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More NBA Games Called Off as Contact Tracing Probes Continue
Contact tracing is the method of figuring out who may have possibly been exposed to a person who has tested positive for COVID-19.
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More NBA Games Off, as League Continues Struggles With Virus
Another three NBA games were postponed Friday, including one in Minnesota only a couple hours before game time, as the league’s struggle with increasing coronavirus numbers continued
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Adam Silver Has to Get the NBA Through One More Covid-Shortened Season, But the League Could Take Off After That
The NBA is more diverse with competing teams and stars are spread out. The remaining task is managing a season where the Covid pandemic is raging.
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Wolves Select Edwards With No. 1 Pick in Delayed NBA Draft
The Minnesota Timberwolves selected Georgia freshman guard Anthony Edwards with the No. 1 pick in the delayed NBA draft
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NBA, Players Sign Off on Final Terms for Restarted Season
The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association have finalized terms of the deal that will allow the league to restart the season at the Disney World campus near Orlando, Florida next month.
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NBA Lays Out Its Vision for Disney Restart to Teams, Players
Here’s some of what awaits NBA players going to Disney next month: game rooms, golf course access, cabanas with misters to combat the heat, fishing areas, bowling, backstage tours and salon services.
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Analysis: The NBA Seems on the Cusp of a Comeback Plan
Something is finally clear in the uncertain NBA.
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NBA Players to Receive 25% Less in Paychecks Starting May 15
NBA players will see 25% of their paychecks taken out starting May 15
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NBA Fines Mark Cuban Another $500,000 for Complaining About Officiating
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is facing a $500,000 fine by the NBA for “public criticism and detrimental conduct regarding NBA officiating,” following comments he made after a game on Feb. 22.
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Silver: NBA, USA Basketball Still May Play in China in 2020
The NBA and USA Basketball are still considering playing in China later this year, though the complexities of both the political rift caused by a tweet last fall and the ongoing health concerns in the world’s most populous country are making those plans seem decidedly uncertain
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NBA Says Chinese Wanted Morey's Firing Over Hong Kong Tweet; China Denies Claim
The rift between the NBA and China appeared to widen again Friday, as the fallout over Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey’s tweet in support of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong continued. A day after NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Chinese officials wanted Morey fired, a spokesman for China’s foreign ministry told reporters that no such demand was made by...
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LeBron James Speaks, Says Rockets' Morey ‘Wasn't Educated' on China Tweet
LeBron James believes Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey “was either misinformed or not really educated on the situation” regarding the potential consequences of his actions when he tweeted in support of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests.
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NBA Postpones Nets-Lakers Media Sessions in Shanghai
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver told the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday that the league is still expecting them to play as scheduled this week, even while the rift between the league and Chinese officials continued in ways that clearly suggested the two planned games in Shanghai and Shenzhen were anything but guaranteed. The NBA called off scheduled...
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Could Yao Ming Mend the Fences Between the NBA and China?
Yao Ming could be the man in the middle if the NBA and China are going to mend fences. Yao is a former Houston Rockets great and an NBA Hall of Famer. At home, the towering center is even larger as head of the Chinese Basketball Association and one of the most recognizable figures in the country. NBA Commissioner Adam...
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Chinese State TV Suspends 2 NBA Preseason Game Broadcasts
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV announced Tuesday it will no longer air two NBA preseason games set to be played in the country. In a statement, CCTV indicated the decision was prompted by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver’s remarks in Japan following a tweet by Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey last week that supported anti-government demonstrations in Hong Kong. The broadcaster...
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Southwest Florida Nurse Accused of ID Theft, Fraud of Elderly Patients
A southwest Florida home health nurse is accused of opening fraudulent credit accounts in the names of at least eight of her patients.
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3 Reasons Why the Apple Watch Will Be a Game-Changer and 3 Reasons Why it Won't
No one can argue that many Apple devices have changed the way people live their lives. The companies iTunes, iPhone and iPad have shaken up music, phone and computer markets worldwide. Is the Apple Watch going to be able to do the same?
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Pelicans Take Zion Williamson With No. 1 Pick in NBA Draft
Zion Williamson plays with force and ferocity, a Hulk in hightops who looks as though he’d never show a soft side. Draft night proved otherwise. Williamson was the No. 1 pick of the New Orleans Pelicans — a surprise to nobody who watched basketball this past season. But afterward he couldn’t hide his emotions, even though he along with everyone...
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Officers at Miami Prison Accused of Fake ‘Shank' Report
Three corrections officers at a Miami-Dade prison are facing charges after an inmate was falsely accused of having a “shank” in his possession, officials said.
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LeBron James Selects Heat's Wade in All-Star Game Draft
LeBron James selected Dwyane Wade for his team’s roster in Thursday’s All-Star Game draft