12:39 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Two top players will be absent from the Milwaukee Bucks lineup when the team with the NBA’s best record hits the court this week for the long-awaited restart. Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer confirmed that Eric Bledsoe and Pat Connaughton will miss Friday’s game against the …
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The Adam Silver bubble in Orlando has not burst. Considering baseball’s COVID-19 plagued journey, that’s the most important element as the NBA’s 22-team reboot begins with an eight-game regular season Thursday at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports complex. . No player tested positive for the second week in a row. …
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The LA Clippers put together one of the deepest rosters in the NBA, and coach Doc Rivers believes it is built for the bubble after being tested by the unpredictability of the NBA restart during the coronavirus pandemic. The Clippers ran out of five of their top 10 players last …
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4:21 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson is a game-time decision for the opening game of the NBA restart on Thursday, coach Alvin Gentry said Wednesday afternoon. Gentry said the medical team will decide whether Williamson, who was out of the team for 12 days due …
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2:12 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis says the plan is for him to play the Los Angeles Clippers when the NBA kicks off its season restart on Thursday night. “That’s the plan,” Davis said after fully participating in practice Wednesday. “One of the doctors will …
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