There is hope on the horizon: as more and more teams continue to re-open their facilities, the NBA would seem that much closer to a return. That said, there is still a very long road ahead. And, in the meantime, Basketball Insiders has done our best to help mitigate the monotony of quarantine. Recently, we’ve
Month: May 2020
9:41 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Lakers forward Jared Dudley says it’s a “misconception” that the NBA would resume its season in a bubble location that is so closely monitored that players would be restricted from exiting the premises until all the games are finished. “You will be allowed to leave,” Dudley said Wednesday on
UEFA President confident Champions League will finish this summer by Allison Cary Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh has no problem coaching without fans in stands by Mark Powell BOSTON, MA – NOVEMBER 28: Former Boston Celtics player Paul Pierce smiles before The Sports Museums 17th running of The Tradition sports awards ceremony at TD Garden in Boston
4:11 PM ET NBA teams are expecting the league office will issue guidelines around June 1 that will allow franchises to start recalling players who’ve left their markets as a first step toward a formal ramp-up for the season’s resumption, sources told ESPN. Teams expect a similar timeline from the league on when they’ll be
There is hope on the horizon: as more and more teams continue to re-open their facilities, the NBA would seem that much closer to a return. That said, there is still a very long road ahead. And, in the meantime, Basketball Insiders has done our best to help mitigate the monotony of quarantine. Recently, we’ve
7:00 AM ET What if Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen could’ve played alongside prime Derrick Rose? How many titles would the Celtics have won if Larry Bird and Bill Russell were on the same team? Imagine LeBron James taking his talents to South Beach to team up not only with Dwyane Wade, but Tim Hardaway
Teams picking at the top of the NBA Draft are always interested in big-time scorers. That makes Anthony Edwards a hot commodity. Anthony Edwards heads into the 2020 NBA Draft as the top collegiate prospect. That doesn’t mean he’s a lock to achieve greatness at the next level. The former Georgia standout needs to be
Damian Lillard #0 of the Portland Trail Blazers reacts to a referees call (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images) Nobody wants to admit it, but Stephen A. Smith isn’t always wrong. Can you win a title if so-and-so is your best player? Can you win one if he’s your second-best player, assuming your best isn’t LeBron
4:33 PM ET Former Chicago Bulls forward Horace Grant has fired back at claims Michael Jordan made about him during “The Last Dance” documentary series on ESPN. In a radio interview with Kap and Co. on ESPN 1000 in Chicago on Tuesday, Grant said it “is a downright, outright, completely lie” that he leaked much
There is hope on the horizon: as more and more teams continue to re-open their facilities, the NBA would seem that much closer to a return. That said, there is still a very long road ahead. And, in the meantime, Basketball Insiders has done our best to help mitigate the monotony of quarantine. Recently, we’ve
May 16, 2020 Kane Pitman The Illawarra Hawks’ 2019-20 NBL season began with unprecedented hype and ended with a $2.4 million debt as the league commits to saving the foundation franchise. What transpired in between was a LaMelo Ball-driven rollercoaster ride that projected the league into the worldwide spotlight as hoops fans from across the
Which three NBA teams will improve their win totals most next season? by Bryan Toporek Is Patrick Mahomes the Michael Jordan of the NFL? by John Buhler DeMar DeRozan, #10, San Antonio Spurs, (Photo by Harry Aaron/Getty Images) Seth Partnow joins the latest episode of Fastbreak Breakfast to talk analytics, DeMar DeRozan, and Ultimate Frisbee.
7:00 AM ET YEARS AGO, AFTER a bad hurricane hit Wilmington, North Carolina, Michael Jordan came back to help the recovery effort. Jordan doesn’t go home very often, but he had some friends with him on that trip and wanted to show them where he’d grown up while they were in town. The house, a
The New York Knicks are one of the most iconic franchises in sports. Their roster hasn’t always been loaded with iconic players though. The New York Knicks have a long and storied history. Even their arena is iconic. While the last 20 years haven’t been as kind to the team, their history is littered with
Welcome back to Basketball Insiders’ “Looking Back” series! We’ve already gone over how the first and second overall pick have fared since 2009, so naturally, the next pick up is the third overall pick. Like with the first two, we categorize these players by if they are hits, misses, in the middle, or role players.
