8:15 PM ET Brooklyn Nets guard Jamal Crawford will be out “a few games” after suffering a left hamstring strain during Tuesday’s win over the Milwaukee Bucks, according to Nets interim head coach Jacque Vaughn. “He’ll miss a few games for us,” Vaughn said prior to Wednesday’s game against the Boston Celtics. “And still assessing
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2:30 PM ET The NBA said Wednesday that it has had no positive results for the coronavirus from any of the 343 players tested in the Orlando, Florida, bubble since the last update on July 29. This was the third consecutive update in which the NBA said it had no positive tests on its campus,
5:55 PM ET The NBA brought 22 teams to ESPN Wide World of Sports to restart the season, and after Wednesday’s games, we could be down to 21 with postseason aspirations. The Washington Wizards are winless so far through four bubble games after a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. If the Brooklyn Nets and Orlando
6:52 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The first six days inside the NBA bubble have been filled with action. We’ve seen massive scoring performances (hello, T.J. Warren), dramatic comebacks (what’s up, Houston Rockets) and what has generally been high-quality basketball from teams fighting for the playoffs (here’s not looking at you,
10:16 PM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Rajon Rondo will soon make his way back toward the NBA campus, about three weeks after fracturing his right thumb, Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel said Tuesday. Rondo will travel to Florida on Wednesday, according to Vogel. A league source told ESPN that Rondo would continue
8:35 PM ET LA Clippers guard Lou Williams said he was grieving the loss of a mentor for weeks, but that was overshadowed by his decision to stop to eat at a gentlemen’s club after attending a viewing. The reigning Sixth Man of the Year spoke for the first time since emerging from a 10-day
5:39 PM ET WNBA players are wearing “Vote Warnock” T-shirts to games this week to support Rev. Raphael Warnock, who is challenging Atlanta Dream co-owner Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) for her U.S. Senate seat. Last month, Loeffler wrote a letter to WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert objecting to the league’s promotion of Black Lives Matter — which
1:40 AM ET As the first question came his way, Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic squirmed in his chair. “He’s right there,” he said with an uncomfortable smile. “I don’t know if I can talk.” Carmelo Anthony was standing by waiting for Nurkic to finish his postgame availability, and every question was about Anthony
6:00 PM ET Tuesday hasn’t exactly gone as anyone expected down in Orlando. First, to start the day, the Brooklyn Nets pulled off the biggest point-spread upset in 27 years, beating the Milwaukee Bucks outright despite being a 19-point underdog. Then, after the Dallas Mavericks needed overtime to beat the Sacramento Kings, Devin Booker‘s incredible
7:40 PM ET The Dallas Mavericks truly enjoyed the early stages in the NBA’s bubble community, starting with a bass-thumping dance party on their Walt Disney World resort hotel balconies while quarantined and continuing with playfully intense pickleball and spikeball competition. Once the basketball games that counted began, the fun skidded to a halt for