Nash’s staff with the Brooklyn Nets
10:02 AM ET Restricted free-agent forward John Collins has agreed to a five-year, $125 million deal to stay with the Atlanta Hawks, his agents, Sean Kennedy and Jeff Schwartz, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal includes a player option in the fifth year, according to Wojnarowski. It is the latest lucrative deal this offseason for
12:48 AM ET NBA Insiders Two days after the start of free agency, the landscape of the NBA already looks very different. The Miami Heat found their new starting point guard in Kyle Lowry via a sign-and-trade with the Toronto Raptors. The Chicago Bulls continued to revamp their roster with the acquisitions of DeMar DeRozan
6:41 PM ET Free agent forward Markieff Morris is finalizing a one-year deal with the Miami Heat, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Morris is coming off two seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers. The veteran forward averaged 6.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game in 2020-21. He spent time out of the rotation but then
4:11 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The Chicago Bulls are finalizing a sign-and-trade deal to acquire San Antonio Spurs forward DeMar DeRozan, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Tuesday. DeRozan will sign a three-year, $85 million contract with the Bulls when the NBA’s free-agency moratorium is lifted Friday, according to the source. San Antonio will
11:37 AM ET Free-agent forward Rudy Gay has agreed to a deal with the Utah Jazz, his agent, Raymond Brothers of Roc Nation Sports, tells ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The two-year deal includes a player option and reunites Gay with point guard Mike Conley Jr. The two played together for the Memphis Grizzlies for over five
2:33 PM ET Free-agent center Robin Lopez has agreed to a one-year deal with the Orlando Magic worth $5 million, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Lopez became a valuable contributor during his one season with the Washington Wizards, averaging 9.0 points and 3.8 rebounds and shooting 63.3% from the field. He was almost always available,
12:10 PM ET Restricted free agent Bruce Brown is signing his one-year qualifying offer of $4.7 million to return to the Brooklyn Nets, his agent, Ty Sullivan of CAA Basketball, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Brown can become an unrestricted free agent next summer. The Nets also agreed to a one-year deal with free agent James
10:53 AM ET Associated Press SAITAMA, Japan — Luka Doncic and Slovenia need one win for a medal in their Olympic basketball debut. Wins are all Doncic ever gets when he wears his country’s uniform. Doncic had 20 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds, and Slovenia beat Germany 94-70 on Tuesday in the opening game