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During a conference call with local reporters, Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers addressed how the NBA’s suspension will affect the ACL rehab of star shooting guard Klay Thompson. Thompson is recovering from a torn left ACL. However, Warriors players can’t go to the facility anymore because of the coronavirus: “Yes, it’s hard,” Bob […]

Former United States surgeon general Vivek Murthy spoke to the NBA’s Board of Governors during a conference call on Tuesday, per The Athletic and ESPN. The message Murthy delivered reportedly left NBA owners with hope of resuming the 2019-20 season before the start of July: Sources: The ex-US surgeon general Vivek Murthy delivered NBA Board […]

The NBA is reportedly planning to raise its credit line up to $1.2 billion, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The previous credit line was $650 million. The NBA discussed the plan on a call with the Board of Governors on Tuesday. The change allows the NBA to increase cash flow through what’s expected to be […]

Portland Trail Blazers players have been showing up to the practice facility for solitary workouts during the coronavirus suspension, per Dwight Jaynes of NBC Sports Northwest. NBA teams aren’t allowed to practice, but players can use the facility if they are alone. Even though NBA teams are not being allowed to stage practices during the […]

Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams says that as of now, no one on the team has shown coronavirus symptoms. Tuesday brought even more bad news to the NBA, as four Brooklyn Nets players tested positive for the coronavirus, including two-time Finals MVP Kevin Durant. Monty Williams said him and James Jones are staying in […]

San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Marco Belinelli is helping out his native country of Italy during the coronavirus pandemic. Per Jeff McDonald of The San Antonio Express-News, Belinelli is offering financial assistance to hospitals in his native Bologna, Italy to aid in the battle against the global coronavirus crisis. “Since this emergency broke out, I […]

ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski says one NBA team president is starting to get intrigued by the possible Christmas to August calendar. Atlanta Hawks CEO Steve Koonin recently proposed starting and ending the NBA season later in order to avoid football. Due to the NBA suspending the 2019-20 season because of COVID-19, the league may be […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx have pledged to donate up to $1 million in a relief fund for the part-time gameday staff at Target Center. The NBA suspended play last Wednesday after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus. The Timberwolves are just the latest NBA team to help out its arena workers: […]

The Golden State Warriors have shut down as an organization, per president of basketball operations Bob Myers. "The bad news is not great, but the unknown makes a lot of this difficult," Warriors GM Bob Myers said. — Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) March 17, 2020 The NBA is urging its players to stay inside and […]

Brooklyn Nets combo guard Spencer Dinwiddie took to Twitter shortly after the Nets announced four players have the coronavirus. It’s unknown which Nets players have the virus, as the team is not obligated to share those details: Lmao this Corona Virus stuff putting me between a rock and a hard place. If I stopped tweeting […]

The 2020 NBA Draft is expected to be pushed back to July or August, per Adam Zagoria of Forbes. The NBA suspended the 2019-20 season last Wednesday after Utah Jazz All-Star center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus. The league is trying to resume the season in the summer: Nothing official from the NBA […]

Looks like Joel Embiid is happy the Milwaukee Bucks didn’t draft him with the second overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft. Per Yaron Weitzman of Bleacher Report, Embiid told his agent back in 2014 that Milwaukee was “corny.” The Bucks, meanwhile, had locked in on Parker, another Tellem client, at No. 2, and anyway, […]

Boston Celtics small forward Jayson Tatum needed three emojis to react to Tom Brady’s goodbye letter to New England Patriots fans. Brady announced on Tuesday he’s leaving the Patriots after a legendary run. Tatum, like everyone in the sports world, recognizes Brady as the GOAT: 🐐🐐🐐 https://t.co/eGy5zLvep9 — Jayson Tatum (@jaytatum0) March 17, 2020 Does […]

Joel Embiid wanted to get drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2014 NBA Draft and play with Kobe Bryant, per Yaron Weitzman of Bleacher Report. Embiid was hoping to fall to the seventh pick, but it didn’t happen, as JoJo went third to the Philadelphia 76ers after Andrew Wiggins and Jabari Parker: The […]

The NCAA canceled March Madness altogether after Utah Jazz big man Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus last week. NCAA vice president for of men’s basketball Dan Gavitt says Gobert’s positive coronavirus test was a “seminal moment” for the NCAA to cancel March Madness: “When Rudy Gobert was infected on Wednesday night, I think […]

NBA players would reportedly lose between 21-24 percent of their salary if the 2019-20 season doesn’t resume, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The NBA was suspended last week after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus. Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell and Detroit Pistons big man Christian Wood are the other two NBA […]

Philadelphia 76ers star big man Joel Embiid celebrated his 26th birthday in style despite the coronavirus pandemic. The Sixers center showed off his new crazy hairdo for fans on Twitter: Blessed to see another year but damn I’m getting old… I wish it could’ve been in different circumstances but all we can do is Pray […]

The always outspoken Kendrick Perkins, who is currently an ESPN NBA analyst, says some NFL owners need to be drug tested. Monday was an eventful day in the NFL. The Houston Texans’ trade of star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins to the Arizona Cardinals sent shock waves throughout the sports world since there are no games […]

Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell wants people to “stay inside” amid the coronavirus pandemic. Mitchell says he’s seeing way too many people out and about despite the dangers of COVID-19. I’m seeing people still out and going to bars clubs restaurants beaches etc… as a country let’s help others and stay inside 🙏🏾🙏🏾 — […]

ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski thinks the NBA “probably” won’t have fans at games if the 2019-20 season starts back up. The NBA suspended the campaign last Wednesday after Utah Jazz starting center and All-Star Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus. As transcribed by Real GM: “The league, more than gate receipts ultimately, it’s getting […]

