1:59 PM ET ESPN News Services The Golden State Warriors are planning to play home games without fans for the foreseeable future in observance of the San Francisco Health Office’s order prohibiting events of 1,000 people or more from assembling, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Wednesday. The Warriors host the Brooklyn Nets on
Month: March 2020
11:53 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN INDIANAPOLIS — After Victor Oladipo buried a pull-up 3-pointer for his fourth straight basket, cutting a 16-point Boston Celtics lead to three with 3:30 remaining on Tuesday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, he balled his fists, walked back to center court and roared at the crowd. Nearly 17,000 fans in attendance
The NBA is joining the country’s other major sports leagues in closing locker room access and has issued temporary protocol amidst growing concerns over novel coronavirus. Amidst growing concerns over novel coronavirus, the NBA has decided to temporarily close locker room access to non-essential personnel and issued a league-wide protocol for dressing rooms. As first
The Brooklyn Nets are parting ways with head coach Kenny Atkinson in a “mutual decision,” but something feels very off here. In a stunning move, the Brooklyn Nets agreed to mutually part ways with head coach Kenny Atkinson, as ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Saturday morning. According to Woj, the two sides believed that a coaching
Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images With Kenny Atkinson and the Brooklyn Nets parting ways, here are five candidates to replace him as head coach for next season, when this team expects to contend. In one of the more stunning front office decisions of the NBA season, the Brooklyn Nets have agreed to mutually part ways
4:27 PM ET The Cleveland Cavaliers and coach J.B. Bickerstaff have agreed to a multiyear contract, the team announced Tuesday. Terms were not disclosed, but sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski that Bickerstaff agreed to a four-year deal that will take him through the 2023-24 season. Bickerstaff took over as head coach last month after Cleveland
A couple of days ago, the Warriors recalled Stephen Curry from their G League affiliate in Santa Cruz, which cued loads of jokes from NBA Twitter. Needless to say, the sport is better when it has one of its biggest icons back and healthy following a prolonged stint on the sideline. The Warriors may have
Jayson Tatum has taken a gazelle-like leap this year. His transition from excellent to elite looks to be going as effortlessly as the way in which he plays the game. It’s Saturday night and the lights are turned down low. The kids are in bed and there’s a fire roaring in the fireplace. The house
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND – NOVEMBER 30: LaMelo Ball of the Hawks in action during the round 9 NBL match between the New Zealand Breakers and the Illawarra Hawks at Spark Arena on November 30, 2019 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images) The top of the 2020 NBA Draft class is murky but
2:50 PM ET EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — With the situation and safety measures concerning the coronavirus changing rapidly, LeBron James said he’d be disappointed if the NBA plays games without fans but that he would listen to whatever the league decides is the safest thing to do. Last Friday, James said he would not play
Jamal Murray absolutely destroyed D.J. Wilson at the rim Monday night, but the highlight dunk was called off by a truly tragic offensive foul. In the NBA, highlight plays are a nightly occurrence. They drive the conversation, create buzz surrounding the league and make the game of basketball exciting on a second-to-second basis. There’s a
7:20 AM ET IT’S MIDWAY THROUGH the second quarter of a Jan. 18 game between the Brooklyn Nets and Milwaukee Bucks, and Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie is collecting himself after a hard foul and fall. As soon as he steps to the free throw line inside Barclays Center, the cheers echo from a corner of
A couple of days ago, the Warriors recalled Stephen Curry from their G League affiliate in Santa Cruz, which cued loads of jokes from NBA Twitter. Needless to say, the sport is better when it has one of its biggest icons back and healthy following a prolonged stint on the sideline. The Warriors may have
5:55 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Brian Windhorst Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, the NBA plans to dramatically curb access to players
A Kid from Coney Island tells of the early success, glamor, failures and rebirth of Stephon Marbury and his lifetime basketball odyssey. Every basketball superstar who has made it big as a professional had grand hoop dreams as a child. Stephon Marbury is no different, but his basketball journey was far from conventional, as can