10:22 PM ET Many basketball fans enjoy debating who was better between Michael Jordan and LeBron James. But when the Los Angeles Lakers‘ star fantasizes about playing with Jordan, it’s as his teammate, not his adversary. “Me personally, the way I play the game — team first — I feel like my best assets work
Photo by JEFF HAYNES/AFP via Getty Images Michael Jordan admitted in episode 10 that he thought the Chicago Bulls could have won another championship and it still bothers him. Ouch. The ending of The Last Dance was a dagger to the heart to any Chicago Bulls or Michael Jordan fan who wanted to see the
4:55 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN The NBA’s draft lottery won’t take place Tuesday in Chicago as was originally planned, but whenever it does happen it is likely to look the same as last year, league sources told ESPN. Since play was suspended March 11 due to the coronavirus pandemic, teams at the top of the
6:43 AM ET NEARLY 22 YEARS have passed since Chicago Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf took one last shot at keeping the team together, but he remembers the meeting like it was yesterday. “I remember the date,” Reinsdorf said. “It was July the 3rd in 1998.” The Bulls had won their third straight NBA title and
From the alleged truth behind Michael Jordan’s Flu Game to believing the Chicago Bulls could’ve run it back, here are five things episodes 9-10 of The Last Dance shed light on. The Last Dance came to its triumphant end this week, as Episodes 9-10 covered the final two years of Michael Jordan‘s legendary career with
10:45 PM ET NBA Insiders What will be the legacy of “The Last Dance”? ESPN’s 10-part documentary series about Michael Jordan and the 1990s Chicago Bulls concluded on Sunday night, offering unprecedented access to one of the greatest dynasties and players of all time. With the NBA season on hold, Jordan and that era of
Welcome back to Basketball Insiders’ “Looking Back” series! We’ve already gone over how the first and second overall pick have fared since 2009, so naturally, the next pick up is the third overall pick. Like with the first two, we categorize these players by if they are hits, misses, in the middle, or role players.
6:52 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The pilot flying Kobe Bryant and seven others to a youth basketball tournament outside Los Angeles did not have alcohol or drugs in his system, and all sustained immediately fatal injuries when their helicopter slammed into a hillside, according to autopsies released Friday. The reports by the
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8:57 AM ET THE MOVIE THEATER was empty when the Chicago Bulls walked in. It was Nov. 23, 1995, and the Bulls, in Salt Lake City to face the Utah Jazz the following night, decided to catch the 5 p.m. showing of “Casino” after the team’s Thanksgiving feast. By the time they left the three-hour
Jason Peters workout video confirms former Eagles Pro Bowler has a lot left in the tank by Jake Starr Adam Silver updates NBA players on the latest plans for restarting the season by Ian Levy WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA – FEBRUARY 26: Kobe Bryant arrives for the Premiere Of Showtime’s “Kobe Bryant’s Muse” – Arrivals at
Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images The Mamba Sports Academy will no longer use Kobe Bryant’s iconic nickname following a mutual agreement with the Laker legend’s estate. An agreement now takes the “Mamba” out of the Sports Academy. The late Kobe Bryant, known as the “Black Mamba,” will no longer have his nickname synonymous with the
2:59 PM ET A week after NBA commissioner Adam Silver told players to prepare for what could be the “single greatest challenge of all of our lives,” the president of the players’ association, Chris Paul, has affirmed publicly — and adamantly — that players want a return to competition. The Oklahoma City Thunder guard, in
Photo credit should read DAN LIPPITT/AFP via Getty Images ESPN’s “The Last Dance” will conclude with episodes 9 and 10 this Sunday night. Michael Jordan’s ‘competition’ problem has been underlined and the stories continue to come out. Antione Walker had a gambling problem. It was part of the reason he filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy
7:00 AM ET Editor’s note: This as-told-to, from Phil Jackson, on Chicago’s historic 1998 playoff run and the end of the Bulls’ dynasty, was originally published in the May 18, June 1 and July 13, 1998, issues of ESPN The Magazine. Watch Episodes 9 & 10 of “The Last Dance” on Sunday at 9 p.m.
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