6:52 AM ET NBA Insiders In his 17th season, LeBron James faces a major new challenge along with his Los Angeles Lakers teammates: heading into the Orlando bubble for the NBA restart after a hiatus of almost five months and taking the legendary franchise to its 17th championship. How will James look in Florida? Can
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1:24 PM ET The NBA has delivered on its promise to print “Black Lives Matter” on the game court for the league’s restart in Orlando. On Tuesday, the league unveiled the new court, giving reporters in the “bubble” a tour. Black Lives Matter is written on the floor in large, glossy black print. Here is
10:05 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Michael Jordan hasn’t played in an NBA game since 2003, but the Hall of Famer’s impact is still felt today. The NBA and Jordan Brand announced Tuesday that all 30 NBA Statement Edition uniforms will now feature the Jumpman logo, starting with the 2020-21 season. The Charlotte Hornets have been
11:19 AM ET Marcus Morris Sr. joined the LA Clippers‘ practice and Los Angeles Lakers forward Markieff Morris is expected to arrive in Florida on Tuesday. 2 Related The Morris twins did not travel to the NBA bubble in Orlando with their respective teams. The Clippers have been short-handed in Orlando and having Marcus Morris
1:22 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN The Utah Jazz will pay tribute to one of the greatest coaches in NBA history when they hit the court for the 2019-20 restart at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. Jazz players will be sporting a “1223” black tribute patch in honor of the late Hall of Fame
5:27 PM ET The NBA and its union said Monday that COVID-19 tests of 346 players at its bubble in Orlando since July 13 have yielded zero positives. When the league announced its initial batch of bubble tests July 13, it said two had tested positive of 322 players tested total. The NBA season is
6:54 PM ET LeBron James was playing his best basketball of the season when the coronavirus pandemic put the NBA schedule on hold and the Los Angeles Lakers still had 19 games left to play. With the NBA set to restart in Orlando, Florida, next week with 22 teams instead of all 30, the league
1:49 PM ET Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook traveled to Orlando, Florida, on Monday to join the team at the NBA’s Walt Disney World campus, coach Mike D’Antoni said. Westbrook announced last week that he tested positive for the coronavirus before the Rockets’ departure, writing on social media July 13 that he was “feeling well”
5:17 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Indiana Pacers guard Victor Oladipo is still reconsidering his decision to opt out of the NBA’s restart, but coach Nate McMillan expects to see him in the lineup for the team’s first scrimmage this week. “I do. He’s going through the practices and he’s looking good,” McMillan said. “Our first
6:11 PM ET Days after receiving a warning for not wearing a face covering in common areas at the NBA campus, Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard continued to question the need for a mask inside the league’s so-called “bubble” in Orlando, Florida. “They sanitize everything,” Howard said on an Instagram Live video he posted