NBA says 25 players, 10 staffers tested positive for virus
NEW YORK (AFP) – There have been 25 NBA players who were positive for COVID-19 since testing began last week ahead of the planned season restart, the league and players union announced Thursday. In...
View ArticleKobe, Thirdy pick Vince Carter
By JAN ANOLIN After successfully holding the first stay-at-home dunk contest last week, Kobe Paras and Thirdy Ravena revealed their favorite dunkers from the NBA. Paras, two-time FIBA 3×3 Under-18 dunk...
View ArticleBucks reportedly close practice facilities over virus concerns
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The NBA-leading Milwaukee Bucks have become the league’s latest team to close their practice facility in the wake of coronavirus testing, ESPN reported on Sunday. The US sports...
View Article‘Significant’ virus spread could thwart NBA restart – Silver
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – NBA commissioner Adam Silver reiterated Tuesday that a “significant spread” of coronavirus could burst the league’s safety “bubble” and cause a second shutdown of the season. Silver...
View ArticleNBA players reach Orlando ahead of training camps
MIAMI (AFP) – NBA players have started arriving in Orlando to face life in the league’s “bubble” at Walt Disney World ahead of Thursday’s start of training camp workouts. Airplane-style food trays...
View ArticleLeBron among NBA stars supporting under-fire ESPN reporter
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James offered a tweet of support Sunday for ESPN reporter Adrian Wojnarowski, who has reportedly been suspended for a vulgar response to an email...
View ArticleWestbrook tests COVID positive
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – NBA star Russell Westbrook revealed Monday he has tested positive for COVID-19 as the league gears up for its return in Florida later this month. Houston Rockets star Westbrook, the...
View ArticleHarden arrives in Orlando
MIAMI (AFP) – NBA scoring leader James Harden arrived in Orlando to join the Houston Rockets ahead of the season restart but the Sacramento Kings will have to wait for coronavirus-positive Harrison...
View ArticleRodman’s father who lives in Pampanga passes away
By JAN CARLO ANOLIN Philander Rodman Jr., the estranged father of NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman, has passed away Tuesday in Mabalacat, Pampanga, his Filipino family based here in the...
View ArticlePelicans star Williamson leaves NBA bubble
MIAMI (AFP) – New Orleans Pelicans rookie star Zion Williamson departed the NBA bubble in Orlando on Thursday to deal with an urgent family medical matter, the club announced. Williamson intends to...
View ArticleBucks guard Bledsoe tests positive for COVID-19
MIAMI (AFP) – Milwaukee Bucks point guard Eric Bledsoe has tested positive for COVID-19 and not joined his teammates in the NBA’s Florida restart bubble. The 30-year-old American, in his 10th NBA...
View ArticleLeBron rookie card fetches $1.8 million at auction
NEW YORK (AFP) – NBA superstar LeBron James is a record-setter in the memorabilia world as well as on the court. A rare James trading card from his rookie season in the NBA with the Cleveland...
View ArticleZero COVID positives in latest NBA test results
MIAMI (AFP) – The latest round of COVID-19 testing at the NBA’s campus in Orlando found zero positive cases out of 346 players tested, the NBA said on Monday. In a brief statement, the NBA said the...
View ArticleKai Sotto thrilled to receive NBA package
BY CARLO ANOLIN Filipino basketball prodigy Kai Sotto is ready to change the game. Sotto, in an Instagram post Wednesday, flexed the welcome package he received from the NBA G League. The...
View ArticleWestbrook rejoins Rockets workouts after quarantine
MIAMI (AFP) – Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook, whose positive COVID-19 test delayed his trip to the NBA restart bubble, rejoined the club Wednesday for his first team workout. Westbrook was...
View ArticleLeBron calls for justice for Taylor
BY TRISTAN LOZANO LEBRON James called for justice for Breonna Taylor in a postgame conference after the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Dallas Mavericks, 108-104, at the start of scrimmages at the...
View ArticleZion back in NBA bubble
Zion Williamson has returned to the NBA bubble in Orlando, Florida. However, his team, the New Orleans Pelicans, will have to wait for him to finish his mandatory four-day quarantine before rejoining....
View ArticleRefugee educator fired for racist insult at Giannis
ATHENS, Greece (AFP) – A Greek official responsible for educating refugees was fired on Friday for making racist comments about Greek professional basketball player Giannis Antetokounmpo, whose...
View ArticleNBA fans to appear virtually on video boards
NEW YORK (AFP) – When the NBA season resumes Thursday in a Florida quarantine bubble, fans will be able to appear virtually on giant videoboards around the court as part of digital technology...
View ArticleLeBron stars as NBA restarts in Florida ‘bubble’
ORLANDO (AFP) – The NBA relaunched its coronavirus-hit season on Thursday, with players taking a knee during the US national anthem in a show of support for the Black Lives Matter movement. Four...
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