9:18 AM ET After Sunday’s win over the LA Clippers, center JaVale McGee dubbed the Los Angeles Lakers the “best team in the world right now.” The Lakers beat the Clippers two days after beating Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks at Staples Center, a win that clinched the Lakers a playoff berth. The Bucks
At long last, Norman Powell is living up to his expanded role, his contract and all the potential the Toronto Raptors saw in him nearly three years ago. When Norman Powell received a four-year, $42 million contract extension in 2017, he was coming off a promising second year in the league that put the former
11:16 PM ET DALLAS — Luka Doncic typically takes a shower before fulfilling his postgame media obligations, but he waited in full uniform for reporters to enter the Dallas Mavericks‘ locker room after Sunday night’s 112-109 loss to the Indiana Pacers. After his complaints to the referees didn’t receive the desired response, Doncic wanted to
Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The Chiefs should offer $200 million to Patrick Mahomes right now by John Buhler The Seahawks will have a bargain on Russell Wilson within two years by John Buhler The Milwaukee Bucks will be without Giannis Antetokounmpo temporarily, as the superstar has been diagnosed with a knee sprain. The
7:58 PM ET LOS ANGELES — It started most mornings over the summer around 3:30 a.m. No matter if he was at the gym he had built for himself on the set of Space Jam 2 at the Warner Bros. studio lot in Burbank, or at the Los Angeles Lakers practice facility in El Segundo,
A couple of days ago, the Warriors recalled Stephen Curry from their G League affiliate in Santa Cruz, which cued loads of jokes from NBA Twitter. Needless to say, the sport is better when it has one of its biggest icons back and healthy following a prolonged stint on the sideline. The Warriors may have
7:27 AM ET There is no such thing as a must-win NBA game in March — but if the Los Angeles Lakers are going to reach their championship goals this season, they are going to have to start beating the LA Clippers. It’s why Sunday’s centerpiece game at Staples Center (3:30 p.m. ET on ABC)
The Portland Trail Blazers’ playoff hopes were put on life support Friday night, but don’t go betting against Damian Lillard and company just yet. There’s no way around it: Aron Baynes and the Phoenix Suns put a severe dent in the Portland Trail Blazers‘ playoff hopes Friday night. In the kind of wonderfully random performance that
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 02: (NEW YORK DAILIES OUT) James Harden #13 of the Houston Rockets in action against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on March 02, 2020 in New York City. The Knicks defeated the Rockets 125-123. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and
3:00 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors guard Damion Lee has made a career out of proving people wrong. That determination has helped him earn the respect of his teammates and coaches over time, and is part of the reason why so many people within the Warriors organization were so happy to see
After the doomsday scenario happened in the NBA Finals last season, the Golden State Warriors era has taken a year off. This was supposed to be a year where there wasn’t one team dominating the rest of the league. Someone forgot to mention that to Jon Horst and the fine folks in Milwaukee. The Bucks
2:14 PM ET Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry will not play Saturday against the Philadelphia 76ers, missing the first game since he returned from a 58-game absence earlier this week. The Warriors listed Curry as out with a “General/Illness” designation. On Friday, coach Steve Kerr had said Curry was a “good sore” after playing
PHILADELPHIA, PA – FEBRUARY 24: Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers gestures after scoring a three-point basket for his career high 49th point during the second half of an NBA basketball game against of the Atlanta Hawks at Wells Fargo Center on February 24, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Sixers defeated the Hawks 129-112.
Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images The Houston Rockets have thrown off the shackles of conventional lineup tyranny and have been running rampant ever since. It is up to the NBA’s ruling powers to create new strategies to combat the rebellion in their midst and return order to the basketball realm. Do you hear that? It’s
9:31 AM ET The Brooklyn Nets and head coach Kenny Atkinson are parting ways, the team announced Saturday morning. “After discussions with Kenny about the progress of the season, we mutually agreed that a coaching change would be in the best interest of the team,” general manager Sean Marks said in a statement. “This was
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