10:23 PM ET A week and a half into life in the bubble, Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard has received attention for his escapades rather than for what’s most important to him as the NBA nears its restart: helping his teammates on the court and helping create positive change in the United States. He
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3:13 PM ET If the NBA is going to determine its awards for the 2019-20 season based on games played up to when it went on hiatus March 11, Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel thinks L.A.’s final weekend before the break should be seriously considered. The Lakers beat Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks,
12:27 PM ET Doc Rivers was fortunate to meet Rep. John Lewis several times and the LA Clippers coach hopes to continue Lewis’ fight for equality and liberty. As the NBA mourned the death of the civil rights icon and longtime U.S. congressman on Saturday morning, Rivers reflected on Lewis’ life spent fighting for civil
1:32 PM ET Associated Press LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The first exhibition games of the NBA restart will go a little more quickly than usual. The NBA is tweaking the rules for those initial matchups, going with 10-minute quarters instead of the usual 12 minutes. The change is for several reasons — among them,
11:22 AM ET Associated Press When Damian Lillard finishes his daily hoop duties for the Portland Trail Blazers, he will spend most of his downtime inside the NBA bubble working on his other passion: music. The All-Star point guard turned part of his suite at the Walt Disney World Resorts into a mini recording studio
9:24 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN In Milwaukee Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer‘s mind, the pick for NBA MVP is an easy choice: Giannis Antetokounmpo. When the league told teams on Friday that the races for MVP and other regular-season individual awards are over — ahead of the NBA restart in Orlando, Florida — the decision came
2:47 PM ET There was a time when Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard received adulation for wearing a cape in the dunk contest. Now he’s been disciplined for not wearing a mask in the NBA bubble. Howard said he was reported to the NBA Campus Hotline, set up to help protect players and staff
4:41 PM ET LA Clippers power forward Montrezl Harrell has left the team to tend to a family emergency, a source confirmed to ESPN. Harrell was with the team for the NBA’s restart in Orlando, Florida. He is expected to rejoin the team again, as first reported by The Athletic. The Clippers were already shorthanded
2:15 PM ET Denver forward Will Barton said he will not wear a social justice message on his jersey, opting instead to continue to try to educate and “show people how to survive in this cruel world.” “I feel like I’d be cheating my race,” Barton, who is Black, said of why he has decided
6:29 PM ET Associated Press LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The NBA’s MVP race is over. So is the battle for every other individual regular-season trophy. The league told teams Friday that none of the seeding games will be taken into consideration for any postseason award, and that voting for those honors — such as