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NBA commissioner Adam Silver told team owners Friday he’s targeting a July 31 return to play, US media reported, although the format for completing the season remains unclear. The Los Angeles Times was among the outlets reporting Silver suggested July 31 as…
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – NBA superstar LeBron James was among the US athletes taking to social media in outrage over the death of a black man in Minnesota after a white policeman kneeled on his neck for several minutes. Four Minneapolis police…
Moussa Cisse, the No. 8 prospect in the ESPN class of 2021 recruiting rankings, has elected to graduate from high school a year early and reclassify to 2020, he informed ESPN on Wednesday. Cisse will now be eligible to enroll in college…
Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Arizona State basketball coach Bobby Hurley accused athletic director Ray Anderson of “disturbing” actions when dealing with harassment allegations against a prominent athletic booster in a December email. According to…
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Former National Basketball Association champion Andrew Bogut has decided not to commit to another season at the Sydney Kings while there is still uncertainty about the future because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The 35-year-old centre has played the last…
Andrew Bogut has announced he has decided not to re-sign with the Sydney Kings or any of his NBL rivals. The 35-year-old released a lengthy statement on Monday to reveal he won’t be signing any contracts any time soon as a result…
Eddie Sutton, who took two different schools to the Final Four during a Hall of Fame coaching career that spanned five decades, has died. He was 84. Sutton’s family said in a statement early Sunday that he died of natural causes at his…
Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. Georgetown coach Patrick Ewing has tested positive for the coronavirus, the school announced Friday. The Hall of Famer is under care and isolated at a local hospital “I want to…
He punched Steve Kerr in training once. Was it all too much? Michael Jordan’s methods for success with the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s – brought to light in gripping style during documentary series The Last Dance – have caused plenty of…
NEW YORK (AFP) – Cleveland Cavaliers forward Larry Nance Jr is “scared” of returning to action in the National Basketball Association (NBA) during the coronavirus pandemic due to his weakened immune system. The 27-year-old forward, who has Crohn’s disease, hopes the league…
The NCAA announced Wednesday that it has extended indefinitely the deadline for college basketball players to withdraw from the NBA draft and retain their college eligibility. The deadline had been June 3, but Dan Gavitt, the NCAA’s senior vice president of basketball,…
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Michael Jordan has defended his infamous reluctance to be drawn into taking political sides during his NBA career, saying he never viewed himself as an activist. In comments made on the latest episode of the hit documentary series…