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New Orleans Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations David Griffin told Jennifer Hale of Fox Sports NOLA that the idea of canceling the season is not at all on the NBA’s mind. The NBA suspended the season last week after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus. David Griffin: The idea […]

Former NBA forward Richard Jefferson believes his 25-year-old self would “destroy” Boston Celtics small forward Gordon Hayward. Jefferson and Hayward spoke on Instagram Live as the NBA remains in a hiatus. Hayward says Jefferson wouldn’t be able to defeat him one-on-one since his game was running on the wing and catching passes from Hall of […]

Before the NBA season got suspended due to COVID-19, San Antonio Spurs veteran small forward Rudy Gay had the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers as his two title favorites. The Bucks just so happen to have the best record in the NBA again, while the Lakers are atop the Western Conference standings. The two […]

San Antonio Spurs small forward Rudy Gay says without the NCAA tournament, CJ McCollum might not have made it to the NBA with the Portland Trail Blazers. Gay’s comments come amid sports being suspended because of the coronavirus. The NCAA had to cancel March Madness after the NBA suspended its season following Utah Jazz center […]

Last week, Los Angeles Lakers veteran small forward Jared Dudley was confident the NBA season could resume. However, after the NBA shut down all practice facilities and more and more people in the NBA population got the coronavirus, the Lakers wing has changed his tune. As transcribed by Hoops Rumors: “Once I heard the news […]

Executive Director of the National Basketball Players Association Michele Roberts hasn’t heard from players who are upset with Utah Jazz starting center Rudy Gobert. Gobert was the first NBA player to test positive for COVID-19. The big man jokingly touched a bunch of Jazz reporters’ mics and then had a fever over 100 degrees leading […]

New Iona coach Rick Pitino says he was “shocked” the Brooklyn Nets fired head coach Kenny Atkinson. Technically, the Nets and Atkinson “mutually agreed to part ways.” But either way, Pitino didn’t understand the move: “Shocked. If you look at his roster right now, there’s no way they’re a playoff team, and he has them […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver says he’s not surprised more people in the league are testing positive for COVID-19. Since Utah Jazz All-Star center Rudy Gobert became the first member of the NBA population to test positive for COVID-19, 13 more people within the NBA community have tested positive. Via Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press: […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is encouraging people to stay inside amid the coronavirus pandemic with the help of Nike. Share the word.. pic.twitter.com/J44GOHRunG — Giannis Antetokounmpo (@Giannis_An34) March 21, 2020 The Bucks star is just the latest high profile athlete to do this PSA. Staying inside is very important right now while the […]

NBA commissioner Adam Silver says it’s “too soon to tell” what the economic impact is going to be due to the NBA’s suspended season. The NBA suspended play last week after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus. Although owners are hopeful of resuming the season in the summer, it’s unclear if […]

NBA legend Dwyane Wade and his wife Gabrielle Union took part in a shooting competition for the latest “Stay At Home Challenge” amid the coronavirus. Wade and other celebrities are trying to get people to stay inside so the coronavirus pandemic can subside: The Wade family had a shooting competition during their #InHouseChallenge 😂 (via […]

The Milwaukee Bucks did NBA Twitter a favor on Friday by releasing a “Mean Tweets” video featuring All-Stars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton, as well as Robin Lopez, Pat Connaughton, D.J. Wilson and Ersan Ilyasova. With the NBA suspended because of the coronavirus, fans were in need of a pick-me-up like this: We saw your […]

The NBA plans to pay players their next checks on April 1, but haven’t committed yet to next payments due on April 15, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The NBA’s collective bargaining agreement allows the league to reduce player salaries by 1/92.6th for each game missed because of, among other things, epidemics: The NBA informed […]

To no one’s surprise, Los Angeles Clippers shooting guard Patrick Beverley loves the little kid who tried to guard New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson in high school. Basically everyone on NBA twitter was saying the kid reminded them of Beverley since he had a lot of heart and grit: Yessssir. Love the lil dude […]

New York Knicks owner James Dolan and Madison Square Garden still hasn’t committed to pay arena workers amid the NBA’s suspended season, per Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News. The Utah Jazz, like the Knicks, have talked about a long-term plan to pay workers but have yet to implement it: The union had […]

George Karl coached Carmelo Anthony on the Denver Nuggets from 2005 to Feb. of 2011. When the Nuggets traded Anthony to the New York Knicks, Karl said it “is a sweet release for the coach and the team, like popping a blister.” That was just the beginning of Karl’s shade toward Anthony. The former Nuggets […]

NBA stars Donovan Mitchell, De’Aaron Fox and Josh Hart engaged in some friendly trash talk while playing Call of Duty. With the NBA suspending the season and numerous cities issuing stay-at-home orders, players are forced to play video games and find other things to do at home. Luckily for Mitchell, Fox and Hart, this hiatus […]

There remains some uncertainty what role John Paxson will have with the Chicago Bulls moving forward, per Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times. The Bulls were expected to make a front office hire after the 2019-20 season ends, but now with the whole coronavirus pandemic, it’s unclear when Chicago will be able to make that […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star point guard Chris Paul shared an important message amid the coronavirus crisis on Friday. The Thunder’s Twitter account tweeted it out, and the message Paul is delivering is very powerful: A message from @CP3.#NBATogether pic.twitter.com/AwvjKXQjB3 — OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) March 20, 2020 Numerous athletes and celebrities have sent similar messages of […]

On the latest episode of the All The Smoke Podcast hosted by former NBA forwards Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, Paul Pierce talked about the irony of being drafted by the Boston Celtics after growing up a Los Angeles Lakers fan. Pierce says he hated the Celtics growing up in Los Angeles, which made it all the more […]

