6:44 PM ET Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal missed Thursday’s 124-117 win over the New York Knicks because of health and safety protocols. Beal, 28, joined fellow starter Kentavious Caldwell-Pope in the protocols. Beal, who missed out on the chance to play in the Olympics last year after testing positive for COVID-19, said before this

3:46 PM ET Jamal Collier CHICAGO — All Bulls players have cleared health and safety protocols and will be available to play in the team’s next game against the Indiana Pacers, coach Billy Donovan said Thursday. The Bulls had as many as 10 players in the league’s protocols at the start of last week, which

12:12 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — It’s been 20 years since Joe Johnson made an NBA debut, but he still knows how to score in isolation. Johnson, who earned the nickname “Iso Joe” for his scoring prowess in those situations over the course of his long and decorated NBA career, scored the final points

Dec 22, 2021 Wednesday’s Raptors at Bulls game and Thursday’s Nets at Trail Blazers contest have been postponed, as the NBA announced that coronavirus-struck Brooklyn and Toronto do not have the required eight players available for their games. Raptors forward OG Anunoby has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski,

Dec 21, 2021 Tim BontempsESPN NBA commissioner Adam Silver told ESPN’s Malika Andrews that the league has no plans to suspend its season as COVID-19 surges through the league. “No plans right now to pause the season,” Silver said in an interview on NBA Today on Tuesday afternoon. “We have of course looked at all

3:09 PM ET “The right thing to do is to continue to play.” – Adam Silver, NBA Commissioner Welcome to sports, December 2021. I’ll take it. Eighteen months ago, sports was me betting my daughter which Amazon package would arrive next. Last night, I watched my Washington Football Team lose a nationally-televised game with significant

Dec 20, 2021 ESPN News Services Ja Morant returned for the Memphis Grizzlies in Monday’s 102-99 loss to the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder after missing more than three weeks with a left knee sprain. Morant sprained his knee in a Nov. 26 loss to the Atlanta Hawks and had missed the past 12 games. Memphis

Dec 20, 2021 Nick DePaulaESPN In the aftermath of his record-breaking game last week at Madison Square Garden, Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry has launched a new NFT collection to celebrate each and every one of those 2,974 made 3-pointers. The “2974 Collection” launched Monday at 2974SC.com, and it features a series of nonfungible

9:04 PM ET LA Clippers star swingman Paul George said he felt good in his first game back after spraining a ligament in his shooting elbow. But George also said he has to see how his elbow feels on Tuesday morning after it took some shots and a “couple stingers” during the Clippers’ 116-92 loss

12:38 PM ET ESPN News Services Steve Kerr saw everything that Gregg Popovich went through as coach of the U.S. men’s national team, saw exactly how difficult it was last summer for the Americans to emerge from the Tokyo Olympics with another gold medal. And when he walked off the floor for the last time