Sean Gardner / Getty Images Three New Orleans Pelicans players tested positive for COVID-19 when the team began scaling up activities leading to the NBA season restart on July 30. The Pelicans’ executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin told reporters that the three players, who were not named, …
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2:36 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN The NBA restart in Orlando is approaching, but a member of the Indiana Pacers has not fully committed to joining the team, according to Pacers president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard. Out of respect for the player, Pritchard did not reveal his name, but said …
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A United States senator demands answers from NBA Commissioner Adam Silver about his league’s relationship with China. In a letter sent to Silver Tuesday, Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) Expressed “concern” over the NBA’s dealings with a country governed by a communist regime that has abused human rights, crushed protests in …
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Brooklyn Nets center DeAndre Jordan tested positive for the coronavirus and chose not to restart Orlando, Florida next month with his team, he announced Monday. “I found out last night and reconfirmed today that I tested positive for Covid while returning to the market,” Jordan wrote on Twitter. “As a …
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With coronavirus cases on the rise in the United States and some teams recently shutting down their facilities due to positive cases, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver remains “fairly confident” about the NBA’s plan to resume play safely, but He admits that a spread in the NBA community could bring the …
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