LOS ANGELES – Out of the NBA for more than a year and a half, the Los Angeles Lakers’ newest member, JR Smith, detailed the mental cost that time out of the game caused him. “I spent a lot of time depressed,” Smith told reporters in a video conference on …
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Bradley Beal has yet to make a final decision on whether to play, but the Washington Wizards guard is expected to join the team on its flight to Orlando, Florida, according to head coach Scott Brooks. Last week, Beal said he “was not swayed one way or the other” on …
Read More »76ers’ Mike Scott calls NBA messaging plan a “bad lady”
1:28 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Philadelphia 76ers forward Mike Scott said the NBA gave players a list of phrases they can put on the back of their jerseys when the season kicks off in Orlando, Florida later this month in Instead of letting players choose what they want to say, …
Read More »Bucks, Kings closed practice facilities after receiving coronavirus test results
The Milwaukee Bucks and Sacramento Kings closed their practice facilities on Sunday, sources told ESPN, after receiving the results of a recent round of testing for the coronavirus. It wasn’t immediately clear if there was more than one positive test at the Bucks, but Milwaukee plans to keep its facilities …
Read More »Nets Garrett Temple has ‘nervous anxiety’ about taking a trip to the Orlando bubble
Despite being committed to making the trip to Orlando with the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, Garrett Temple said he knows it will be uncomfortable for players to be in the bubble. Temple said she has “nervous anxiety” about taking the walk. “There is no way to feel comfortable when you …
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