The coronavirus suspension is forcing everyone to stay at home, so Memphis Grizzlies second-year big man Jaren Jackson Jr. and the Jr. NBA have figured out a way to help kids stay active during this time. 🏀 @jarenjacksonjr of the @memgrizz tips off #JrNBAatHome, an interactive series that includes daily posts on Jr. NBA to […]

Many within the New Orleans Pelicans organization believe rookie Zion Williamson could’ve made them a guaranteed playoff team if he was healthy the entire season, per Will Guillory of The Athletic. Williamson didn’t make his NBA regular season debut for the Pelicans until Jan. 22, 2020 because of a left knee injury which unfortunately required […]

American players are returning to China to finish the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) season, former NBA guards Jeremy Lin and Lance Stephenson among them. Per Kevin Wang of ESPN, the CBA is expected to restart in mid-April: The CBA, which had suspended play in late January, is expected to restart in mid-April. Once the league […]

Auburn freshman forward Isaac Okoro will declare for the 2020 NBA Draft and go through the pre-draft evaluation process, per head coach Bruce Pearl, who told local reporters. Okoro averaged 12.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game this season for Auburn while making SEC All-Defense, SEC All-Freshman and second-team All-SEC. He shot 51.4 […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson has taken the NBA world by storm through his first 19 pro games. But before he was dominating the NBA, the Pelicans star was destroying little kids in high school back in South Carolina. Mason Ginsberg of Bourbon Street Shots did NBA Twitter a favor on Friday by posting […]

Los Angeles Lakers guard Quinn Cook, who is close friends with Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant, says the two-time Finals MVP is “doing great” despite testing positive for the coronavirus. The Lakers reserve says the Nets star deserves praise for coming forward with this positive test: “He’s good. He’s good,” Cook said on the Wizards […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder announced on Friday they plan to compensate hourly arena workers during the coronavirus shutdown. The Thunder are just the latest NBA team to do this generous act: #ThunderFamily pic.twitter.com/PbZV6uxxwr — OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) March 20, 2020 The NBA suspended play last week after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for […]

Former chief marketing officer of the U.S. Olympic Committee Rick Burton doesn’t think the 2020 Olympics will take place this summer due to the coronavirus pandemic. The NBA, MLB, NCAA and NHL all canceled play because of the spread of the virus. Olympics organizers have publicly insisted the games will go on as planned, but […]

During the NBA’s suspended season, Brooklyn Nets shooting guard Spencer Dinwiddie has been very active on Twitter engaging with fans. After all, what else is the Nets guard supposed to do? The NBA closed all of its facilities and the government is advising everyone to stay inside during the coronavirus pandemic. Friday morning, Dinwiddie took […]

Miami Heat big man Meyers Leonard is taking the coronavirus pandemic very seriously. The Heat’s stretch power forward apparently has a 7-foot hazmat suit to deal with the coronavirus. Take a look: Hazmat Suit ✅ Social Distancing ✅ Accidental Ending… ✅ 😂😂🔨 @elleleonard pic.twitter.com/cKpwOXSY9s — Meyers Leonard (@MeyersLeonard) March 20, 2020 Leonard and his wife […]

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young is excited about former Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley joining him in Atlanta on the Falcons. The Falcons signed Gurley on Friday, just a day after the All-Pro got waived by the Rams: Yessirr back like I never left. https://t.co/7ZmUB7IEJ6 — Todd Gurley II (@TG3II) March 20, […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have reportedly yet to administer any COVID-19 testing, according to Andrew Lopez of ESPN. The Pelicans last played on March 8 against the Minnesota Timberwolves. They were about to play the Sacramento Kings the night Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus, but the game was called off. […]

The Ballmer Group, founded by Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, will donate $1 million to community groups in Los Angeles to help during the coronavirus pandemic, per Bleacher Report. The Ballmer Group, founded by Steve Ballmer and his wife Connie, will donate $1M to community groups in L.A. to help during the coronavirus pandemic. […]

For the first time in the Steve Kerr era, the Golden State Warriors are going to have a top pick in the NBA Draft. Before the NBA suspended the season due to the coronavirus, the Warriors had the worst record in the NBA. They were on their way to missing the playoffs for the first […]

Two Los Angeles Lakers players have tested positive for COVID-19. The team announced the news in a statement on Thursday evening. According to Dave McMenamin and Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN, 14 Lakers players were tested for COVID-19: Fourteen players out of the Lakers’ 17-man roster (including two-way contracts) were tested, league sources told ESPN’s Ramona […]

Chicago Bulls point guard Tomas Satoransky wants the NBA to cancel the 2019-20 season altogether. The 28-year-old, who is in his first season with the Bulls, wants to go home and be with his family in the Czech Republic: “It is not pleasant at all to stay here and watch how the owners of the […]

The Golden State Warriors won’t test players or staff for the coronavirus who aren’t showing symptoms of the respiratory illness, per Connor Letourneau of the San Francisco Chronicle. This news comes on the heels of the Philadelphia 76ers‘ announcement that three members tested positive for the coronavirus, 12 days after the 76ers traveled to Chase […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart took to Twitter to announce he tested positive for the coronavirus. I was tested 5 days ago and the results came back tonight, which were positive. Ive been self quarantined since the test, thank goodness. COVID-19 must be taken w the highest of seriousness. I know it’s a #1 priority […]

After the Brooklyn Nets reported four positive coronavirus cases, other NBA clubs reached out to the team seeking insight on testing, per Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. Nets superstar small forward and two-time Finals MVP Kevin Durant is among the four Brooklyn players who tested positive for COVID-19: In the time since, eight teams have been […]