Golden State Warriors power forward Draymond Green is getting in what could be his last workout of the 2019-20 season on Monday. The NBA suspended the season last Wednesday after Utah Jazz All-Star center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the coronavirus. Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell and Detroit Pistons big man Christian Wood have the […]

Memphis Grizzlies rookie point guard Ja Morant says the Houston Texans made a big mistake by trading Pro Bowl wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins to the Arizona Cardinals on Monday. However, Morant is looking forward to watching Cardinals games in 2020. texans traded a killer 🤦🏽‍♂️ @DeAndreHopkins tuned in AZ gang 💪🏽💪🏽 — Ja Morant (@JaMorant) […]

Sound the alarm. Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie has a huge hot take about NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal. Okay, not really, but fans probably needed some excitement since the coronavirus pandemic has been causing so much distress over the past few days. On day five of the NBA’s hiatus, Dinwiddie went to Twitter […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic delivered a smart PSA to fans on Monday with the help of injured Mavs teammate Dwight Powell. Both Doncic and Powell are advising people to stay away from large crowds with the coronavirus spreading like crazy. Powell wasn’t going to be going anywhere regardless. He’s currently rehabbing his torn Achilles […]

On his recent podcast for ESPN, NBA insider Brian Windhorst explained to listeners why the league wants to play at least 70 games this season. While the NBA is not sure what will happen moving forward because of the coronavirus pandemic, Windhorst pointed out that the league ideally would like to play at least 70 […]

Mychal Thompson, father of Golden State Warriors star guard Klay Thompson, believes the Los Angeles Lakers should be champions if the 2019-20 season is canceled altogether because of the coronavirus pandemic. Mychal played and won two rings with the Lakers back in the day. He also does radio for them now. Hmmm…So…IF the season duznt […]

Los Angeles Lakers players have reportedly been instructed to only work out at either the practice facility or their home gym for safety reasons, per Dave McMenamin of ESPN. Lakers players are also expected to check in with the team daily. On the Lakers’ team conference call today to discuss protocol during the coronavirus spread, […]

A child who had contact with Utah Jazz stars Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert at a game in Detroit is not showing signs of having the coronavirus, per Clickondetroit.com. Mitchell and Gobert have the coronavirus, as does Detroit Pistons big man Christian Wood. The family of a boy who went to a Detroit Pistons game […]

Allan Houston is reportedly a strong candidate to have an expanded role in the New York Knicks’ front office led by former NBA agent Leon Rose, per Stefan Bondy of The New York Daily News. Houston currently is the special assistant to Knicks general manager Scott Perry. He’s been working with the franchise since 2008: […]

Cleveland Cavaliers capologist Brock Aller is reportedly a strong candidate to join Leon Rose on the New York Knicks, per Stefan Bondy of The New York Daily News. Rose, after leaving CAA, is the new president of basketball operations of the Knicks. Aller served as a personal assistant to Cavs owner Dan Gilbert for 10 […]

Brooklyn Nets shooting guard Spencer Dinwiddie has been a good follow on Twitter for the last few years, even more so lately now that the NBA has suspended play because of the coronavirus pandemic. The latest “fun” Dinwiddie tweet comes at the expense of the Golden State Warriors, their fans, and Draymond Green. Some Warriors […]

Washington Wizards All-Star shooting guard Bradley Beal is one of the best basketball players in the world. But with the NBA in a hiatus during the coronavirus pandemic, the Wizards star is unable to showcase his elite skills. So, Beal decided to try his luck with the popular video game Call of Duty, but it […]

The Houston Texans shocked the sports world on Monday when they traded All-Pro wideout DeAndre Hopkins to the Arizona Cardinals. Like many Texans, Houston Rockets shooting guard Eric Gordon is really surprised the trade went down. Man I thought @DeAndreHopkins would never leave Houston. He’s a special player!!! — Eric Gordon (@TheofficialEG10) March 16, 2020 […]

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White has postponed all fights moving forward because of the coronavirus pandemic. The UFC is the largest mixed martial arts (MMA) organization in the world. It showcases the best international fighters using a variety of martial arts styles and disciplines, and it has undoubtedly grown in popularity in recent […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets were supposed to face off on Sunday in what could have been a Western Conference Finals preview for NBA fans. However, because of the coronavirus pandemic, the NBA was forced to suspend play last Wednesday after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the virus. Jazz star […]

The Atlanta Hawks finally have a star on the team in point guard Trae Young. The second-year guard has already made an All-Star team and is putting the city of Atlanta on his back. Young, in a recent interview with Taylor Rooks of Bleacher Report before the NBA suspended play because of the coronavirus pandemic, […]

New Orleans Pelicans owner Gayle Benson, who also owns the New Orleans Saints, has donated $1 million to create the “Gayle Benson Community Assistance Fund.” This is in response to the Coronavirus situation, which is affecting so many lives in New Orleans, and across the world for that matter: Pelicans and Saints owner Gayle Benson […]

The NBA hiatus is forcing Milwaukee Bucks superstar and reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo to learn new things. Recently, the Bucks star had some fun with his girlfriend and newborn son: Giannis flipping the switch for Baby Liam. ❤️🤣 pic.twitter.com/UqKkFD3tQl — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) March 16, 2020 While this video is no doubt hilarious, we can all […]

As most NBA All-Stars do, Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young is inspiring the next generation of basketball players. ESPN’s Chris Burke shared a wonderful video of his son practicing in the basement, trying to be like Young. The Hawks star saw the video and was very impressed by what he witnessed: Hey @TheTraeYoung lil […]