Months ago, LeBron James bit his tongue when Carrie Irving’s comments on Kevin Durant’s podcast seemed to deny the game’s capabilities at the end of the Los Angeles Lakers star. Now, James has opened up about his ex-partner’s own podcast appearance. Appearing as a guest on the Road Tripin podcast …
Read More »The NBA offers relaxation in relaxation policies for non-national television games
5:01 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN In a memo sent to the teams by the NBA on Monday morning, the league laid out resting policies for the regular season of 2020-21 – including giving significant relief to teams resting in non-national television games, especially at the start of the season. ESPN …
Read More »Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers says he wants a long-term deal because of his injury history.
LOS ANGELES – Anthony Davis says he signed the longest living contract with the Los Angeles Lakers – a five-year, $ 190 million contract, on Thursday – as part of an insurance policy, which should endanger his career. . “It could be a two-year, three-year deal,” Davis told reporters in …
Read More »The Washington Wizards’ ‘Bradley Bill’ calls John Wall’s trade ‘shocking’ but Russell chooses to fit in with Westbrook.
Bradley Bill, a guard for the Washington Wizards, said it was “shocking” and “a hard shot to swallow” to see John Wall trade for the Houston Rocket for Russell Westbrook but believed he and Westbrook would “burn well.” Wall and Bill have been teammates for the past eight seasons, but …
Read More »The NBA will not conduct random marijuana tests in 2020-21
1:09 pm ET Tim BontempsESPN The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association have agreed not to conduct randomized tests for marijuana in the 2020-21 season. “Due to unusual circumstances associated with the epidemic, we have agreed with the NBPA to suspend random testing for marijuana for the 2020-21 season …
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